Human Resources
Running the HR Function
Building a disciplined HR function in a small or mid-sized organisation: policies, records, the annual cycle and compliance.
Practitioner3 days18 training hours6-20 participants
All training programmes are accredited by the Sharjah Private Education Authority.
Programme objectives
- Build an HR bylaw aligned with UAE labour law
- Organise employee files and the statutory records
- Run leave, attendance and offboarding through documented procedures
- Operate the annual cycle: hiring, appraisal, training, promotion
- Judge when outsourcing beats hiring
Detailed agenda
1
Day 1
Framework and policies
- The role of HR and where it sits in the structure
- UAE employment relations law: what a practitioner must know
- Building the HR bylaw and its core clauses
- The policies that prevent most disputes
2
Day 2
Day-to-day operations
- The employee file: what must be kept and what must not
- Leave, attendance and absence
- Onboarding, induction and offboarding
- Employee data protection and confidentiality
3
Day 3
The annual cycle
- Workforce planning and budgeting
- The appraisal cycle and its link to training and promotion
- The HR indicators management actually cares about
- Outsourcing versus hiring: when and how
Competencies developed
- HR administration
- Compliance
- Record keeping
- Operational planning
What participants take away
- A ready-to-adapt HR bylaw structure
- The statutory records list and a compliance checklist
- Templates: contract, notice, appraisal, offboarding
- An accredited certificate of attendance
Prerequisites
None.
How it is assessed
A practical deliverable: an annual HR operating plan with a compliance checklist.
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