Events in the North West 

• • Training pays - informative briefing

  • Location: Lancaster District Chamber of Commerce, Lancaster | Show on map

  • Date and Time: 09 Sep 10 4:00PM - 6:00PM

  • Can your business afford not to attend? Did you know that your business could secure: The full cost of training for 16 to 18 year olds; existing staff or newly recruited, which on average could be a saving of up to £4,000 per employee. Effectively, freeing up aspects of your business’s training budget for other activities. A free vacancy system to...

• • Healthy people 4 healthy profits

  • Location: Westleigh Conference Centre, Preston | Show on map

  • Date and Time: 10 Sep 10 10:30AM - 4:00PM

  • This one‐day event will bring together employers and wellbeing providers for workshops and shared learning sessions. There will be opportunities to hear about the approaches taken to improve workplace health from across the North West, working with colleagues in the health and wellness‐at work arena to find solutions to common issues and problems.

• • Sale and succession

  • Location: Stanley House Hotel, Blackburn | Show on map

  • Date and Time: 14 Sep 10 8:00AM - 10:00AM

  • In the UK, family businesses are estimated to account for more than two thirds of all companies, yet many have no plans for what they will do with their business in the future. For owner-managed and family businesses it is critical to think about who will run your business when you retire. Whether you are looking at funding options for future planning, want to maximise your wealth at...

• • First aid at work

  • Location: 1 Lockheed Court, Blackpool | Show on map

  • Date and Time: 14 Sep 10 9:30AM - 4:30PM

  • Do you have a first aider in place? Has your first aid certificate run out? The new emergency first aid at work course was introduced by the HSE on October 1 2009. The course covers your legal obligations for a first aider in the workplace and gives participants essential lifesaving emergency techniques for the workplace. On completion of the course, participants will...

• • The Equality Act 2010: What changes?

  • Location: ACAS Liverpool, Liverpool | Show on map

  • Date and Time: 15 Sep 10 10:00AM - 12:00PM

  • This two hour briefing will cover the main provisions of the Equality Act 2010, the impact it might have on your business and help you identify the areas of your existing policies and procedures you will need to review.

• • What's up doc? An employer's guide to long and short term absenteeism

  • Location: Sapphire Suite, Stockport | Show on map

  • Date and Time: 16 Sep 10 7:45AM - 10:00AM

  • At the latest of our breakfast seminars, the Gorvins Employment Team aim to inform about the legal issues associated with employee absenteeism, both short and long term, and dispel certain of the myths and misconceptions surrounding one of the most sensitive areas of HR practice. On the subject of short term absences, we will look at reporting and management practices and...

• • Practical skills for front line managers - ACAS

  • Location: ACAS Manchester, Manchester | Show on map

  • Date and Time: 16 Sep 10 9:30AM - 4:00PM

  • This workshop provides a comprehensive overview of essential supervisory ‘people’ skills.  The workshop objectives are to: describe how the role of supervisor fits into an organisation identify the skills needed to effectively communicate with all staff explain how to lead and motivate your team with effect state your role in...

• • Enhance your management style

  • Location: The Renaissance, Manchester | Show on map

  • Date and Time: 21 Sep 10 9:00AM - 12:30PM

  • This seminar gives you the knowledge to manage both effortlessly and efficiently. In just half a day you can transform the way you manage the people and issues you are in charge of. Key learnings include: • what being a manager really means - the management myths we commonly fall for • five key behaviours to use as a manager and five to avoid • the most common mistake that virtually all...

• • Maximising your employee survey

  • Location: 111 Piccadilly, Manchester | Show on map

  • Date and Time: 22 Sep 10 8:00AM - 10:00AM

  • Personnel Surveys Ltd invites you to this free seminar to help you make the most of your employee survey. The seminar covers: designing your employee survey achieving a high response rate getting the most from your survey data getting survey buy-in designing practical actions techniques that have been successful for others ...

• • Social networking sites in the workplace

  • Location: Suites Hotel Conference Centre - Knowsley, Liverpool | Show on map

  • Date and Time: 23 Sep 10 4:00PM - 6:00PM

  • Social networking sites are having a significant impact on the workplace. From being a useful tool, to a becoming a distraction during office hours or, in some cases, attracting unwanted publicity. This workshop will look at the costs and, of course, the benefits for businesses. There will be an opportunity for attendees to discuss the issues they face, an interactive case study,...