The Progressive Discipline Seminar for Supervisors and Stewards (Regina)
THE PROGRESSIVE DISCIPLINE SEMINAR FOR SUPERVISORS AND STEWARDS (REGINA)
How to tackle today's most challenging discipline cases with skill and confidence
THE PROGRESSIVE DISCIPLINE SEMINAR FOR SUPERVISORS AND STEWARDS (SASKATOON)
Regina
The Hotel Saskatchewan
June 28, 2016
Who should attend?
Front-line supervisors and union
stewards from unionized workplaces who need to make informed discipline
decisions.
Other labour relations professionals responsible for developing discipline and discharge policy.
ATTENTION LAWYERS: This conference has been approved for credit (6.25 hours) by the Law Society of Saskatchewan.
CHRP: This program has been accredited by the
Saskatchewan Association of Human Resource Professionals (SAHRP) for 6 CHRP
recertification hours.
TUESDAY, JUNE 28
Registration: 8:00
Seminar 8:30 -- 4:30
Lunch break 12:00 -- 1:15
The Fundamentals of Progressive
Discipline
Key concepts and underlying principles governing progressive discipline
in the unionized workplace:
- Questions to ask before any discipline is imposed
- The key stages of progressive discipline
- Just cause, mitigating factors and culminating incidents
- Effective and ineffective warnings
- When discipline should never be used
Discipline and Human Rights
Accommodation and other human rights protections to consider before
discipline is imposed:
- When to discipline, when to accommodate
- Enforceability of automatic-termination clauses
- Enforceability of zero-tolerance policies
- Enforceability of last-chance agreements
Drugs, Alcohol and Discipline
Guidelines for handling cases of misconduct involving drugs or alcohol:
- Distinguishing between substance abuse and dependency
- Handling impairment at work
- Dealing with the employee in denial
- Practical considerations for accommodating substance-dependent employees
Poor Performance and Bad Attitude
What are appropriate standards of employee performance and how should
they be measured?
- Appropriate and inappropriate responses to poor performance
- Defining the standards and communicating them to employees
- Performance standards for probationary employees
- Can an employee be disciplined for bad attitude alone?
Dealing with Excessive Absenteeism
What are some legitimate employer responses to excessive innocent
absenteeism?
- When is absenteeism considered innocent vs. disciplinary?
- How much absenteeism is considered excessive?
- When does termination become an option?
- When can absenteeism policies be challenged on human rights grounds?
Dealing with Pattern Absences
What options are available to employers when dealing with suspicious
absences?
- When do employers have just cause to intervene?
- Appropriate employer responses
- When substance abuse is suspected as the root cause
- Surveillance and other options available to verify suspicious absences
Enforcement of Employer Rules
When are employer rules valid and enforceable and when are they subject
to union challenge?
- The legal requirements for valid employer rules
- The impact of an unreasonable rule
- How should rules be communicated to employees?
- Enforcing rules that have been unevenly enforced
PRESENTER
Grant Mitchell, Q.C.
Grant Mitchell is a labour lawyer
with over 30 years of experience representing clients in labour law matters.
Mr. Mitchell has addressed thousands of union and employer representatives
across Canada on progressive discipline techniques and has earned top ratings
for his clear and effective communication style. Grant Mitchell is a partner in
the Winnipeg law firm, Taylor McCaffrey LLP.
Seminar location
The seminar location is The Hotel Saskatchewan, 2125 Victoria Avenue in downtown Regina.
Tuition
Includes one-day program, conference binder, Certificate of Attendance, continental breakfast and refreshments. Accommodations and other meals are not included.
Individual: $425 (plus $21.25 GST = $446.25)
Group (3+ each): $395 (plus $19.75 GST = $414.75)
Super Group (7+ each): $365 (plus $18.25 GST = $383.25)
To qualify for group rates, individuals must be from the same organization, or union local, AND register together at the same time.
Individuals registering separately will not qualify for group rates.
CANCELLATIONS
Cancellations must be in writing and received by June 15 in order
to qualify for a full refund less a $50 administration fee. Non-compliance will
result in liability for the entire tuition.
SUBSTITUTIONS
Substitutions may be
made at any time.
THE PROGRESSIVE DISCIPLINE SEMINAR FOR SUPERVISORS AND STEWARDS (SASKATOON)