Course : Labor law, the essentials for managers and HR professionals

Practical course - 2d - 14h00 - Ref. DRO
Price : 1550 CHF E.T.

Labor law, the essentials for managers and HR professionals



Required course

Integrating the fundamental principles of employment law into your management is a major asset. At the end of these two days, you will be able to identify the specific features of the different types of contract, their clauses and obligations, as well as the procedures for breaking them and the associated risks.


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In person or remote class
Available in English on request

Ref. DRO
  2d - 14h00
1550 CHF E.T.




Integrating the fundamental principles of employment law into your management is a major asset. At the end of these two days, you will be able to identify the specific features of the different types of contract, their clauses and obligations, as well as the procedures for breaking them and the associated risks.


Teaching objectives
At the end of the training, the participant will be able to:
Understanding the legal environment
Supporting employees' career development
Respect work rhythms and working hours
Preventing risks
Maintaining social dialogue within the company

Intended audience
Managers and executives in charge of teams.

Prerequisites
No special knowledge required.

Practical details
Hands-on work
Case studies and group discussions based on professional cases encountered by participants.

Course schedule

1
Finding your way around legislation

  • Find your way around the French Labor Code.
  • Search for legal information.
  • Comply with collective and company agreements.
Exercise
Discussions based on real-life cases of information retrieval.

2
Understanding different employment contracts

  • CDI and CDD employment contracts.
  • Temporary work, part-time work, subcontracting.
  • Specific features and constraints of each contract.
  • The trial period: principle, duration, start, remuneration, renewal, early termination, end.
Exercise
Case studies on different employment contracts and monitoring the trial period.

3
Identifying the key stages in the employment contract

  • Room for maneuver when it comes to changes in labor relations.
  • Working hours: legal working hours, effective working hours.
  • Organization of working hours: applicable legal provisions, fixed day rate, individualized working hours.
  • Managing employee misconduct: different types of misconduct, sanctions.
Exercise
Identify contract changes that can be made without the employee's agreement and those that require the employee's agreement. Identify employee misconduct and know how to deal with it.

4
Managing the termination of an employment contract

  • Resignation, abandoning a post: the different types of resignation, notice periods and consequences.
  • Negotiated departure, individual and collective severance agreements: principles, beneficiaries, remuneration.
  • Redundancy: conditions, procedure...
Exercise
The different situations in which employment contracts can be terminated.

5
Assessing employer responsibilities and risks

  • Principles of responsibility.
  • Civil and criminal health and safety penalties.
  • Work and commuting accidents.
  • Bullying, overwork and discrimination.
Exercise
Identify the risks of employer liability. Know how to avoid employer liability.

6
Communicating with social partners

  • The role of employee representatives.
  • Managing the social and economic committee (CSE).
  • The rights and duties of elected representatives.
Exercise
Reflection on relations with social partners and their importance within the company.


Customer reviews
4,8 / 5
Customer reviews are based on end-of-course evaluations. The score is calculated from all evaluations within the past year. Only reviews with a textual comment are displayed.
JOSÉPHINE T.
23/03/26
5 / 5

Un formatrice très renseignée et très intéressante. Beaucoup de contenus, un bon tour d’horizon du droit social.
JUSTINE V.
23/03/26
5 / 5

bon équilibre exercises théoriebonnes interactions
BEATRIZ Q.
23/03/26
4 / 5

Le contenu de cette formation me sera utile dans l’exercice de certaines de mes missions.



Publication date : 09/05/2025


Dates and locations

Last places available
Guaranteed date, in person or remotely
Guaranteed session
From 18 to 19 May 2026
FR
Remote class
Registration
From 1 to 2 October 2026
FR
Remote class
Registration
From 17 to 18 December 2026
FR
Remote class
Registration

REMOTE CLASS
2026 : 18 May, 1 Oct., 17 Dec.