Course Overview
This course will relate the roles and responsibilities of management in forest products industry labour relations. The course will review principles of supervision and examine topics such as leadership, motivation, progressive discipline, decision making, personal time management, training, and performance appraisals in a full industry context. The Interior Forest Industry Master Agreement will serve as the foundation for discussions pertaining to grievance procedures and arbitrations, and various common shop floor situations. The responsibilities and administration of safety systems as dictated by the Worker's Compensation Board regulations will also be highlighted. Case studies and participant interaction exercises will be the primary learning vehicles.
Prerequisite(s)
- Completion of Tier 3 courses for those enrolled in the IWPM program.
Credits
3.0
- Retired
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Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course the student will be able to:
- Define the major roles and responsibilities of all levels of operation management as they pertain to forest industry industrial relations.
- Apply the principles of supervision with emphasis on leadership, motivation, progressive discipline, decision making, and personal time management.
- Conduct employee training and performance appraisals.
- Interpret key points of the Steelworkers-IWA Master Agreement and use them to solve basic union-management issues.
- Outline the grievance and arbitration process and explain the roles that the various levels of management.
- Explain management's responsibilities toward safety and the administration of WCB regulations.
- Use various case study and participant interaction exercises to prepare for dispute resolution situations.
- Discuss ethical behaviour as it relates to industrial relations.
Effective as of Fall 2007
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