Program Overview

This two half-day session is tailored for business owners and executive leaders in the construction industry who want a strategic edge above their competitors when it comes to managing their people to achieve max productivity while protecting their organizations from legal and reputational risks. In today’s complex business landscape, the right HR foundations—combined with a practical understanding of employment law—are essential to organizational resilience and growth. This session delves into the key HR and legal fundamentals that business leaders need to understand to build a compliant, high-performing culture. By focusing on proactive people management, leaders will gain insights on how these practices contribute to organizational success and safeguard against potential issues like claims, incidents, and legal disputes.

This session equips leaders with a high-level understanding of HR essentials that strategically impact organizational resilience, workforce engagement, and risk mitigation.

Who Should Attend?

This course is ideal for construction business owners and executive leaders who are looking to gain a strategic advantage over their competition via the management of their people and the mitigation of organizational risk related to Employment Law and Legislative Standards.

Learning Objectives:

• Organizational & Legal Foundation
  • Explore the strategic role HR plays in building a successful business, from the foundational value of workplace policies, agreements, and compliance practices to essential legal considerations like employment standards and human rights—all supporting robust, compliant management for organizational success.
• Accommodations & Leaves: Balancing Compassion and Compliance
  • Learn approaches to manage requests for accommodations and leaves with sensitivity and compliance, ensuring both organizational accountability and empathetic employee support.
• Investigations & Disciplinary Actions
  • Learn best practices for conducting thorough and impartial investigations into claims and incidents to protect your organization.
  • Understand the disciplinary process to ensure issues are addressed fairly and consistently, minimizing legal risk and safeguarding your business reputation.
• Restructures, Layoffs, Terminations & Other Exits
  • Master effective, legally sound techniques for managing restructures and various types of employee exits or layoffs with professionalism, empathy, and clear communication.
• Wrap-Up: Hot Seat with a Legal Expert and Action Planning
  • • Participate in an interactive Q&A with a legal expert to address your current organizational challenges and top-of-minds while reinforcing what you have learned.

This course is Gold Seal accredited, 2 credits.