Barbados Employers' Confederation - Free Webinars

In this episode, our Labour Management Advisors Sheena Bradshaw, Chavonne Cummins and Dylan Downes discuss the common errors that employers make within the workplace whilst managing their teams in their daily operations. 

In this episode, our Training Coordinator Kimisha King and Member Relations Coordinator Leah Roach discuss the importance of learning and development and the available learning options from the BEC.

In this episode, our Labour Management Advisor Dylan Downes and  in-house OSH generalist and Secretary Treasurer Shanika Best, discuss Safety and Health Compliance, and Business Continuity. 

In this episode, our Labour Management Advisors Sheena Bradshaw and Chavonne Cummins discuss different contracts and the importance of employee documentation. 

You may have been able to reopen under conditions of Phase Two. This means some of your team members may be working from home whilst others work from the office and you have to create a rotation. There is so much to consider for your team(s) and yourself in addition to ensuring optimization of your organisation's overall output. 

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What approaches are you taking to ensure the employer-employee relationship does not become disjointed in any way? 

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How best can you and your team(s) manage in the stress of it all?

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What about communication? Have you determined the level of communication you should have and the frequency? 

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Engage  in discussions  from Mental Health advisor and expert Jolene King and our Training Coordinator, Kimisha King

With a phased reopening of your  organisations, maintaining physical distancing, temperature checks,  increased cleaning practices, curbside pick-ups and staggered staff are  just a few of the many considerations that need to be taken by employers  across Barbados.
In these intense and uncertain times of COVID-19,  all employers have to ensure that certain protocols are followed  including the safety and health of their team members.
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How will I really be able to re-open my organisation?
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What do I need to communicate to my team members? Do I need a policy for this?
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What things do I need to consider?
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This webinar speaks to these things and more. 

This afternoon's  discussion was under the topic "To Lay-off or Not to Lay-off, That is the Question"

We cover these two major areas:

a. Budgeting & negotiating in uncertainty

b. Lay-off as a last resort

This morning's discussion continued under the topic "Business as usual, but with a twist!"

This topic covers the following:

a. Providing quality service in a rapidly shifting environment

b. Shifting mindset

c. Identifying strengths and redeploying resources

This afternoon's  discussion surrounded tips that employers can benefit from pertaining to Health and Safety.

This topic covers the following:

a. Employee health screening (e.g. temperature checks)

b. Enhanced PPE

c. Loss Prevention considerations

This morning's discussion surrounded how employers can under take this new type of business as the topic suggests: "A brave new world - New or not so new terms!"

This topic covers the following:

a. Getting employee buy-in on changing terms

b. The power of mutual agreement

c. Changing employment contracts

This is a 5-Part series developed by the Barbados Employers' Confederation for employers across Barbados. During these segments we will delve into practical and legal responses to the COVID-19 pandemic to determine how best we can assist employers at this uncertain time. 

Following each topical webinar presentation, the question and answer segment will be subsequent.