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HRLAW Singapore Seminar

  

About this Course

Managing and harnessing the talent and industry of employees has become the cornerstone to achieving an organisation's business goals. This starts with understanding the rights and obligations of the organisation as well as the employees under Singapore's legal framework. Whether it be dealing with individual contracts or as a group through the representation of trade unions, it is pivotal that managers, front line supervisors and HR professionals have a working knowledge of employment laws and guidelines governing the employer-employee relationship.

This two day program will equip participants with a comprehensive understanding and application of key features of Singapore's labour legislation enabling them to deal effectively with issues including coverage of the Employment Act, setting up and termination of contract of service, key employee terms and conditions of employment, rights and obligations in a company-union relationship, post retirement re-employment.

The seminar will also cover on the latest amendments to the Employment Act and how will it impact companies. Participants will also learn to apply the guidelines of fair employment practices advocated by Tripartite Alliance for Fair Employment Practices.


Objectives

After this two-day seminar, participants should be able to:

  • Interpret and apply the requirements of the Employment Act (EA)


  • Understand employer's and employee's rights and obligations under the EA


  • Apply legislation appropriate in an employer-union relationship


  • Be aware of the rights & obligations and liabilities of all involved in the event of a workplace death or injury


  • Interpret and apply TAFEP fair employment guidelines


  • Interpret and apply the provisions of the Retirement & Re-employment Act


  • Latest changes to the Employment Act and how will it impact companies

    • Outline

    The seminar content is as follows:

  • The Employment Act

    • -Coverage

    -Contract of service

    -Voluntary & involuntary termination of employment contracts

    -Major term & conditions of employment stipulated in the Act


  • Legislation Regarding Trade Unions & Industrial Relations

    • -Formation & registration of trade unions

    -Recognition of trade unions

    -Union representation of workers and executives

    -Rules governing collective bargaining

    -Collective bargaining, dispute escalation and resolution process


  • Discipline & Grievance Handling

    • -Grievance handling procedure

    -Progressive discipline procedure

    -Disciplinary inquiry process

    -Termination of contracts


  • Work Injury Compensation Act (WICA)

    • -Coverage

    -Rights and obligations of employer & employee

    -Employer's liability

    -Claims eligibility

    -WICA vs. common law


  • Fair Employment Practices (FEP)

    • -Principles of FEP

    -FEP Overview

    -Application of FEP to HR practices


  • Retirement & Re-employment Act

    • - Coverage

    -Eligibility & process

    -Terms & benefits on re-employment contract


    Methodology

    To anchor the learning and winning behaviour, the seminar incorporates:

    1.Applicable industry best practices

    2.Case studies

    3.Sharing of experiences

    4.Interactive delivery of learning materials

    5.Practical exercises


    Who should attend

    HR Directors, HR Managers, HR Executives, Line Managers and front line supervisors (especially from small & medium enterprises-SME)


    Benefits of Attending this Seminar

    1.Knowledge of the basic terms and conditions of employment required for compliance

    2.Understanding of the rights and obligations of both employers and employees under the Employment Act;

    3.Understanding of the legal requirement and intricacies applied to industrial relations, collective bargaining and dealing with trade unions;

    4.Awareness of the employer/employee rights, obligations and liabilities when a workplace injury occurs

    5.Knowledge of TAFEP guidelines and its application at the workplace

    6.Awareness of the requirements of post retirement employment of employees


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