Courses

Misconduct, difficult decisions and employee departures are part of managing people, and how you act counts as much as the decision itself. In this course, designed for HR, managers and lawyers, you will work with international principles and good practice, using the standards of the International Labour Organization as a reference, including Convention No. 158 on termination of employment. Learn to explain the purpose and limits of disciplinary power and the principles of legality, proportionality, the right to be heard and equal treatment; to set out the stages of a disciplinary procedure in order, from gathering evidence to a reasoned decision; to conduct the employee's hearing and choose a proportionate measure in a scenario with decisions; to distinguish the forms of termination of the contract (expiry, mutual agreement, resignation, dismissal for misconduct and for economic or organisational reasons); and to manage an employee's departure with respect, from the termination conversation to the exit interview. The course does not replace the law of your country or legal advice: deadlines, sanctions and formalities must always be checked in the applicable legislation (for Angola, see course RHU-305). The course is delivered in Portuguese.

What you will learn

• Explain the corrective purpose and the limits of disciplinary power and the principles that guide it.
• Distinguish a performance problem from a disciplinary offence.
• Set out the stages of a disciplinary procedure in line with good practice and draft a charge with concrete facts.
• Conduct the employee's hearing impartially and choose a proportionate measure, weighing aggravating and mitigating factors.
• Distinguish the main forms of termination of the employment contract and apply the principles of ILO Convention No. 158.
• Manage an employee's departure respectfully and completely, from communicating the termination to references.

Modules

1. Disciplinary power and principles60 min
2. Stages of the disciplinary procedure58 min
3. Conducting the hearing and deciding56 min
4. Forms of termination of the contract55 min
5. Managing the departure56 min

Who it is for

HR, managers, legal