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This series of six workshops is designed to provide managers and other supervisory personnel with an overview of current labor and employment issues. These sessions are geared toward personnel with all levels of experience in the labor management area.
Session V: Unemployment and workers' compensation/FMLA
Participants will receive information related to unemployment and workers' compensation, including eligibility and financial criteria, the Unemployment Compensation Appeals Board and Industrial Accident Board and the interface between Workers Compensation, the ADA and the FMLA.
Session VI: Violence in the American workplace
This session will examine the nature and magnitude of the workplace violence problem, sources of employer liability, civil liability to third parties and issues around negligent hiring, retention and supervision.
This series of one-hour training units will enhance the workplace skills of time management, stress management, effective listening, assertive communication and change management. The series is designed to introduce participants to a core set of work skills, strengthen their ability to overcome barriers that might impede practice of these skills, enhance productivity and promote greater job satisfaction. The program focuses attention on barriers that may hinder attempts to use core skills in the improvement of job performance.
Assertive communication
Change management
Preventing job burnout
This last workshop in this series will examine proven strategies for beating job burnout, including the importance of networking, growing your social support system and personal goal setting.
This six-part Money Management Program is designed to provide individuals with practical ideas for managing their money and developing saving strategies. The program is jointly sponsored by Benefits Services, Cooperative Extension and Employee Training and Career Development. Workshop facilitators include both University and external professionals.
Session V: Protecting income and assets
Understand the concept of financial risk. Discuss tools for managing risk. Evaluate different types of insurance, including programs offered through the University's benefit package.
Session VI: Wills and estate planning
Recognize the value of having a will. Understand the various types of wills and trusts and what to consider when drawing a will. How would you estimate the value of your estate?
To enroll in employee training programs, access web page registration forms on <http:// www.udel.edu/EmployeeTraining> or send an e-mail message, including course title and date, to <Employee Training@mvs.udel. edu>.