The course is aimed at HR Practitioners, Legal Advisors, Trade Union Officials, Corporate Social Responsibility Managers, Managers responsible for HIV/Aids policies, Line managers and Consultants

• Direct access to relevant sections of legislation
• Complete Employment Equity and Code of Good Practice legislation
• Information explaining how to apply the legislation practically
• Case studies and exercises provided on a question-and-answer format to enable you to check your understanding of key concepts
• Links to Internet sites for additional information on HIV and Aids
• Glossary of Aids related terms

• Understanding the nature of HIV and Aids
• Defining Aids and HIV
• The transmission of HIV
• The course of HIV/Aids
• The extent of HIV/Aids in South Africa
• Aids and the Labour Law
• Employment Equity Act: Discrimination
• Employment Equity Act: Testing
• Employment Equity Act: Confidentiality
• Labor Relations Act: Dismissal
• Occupational Heath and Safety Act
• Mines Health and Safety Act
• Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act
• Basic Conditions of Employment
• Medical Schemes Act
• Aids and Industrial Relations
• Assessing your staff and company profile
• Developing an management action checklist
• Recruitment
• Training
• Absenteeism
• Pressure from other workers
• Pressure from consumers
• Developing and Aids policy
• Aids and Financial Implications
• Assessing the impact of HIV/Aids on company finance
• Employee Benefit Costs
• Risk Benefit implications
• Decline in Productivity
• Taking on extra employees

• Develop an effective HIV/Aids policy in the workplace
• Understand the requirements of the new Code of Good Practice on HIV/Aids
• Prohibit discrimination in your organisation: Learn the legislation on HIV
• Know your legal obligations and manage HIV positive employees
• Resolve HIV disputes
• Implement HIV/Aids programs including employee benefit costs, disability and death benefits and productivity costs
• Apply and use key financial ratios to measure the performance of your business unit

The course has been designed by Butterworths Labour Relations Design Team in association with Professor Alan Rycroft (BA LLB LLM). Professor Rycroft has done extensive research into HIV/Aids and its impact on labour relations. He is currently Dean of Law at Natal University and is a member of the mediation, arbitration and training panels of the Independent Mediation Service of South Africa (IMSSA) and is a part-time Senior Commissioner with the CCMA.

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