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Level 8 Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership Practice

Human Resource Governance, Policy Design, and Legal Compliance

SMP808 · Strategic Human Resource Management — Week 6 of 16

CourseSMP808
Week6 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Human Resource Governance, Policy Design, and Legal Compliance

  1. Policy formulation and strategic intent
  2. International labour standards and cross-jurisdictional employment law
  3. Institutional risk mitigation
  4. Grievance, dispute resolution, and employee relations architecture
  5. Managing Dispute Procedures
  6. WTO & Labour Standards
  7. Acas Webinar - Discipline, Dismissal and Grievance: frequently asked questions

What you will be able to do

  • 3.1 Explain the purpose of human resource policy.
  • 3.2 Assess the impact of regulatory and legal requirements on human resource policies in an organisation.

Activity

Start with this week’s 3 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: explain the purpose of human resource policy.

Study materials

Videos

  • Managing Dispute Procedures · YouTube · Galton College · 32 min · for registered students
  • WTO & Labour Standards · YouTube · MBA Planet · 30 min · for registered students
  • Acas Webinar - Discipline, Dismissal and Grievance: frequently asked questions · YouTube · acasorguk · 21 min · for registered students
  • Pre-dispute Mandatory Arbitration · YouTube · eCornell · 60 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises on Responsible Business Conduct (2023), ch. V: Employment and Industrial Relations · PDF · Oecd, guidance; pp. 28–32 · for registered students
  • Tripartite Declaration of Principles concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy (MNE Declaration), 6th edition 2022 · PDF · Ilo, framework; 29 pages · for registered students
  • Workplace Dispute Resolution and the Management of Individual Conflict: Five Case Studies · PDF · Reading, article · for registered students
Materials marked “for registered students” open in the student portal, which is set up as soon as you receive final acceptance.
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Strategic Foundations and Value of Human Resource Management
  • Week 2: Cross-Functional Synergy and Business Strategy Alignment
  • Week 3: Organisational Culture, Structural Design, and Human Systems
  • Week 4: Contextual Environmental Scanning and Strategic Demand Fore…
  • Week 5: Strategic Workforce Planning and Talent Deployment
  • Week 6: Human Resource Governance, Policy Design, and Legal Complia…
  • Week 7: Ethical Stewardship, CSR, and Sustainable Human Capital
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Formulating Comprehensive Strategic HRM Architecture
  • Week 10: Strategy Execution, People Analytics, and Performance Metri…
  • Week 11: Strategic Evaluation, Governance, and Continuous Organisati…
  • Week 12: Applying Strategic Human Resource Management in practice: c…
  • Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
  • Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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