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Strategic Advisory Skills for Handling Complex Employee and Labor Relations Issues

An Interactive 5-Day Training Course

Strategic Advisory Skills for Handling Complex Employee and Labor Relations Issues

Navigating Conflict, Compliance, and Employee Engagement

NASBA
Classroom Schedule
Date Venue Fees
16 - 20 Nov 2026 Dubai $ 5,950
28 Dec - 01 Jan 2027 London $ 5,950

Introduction

This training course equips HR professionals, managers, and senior leaders with the strategic advisory skills needed to handle complex labour relations and employee issues in a globalised, rapidly evolving workplace. Employee relations now require proactive, legally sound, and ethically aligned interventions, particularly in unionised, multi-stakeholder, and hybrid work environments. This training course blends legal knowledge, policy insight, advisory competence, and conflict resolution capability, enabling participants to support sustainable industrial peace and organisational resilience.

The GLOMACS Strategic Advisory Skills for Handling Complex Employee and Labor Relations Issues training course will focus on:

  • Strategic handling of high-risk employee relations issues
  • Legal frameworks and global compliance in labour policy
  • Advanced negotiation and conflict resolution strategies
  • Proactive employee engagement to stabilise work environments
  • Alignment of labour relations with legal, ethical, and governance expectations

Objectives

Participants will:

  • Apply legal and regulatory frameworks to complex employee and labour relations scenarios
  • Develop strategic responses to union negotiations and grievances
  • Advise leaders on compliance, communication, and risk mitigation
  • Use negotiation and dispute resolution tools in sensitive labour contexts
  • Integrate employee engagement and DEI into ER strategy
  • Evaluate the legal and financial impact of labour decisions
  • Manage crises, strikes, and workforce disruptions effectively

Training Methodology

The Strategic Advisory Skills for Handling Complex Employee and Labor Relations Issues training course combines expert-led content, real-world case analysis, peer engagement, and structured exercises. Each session focuses on application of legal knowledge to practical ER challenges, with an emphasis on leadership, strategy, and credibility in handling labour matters.

Organisational Impact

The organization will benefit in the following ways:

  • Stronger ER strategy and HR advisory capability
  • Reduced exposure to legal disputes and industrial action
  • Consistent labour relations policy and risk management
  • Enhanced collaboration with unions and regulators
  • Greater preparedness for crises, audits, and escalated disputes

Personal Impact

By attending this training course, participants will:

  • Greater influence and authority in advising on employee relations
  • Improved confidence in managing legal and conflict scenarios
  • Deeper knowledge of global ER laws and strategic practices
  • Tools for prevention, resolution, and policy alignment
  • Stronger profile as a senior HR or ER leader

Who should Attend?

This GLOMACS Strategic Advisory Skills for Handling Complex Employee and Labor Relations Issues training course is suitable for a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:

  • HR and ER Directors, Employee Relations Managers
  • Labour Relations Officers and Industrial Relations Specialists
  • Senior HR Business Partners and Transformation Leads
  • Compliance Officers and Legal Counsellors supporting HR
  • Executives overseeing people strategy, workforce stability, and risk
Course Outline
Day 1

Foundations of Employee and Labor Relations

  • Role of HR in labour strategy and governance
  • Key actors: unions, management, regulators, and employees
  • Foundations of collective bargaining and industrial relations
  • Emerging challenges in remote and hybrid workforce relations
  • Building strategic employee relations capability
Day 2

Legal and Compliance Frameworks

  • National and global labour law perspectives
  • Legal compliance in collective bargaining and union interaction
  • Rights and obligations of employers and employees
  • Case analysis of compliance failures and risk exposure
  • Mitigating legal claims and audit failures
Day 3

Strategic Conflict Resolution and Negotiation Skills

  • Roots of conflict in labour environments
  • Advanced conflict resolution models and frameworks
  • Negotiation strategy in adversarial and cooperative bargaining
  • Mediation, arbitration, and legal recourse
  • Managing internal grievances, strikes, and formal complaints
Day 4

Employee Engagement and Retention Strategies

  • Engagement strategies that prevent workforce instability
  • Building trust and psychological safety through proactive ER
  • Aligning DEI, voice, and well-being with retention goals
  • Identifying disengagement as a labour risk indicator
  • Strategic communication in engagement campaigns
Day 5

Crisis Management and Future Trends

  • Managing strikes, walkouts, and disruption scenarios
  • Legal and ethical communication during labour unrest
  • Preparing for digital surveillance and employee data ethics
  • The future of unions, automation, and workforce representation
  • Global trends in labour activism and compliance evolution
Certificates
  • On successful completion of this training course, GLOMACS Certificate will be awarded to the delegates.
  • Continuing Professional Education credits (CPE): In accordance with the standards of the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, one CPE credit is granted per 50 minutes of attendance.
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