UCL Human Resources -

Professional Development Programme

Best Practice in People Management at UCL

Participants:
This course is for you if you are grade 6-8 with leadership or management responsibility, or if you anticipate taking on management responsibility within the coming year.

Pre-requisites:
None

Overview:
This session will take a very practical approach to managing and developing people by applying UCL policies and procedures. We will discuss how you as a manager can avoid the common pitfalls associated with dealing with people management and development issues and staying within the law.

Anticipated learning outcomes:
In order to manage performance effectively at UCL you will gain a fuller understanding of how to apply HR policies and procedures, including:

recruitment and selection
induction and probation
grievances
sickness absence
terminating contracts

UCL Management Competencies addressed:

Manages self and others in accordance with UCL policies and contributes to policy development as appropriate.
Recruits and manages individuals effectively to create a high performing team.
Demonstrates a commitment to (and promotes) equality and diversity ensuring UCL is an inclusive environment in which individuals are respected and unacceptable behaviours challenged.

Pre-course reading/activity:
Participants are encouraged to familiarise themselves with the following policies:

recruitment and selection http://www.ucl.ac.uk/hr/docs/recruitment.php
induction and probation http://www.ucl.ac.uk/hr/docs/prob_procedure_links.php
grievances http://www.ucl.ac.uk/hr/docs/grievance.php
disciplinary http://www.ucl.ac.uk/hr/docs/disciplinary_procedure.php
sickness absence http://www.ucl.ac.uk/hr/docs/sickness_absence.php
terminating contracts http://www.ucl.ac.uk/hr/docs/termination_procedure.php ; http://www.ucl.ac.uk/hr/docs/redeployment.php

Related resources:
Desktop Learning topics

Date, time and venue: 0.5 day workshop

Date	Time	Venue
11 June 2013	0930 - 1300	Engineering Front & Executive Suite
12 July 2013	0930 - 1300	Engineering Front & Executive Suite

Facilitators:
Fiona Daffern, Head of Employment Policy Development, UCL About the facilitator...
Robert Carey, Senior HR Consultant, UCL About the facilitator...

Meet the facilitators

Click the arrow in the middle of the screen above to view video clip of facilitators Fiona Daffern and Bob Carey.

Cost:

Free for all staff on the UCL payroll
£80 for UCL Affiliated/Higher Education Institutions/Charities
£200 for External Applicants

How to book: Booking Form

OSD Course Contact: Reshma Bhuruth

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