Comprehensive Understanding of The Employment Act And Its Practical Applications (13 - 14 February 2014)

Comprehensive Understanding of The Employment Act and Its Practical Applications    The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) has announced changes to the Employment Act (EA) which will ensure better protection for PMEs while allowing flexibility for employers. The MOM will be introducing the EA amendment bill in Parliament in the second half of 2013. When passed in Parliament, the changes will come into force in the first half of 2014.   Therefore, can employers simply adopt contractual simplicitor for PMEs? Give bogus managerial or executive designations to non-executive to circumvent EA?   What are the necessary preparations in view of the proposed EA changes?   Learning Objectives:     1. Differences between statutory law employee and common law employee (Professionals, Managers and Executives). 2. Comprehensive understanding of the Employment Act which is a must know for all HR practitioners. 3. Entitlement under Children Development Co-Savings Act which must be read with the Employment Act. 4. Application of Employment Act to day-to-day dealings at the workplace, and in particular to HR policies and procedures, employment contracts, Collective Agreement etc. 5. Amendments to the Employment Act to be effective 2014   Click here for workshop outline     Who should attend?   HR practitioners, lawyers, in-house legal counsels, line managers and executives.         Workshop Details:-   Date : 13 and 14 February 2014 (2 days) Time : 9.00am to 5.30pm Venue : Singapore Management University Fee : S$ 840.00 per participant (SDF Approved)                           (inclusive of lunch and tea breaks)    Click here to register   Come and hear from Arthur Khong, our Principal Consultant and a leading HR practitioner and legal counsel on employment laws.     About the Trainer:-   Arthur Khong is Principal Consultant of HR Law Academy, a HR training and consultancy services company specialising in employment laws and industrial relations.    Arthur first began his career with the Singapore Police Force and embarked on his HR management career with Western Digital in 1993.  He has since held several senior HR positions - General Manager - HR of Keppel Energy, Group Regional Vice President - HR of Yeo Hiap Seng, Director of HR (Hotels) of Far East Organization and Director of HR of Goodwood Park Hotel.  In his 20 years' career span in HR, Arthur has also held regional HR responsibilities for Brazil, China, Ecuador, Hong Kong, Malaysia, UK and USA.   Arthur possesses a Bachelor of Arts (Applied Economics), a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) and a Master's in HR Management.  He is currently an adjunct faculty member of SIM University where he lectures Employment Laws, Employee and Industrial Relations and HR Management.   Arthur is Asst Honorary Treasurer and Chairman of the Employment Laws and Industrial Relations Committee of SHRI, Non-Practitioner Member of Law Society of Singapore and Fellow Member of Singapore Institute of Arbitrators.  He is also a former Industrial Relations Panel Member and Chairman (Other Areas) of SNEF.       Guidebook for HR practitioners:-   Arthur is also the author of 'Human Resource Practitioners' Guide to Employment Laws', a book which seeks to outline the employment laws and industrial relations in Singapore in simple language to give readers a better understanding of the rights and obligations of both the employers and employees.   Click here for details      Contact us:    Phone:                +65 6659 5919  Email:                   enquiries@hrlawacademy.com.sg  Website:             www.hrlawacademy.com.sg     Upcoming Workshops:-   17 January 2014 The Employment of Foreign Manpower Act and its Practical Applications   20 January 2014 Industrial Relations and its Practical Application   23 and 24 January 2014 Contract Law for HR Practitioners   29 January 2014 Work Injury Compensation Act and its Practical Applications   13 and 14 February 2014 Comprehensive Understanding of The Employment Act and Its Practical Applications   Click here for more details   New!   Useful Resources and sample letter templates now found at our website. Do bookmarked our website for reference, updates and training needs.   Click here         Legal Clinic:-   Subscribe now to Legal Clinic to receive our newsletters on pertinent HR updates and issues.   HR Law Academy takes pleasure in sharing with you regular updates on how to tackle some of the pertinent HR employment law and industrial relations issues.   Unsubscribe me from this list