Bakers, Food and Allied Workers Union (BFAWU)

Negotiating Skills Course
2021-03-22 12:00 - 2021-03-26 17:00 (Europe/London) | Northern College, Wentworth Castle, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S75 3ET, United Kingdom
GFTU Negotiating skills
This course is recommended for shop stewards who have experience in their role and who want to further develop their skills and confidence in negotiation for their members. The course will cover a number of topics in depth and will include:

Everyday Negotiation Skills
What is Negotiating?
Negotiating Styles
Employment Law and the Workplace
Effective Negotiating Teams
Case Analysis – Problem and Preparation
Body Language
Negotiation Practice

• Case Analysis – Research and Planning

Health & Safety Reps 1 Course
2021-03-15 12:00 - 2021-03-19 17:00 | Northern College, Wentworth Castle, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S75 3ET, United Kingdom
GFTU Health & Safety Stewards Stage 1
This course is aimed at health and safety stewards who want to develop their skills, knowledge and confidence in the area of health and safety. The course will include:

The Role and Functions of the Health and Safety Rep

Health and Safety Committee Meetings

The Safety Representative and Committee Regulations

Facilities for Health and Safety Reps

Health and Safety Inspections

Recognising Workplace Hazards

European Legislation and the ‘6 PACK’

Prevention and Control Measures

Dealing with Specific Health and Safety Issues of Concern

Shop Stewards Stage 2 Course
2021-03-08 12:00 - 2021-03-12 17:00 | Northern College, Wentworth Castle, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S75 3ET, United Kingdom
GFTU Shop Stewards Stage Two
This course is recommended for workplace shop stewards who understand the basic elements of their role and their rights and who want to further develop their skills and confidence in representing members. The course will include:

Understand a range of problems that affect members

Collect and present information in representing members

Produce a plan for dealing with specific members problems

Develop the skills and confidence required to represent members in meetings with management

Equality, discrimination and protected characteristics

Bargaining, negotiation and consultation in the workplace

Review of Statutory Employment Rights

Equality in the Workplace
2021-02-15 12:00 - 2021-02-19 17:00 | Northern College, Wentworth Castle, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S75 3ET, United Kingdom
Equality in the workplace (a new 5-day course, level 1 & ‘openly recruited’).
The course will take the opportunity to consider appropriate inclusive language and its importance e.g. gender-neutral language. Students will explore and consider valuable and reliable research sites. It will also deepen an awareness of unconscious bias, in ourselves and others and the impact this can have. As well as developing students’ knowledge of using the Equality Act 2010 and Health and Safety to strengthen negotiations in the workplace and in communities.
The course will include:

How to raise the equality agenda in workplaces
Exploring how to make equality and diversity part of mainstream collective bargaining
Working with vulnerable workers and ensuring they receives fair treatment

Region 5 Health and Safety meeting
2021-02-10

Executive Council Meeting - Via Zoom
2021-02-03 - 2021-02-05 | zoom meeting

Shop Stewards Stage 1 Course
2021-02-01 12:00 - 2021-02-05 17:00 | Northern College, Wentworth Castle, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S75 3ET, United Kingdom
GFTU Shop Stewards Stage one
This course is recommended for workplace shop stewards who are new to the role or those that want to refresh their skills and confidence in representing members.
The course will include the following –

The skills a shop steward needs
The role of a shop steward
Your rights as a shop steward
Facilities and time off
Interviewing skills
Listening skills
Handling a member’s grievance
Handling a disciplinary case
Fairness and equality

National Safety, Health and Environment Committee meeting - Via Zoom
2021-01-25 | zoom meeting

Region 1 Regional Council meeting - Via Zoom
2021-01-19 | zoom meeting

Region 4 Regional Council Meeting - Via Zoom
2021-01-19 | zoom meeting

Region 7 Regional Council Meeting - Via Zoom
2021-01-15 | zoom meeting

Region 2 Regional Council Meeting - Via Zoom
2021-01-13 | zoom meeting

Region 3 Regional Council meeting - Via Zoom
2021-01-12 11:00 - 14:00 | zoom meeting

Region 5 Regional Council Meeting - Via Zoom
2021-01-12 | zoom meeting

National Union Learner Reps Meeting - Via Zoom
2021-01-11 10:00 - 12:00 | zoom meeting

Region 3 Regional Council
2020-10-13 10:30 - 15:30 | Polish Millenium House, Bordesley Street, Birmingham, B5 5PH

Region 5 Regional Council
2020-10-13 10:30 - 15:30 | Morton Park Premier Inn, Morton Park, Darlington, DL1 4PJ

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2020-10-07 | London
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Test event
2020-09-27 09:00 - 18:00 | Morton Park Premier Inn, Morton Park, Darlington, DL1 4PJ

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2020-09-17 08:00 - 17:00 | Hyde Park, Hyde Park, London, London, W2 2LF, United Kingdom
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