This half day course is primarily aimed at directors and managers of small and medium businesses in the property and construction industries that do not have an in-house HR team. However managers and directors in larger organisations who wish to know more about HR issues in general will also find the course useful.

Topics to be covered will include:

HR in context: Employee Lifecycle from Recruitment to Termination of employment
• Laws affecting employment
• Protected groups

Before they start
• Recruitment process – identification of needs
• Interviewing
• Making an offer
• Can they work?

During Employment
• Written particulars
• Induction
• Policies/procedures
• Record-keeping
• Performance management
• Learning/training/development
• Retention and motivation
• Disciplinary and grievance
• The responsibilities of management/the employer

After employment
• Dismissals
• Redundancy
• Exit interviews
• References

Risk Assessment
• Awareness
• Know and understand your teams
• Consistency
• Duty of care
• Communication

Speaker

Kate Marks is a Director and Founder of Evolution Human Resources Limited. Following a 19 year career in the property industry, working for agents, property developers, architects and designers, she founded Evolution HR in 2003. Her training combines a unique combination of business expertise with HR specialisation. She is able to bring significant robust industry experience to the unique solutions provided by Evolution HR.

Kate's past experience gives her specialist skills in US/UK cultural transition, psychometric testing, and the particular requirements of working with creative organisations. Her special interests lie in diagnostics and developing pragmatic and practical answers to the specific issues in any given organisation. This personalised approach is another way in which EvolutionHR stands out from its competitors.

Kate contributes to various industry publications, including an “agony aunt” column responding to readers’ HR-related problems. She also lectures on HR and people related issues. She is a Chartered Fellow of the CIPD.

Cost and booking

Click here to book and pay by credit card at the rate of £175 + VAT, using our secure payment service (a VAT receipt will be send by return). If you require an invoice before payment, an administration charge of £20 will be applied on checkout.