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Course Description

Understanding labour laws is a requirement for successful work as a human resource professional. This includes building familiarity with employment relations concepts. It also involves learning the theories related to employment relationships, including the roles and responsibilities of employers, employees, unions, and government agencies in labour relations.

Develop a comprehensive understanding of labour laws and regulations at the national, state, and local levels. Assess the impact of labour laws, and use this knowledge to enhance your organization’s policies and procedures.

Course Details

By the completion of this course, successful students will be able to:

  • Recognize specific concerns that different parties may have which might not be addressed in either the negotiations or the agreement
  • Describe the collective bargaining process, including its purpose, procedures, and legal framework
  • Identify different types of grievances with specific work-related scenarios (examples)
  • Describe the purpose and role of an arbitrator
  • Describe how conditions inside and outside the workplace may change after a collective agreement has been signed
  • Demonstrate the different standards of proof and factors that are used in an arbitration decision-making proceeding
  • Examine ethical considerations such as the ethical dimensions of labour relations connected to power dynamics, social justice, fair employment practices, and worker rights
  • Assess the grievance procedure, alternatives to the arbitration process, and the duty of fair representation
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