During this seminar you will extend your knowledge in the fields of Employee Relations and Industrial Relations in the international context. You will get to know how these principles can be applied in various parts of the world and discuss some of the differences and special features of employee and industrial relations. You will have the opportunity to practise your English in diverse role plays and discussions.

Employee Relations

• Employee contracts - fixed phrases, formal vocabulary
• Terms and conditions of a job offer
• Disciplinary and grievance procedures
• Dismissals and retrenchments- fixed phrases, formal vocabulary
• Health and safety at work – stress and workplace injuries
• Workplace stress factors
• The language of Health and Safety measures

Industrial Relations (The language of negotiation – persuading and bargaining)

• The role of trade unions
• The language of unions
• Unions in English
• Dealing with conflicts
• Wage negotiations- persuading and bargaining
• Employment laws – vocabulary

An interactive training with current case studies, role plays, discussions, exercises and handouts.

Anyone with a HR background who has to regularly deal with employee contracts, health and safety procedures, disciplinary processes and contact to unions and employee committees with international English speaking countries or people.

Language level required: Upper intermediate (B2)