MANAGING STAFF REORGANISATIONS EFFECTIVELY

shawnsher
Feb 1, 2016
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A TWO DAY TRAINING PROGRAMME

OVERVIEW

Reorganisations and restructurings in organisations are becoming commonplace today given the dynamic and ever changing nature of business. This two day programme is designed to guide organisations on how to successfully implement and manage a rightsizing or downsizing exercise in compliance with ‘latest’ Malaysian labour law and HR Best Practices. It will cover all aspects of a rightsizing/downsizing process including a Voluntary Separation Scheme (VSS), Mutual Separation Scheme (MSS), Layoff and Retrenchment. A key deliverable of this session will be to guide participants on how to manage this process smoothly from the 1) legal, 2) corporate and 3) human aspects.Over two days, participants’ can look forward to getting all the answers they need to know with regard to how best to organise and manage this difficult process, should the need ever arise within their organisation.. WHAT YOU WILL LEARN DAY ONE

• The difference between a termination and retrenchment • When can you retrench • Limits to the management prerogative to reorganise its business • The most important thing an organisation can do when deciding on a reorganisation • Deciding on a VSS, MSS or retrenchment – considerations • Retrenchment benefits payable under the law – calculation • The three prerequisites in establishing a “genuine” redundancy

DAY TWO

• The process of identifying employees to be made redundant • Drafting the VSS/MSS/retrenchment document • Approaching employees being made redundant • How to have the difficult discussion with the employee made redundant – the manager’s role • Dealing with complaints of unfair treatment/victimisation • The process of acceptance of VSS/MSS applications • Managing the “survivors” or employees remaining with the organisation post reorganisation – the importance of honest, two way communication