This group will provide information on a number of topics with respect to employment and immigration programs and specific issues in hiring and engaging of refugees and how it may relate to HR professionals.

Absence can be a significant cost to an employer both as direct benefit costs and losses of productivity. In addition the indirect costs associated with absence that can effect engagement, presenteeism and burn out of other employees. This session will provide HR practitioners with an understanding of the different types of absence, their drivers and best practices to deal with each of them. It will include a review of the “Duty to Accommodate” and strategies for investigating accommodation requests from your employees. The session will appeal to smaller organizations that do not have access to a formal in-house or external occupational health resource. The focus will be on managing absence and accommodation from a functional, non-medically based perspective. In addition, participants will hear from a medium sized business on the success of their development and implementation of a formal attendance management program.

HRANB-SJ’s End-of-Year Meet & Greet – Vegas Style is a unique evening with two distinct parts leading to the same outcome. This evening will offer a chance to network and discuss HR trends and issues via a meet & greet over dinner, while at the same time it will offer a chance to let your hair down by partaking in all of what the Vegas Family Entertainment Centre has to offer including bowling, laser tag, bumper cars and more. What a great way to exchange ideas and relax! A complete dinner will be served as part of the meet & greet. Meal options can be confirmed until 6:30 and include: • Traditional turkey dinner • 2-piece fish & chips • 8oz steak dinner (comes with fries and veggies) • 10oz steak dinner • Spaghetti & garlic bread • Roast beef dinner

This half - day program provides participants with real performance management skills that will enable them to manage their team more effectively by getting the right people in the right jobs. The focus is on coaching and leading people to success rather than policing failure or a lack performance. A systematic approach is introduced to the participants ensuring leaders adhere to and follow the Performance Management process. Following a process also ensures leaders are not inconsistent in their approach to performance issues. Any leader at any level can benefit from the practical skills learned in this workshop. As well as the concepts learned here can be applied to other leadership or supervisory positions within either the organization. Half-Day Training Outline: • Understanding the Performance Management System • Onboarding New Hires or New Job Tasks • Job Coaching Procedures • Mentoring For Performance • Personal Development and Succession Planning • Guiding Your Performers to Succeed • Providing Feedback Information • Effective Use of Performance Reviews to Build Personal Development Plans • Setting Clear Goals and Future Career Moves • Using the Follow Up and Coaching Process More Effectively Fairwinds website: http://fairwindstraining.com/

Jamie will review several cases that have arisen over the past year here in New Brunswick as well as in other Provinces providing advice, tips and take-aways you as HR Professionals, can implement in your workplace. Please join us for a high intensity morning session that will cover legal trends in some of the most challenging areas facing HR professionals today. We encourage you to bring your business leaders along. For those of you in unionized environments, why not invite your union leadership!