Join Teresa Haykowsky, David Risling and Gerhard Seifner for this series of webinars, where we will discuss what Arbitrators are saying about how you should manage teaching staff, how to win grievance arbitrations, good collective bargaining processes and negotiation techniques. Part I: Managing Your Teaching Personnel and Recent Rulings of Arbitrators: What Arbitrators Are Saying About How You Should Manage Teaching Staff This webinar will discuss the recent rulings of arbitrators and what they are saying about managing your professional staff in the workforce. We will focus on some of the most significant school board arbitral decisions regarding: - Employee evaluations;
- Employee discipline;
- Current harassment in the workplace issues;
- Managing teacher sick leave, managing return to work of teachers from LTD attendance management; and
- Disciplining disabled employees.
Date: Wednesday April 3rd, 2013
Time: 12:00pm - 1:30pm Who should attend: This webinar is intended for school board trustees and directors, superintendents, secretary treasurers, central office personnel, human resources personnel, school administrators and employees from Alberta Education. Part II: How to Win Your Grievance Arbitrations – Making Sure You Are Doing It Right This webinar will provide practical advice regarding the preparation of a successful case at arbitration, including: - Document disclosure;
- Witness preparation;
- Hearing strategies (development of a theory of a case, assess elements of proof, how can weak points become points of strength, properly gathering evidence, computer evidence); and
- Opening and closing statements.
Date: Thursday April 4th, 2013
Time: 12:00pm - 1:30pm Who should attend: This webinar is intended for school board trustees and directors, superintendents, secretary treasurers, central office personnel, human resources personnel, school administrators and employees from Alberta Education. Part III: Collective Bargaining in the Education Sector: A Webinar created for Alberta School Board Employers McLennan Ross LLP has been negotiating collective agreements for decades. We have created custom negotiation training for school boards and their senior central office personnel in the form of this webinar for school boards who are or will be collectively bargaining with their bargaining units. The webinar will cover recent decisions of Alberta’s labour board relating to collective bargaining, address good collective bargaining processes and negotiation techniques and address what to avoid in collective bargaining, and collective bargaining strategies in difficult economic times. Date: Wednesday April 10th, 2013
Time: 12:00pm - 1:30pm Who should attend: This webinar is designed for collective bargaining teams and negotiators and others interested in collectively bargaining in the education sector. Cost: $195 + GST per computer link for each webinar
Special offer: Register for all three webinars at the discounted price of $390 + GST per computer link (saving of $195). Enter discount code 3for2 to secure discount. ***PLEASE NOTE THAT THE DATE OF THESE WEBINARS HAVE BEEN POSTPONED TO SEPTEMBER, 2013. PLEASE CHECK BACK FOR FURTHER UPDATES.*** |
