A specialist practitioners, whether practising lawyers or corporate practitioners, are looking for solutions and resources to hone their practical skills and be well-equipped to handle legal tasks. To bridge the knowledge gap, Specialist Toolkits, a solution-based product, provides practical know-how on handling a dispute or a matter from start to finish across different practice areas.
Specialist Toolkits are developed by legal and corporate experts specialising in a particular practice area and edited by a team of well-trained editors. Our team of experts and editors will continue to update the toolkits as and when there are updates to the law.
Each Toolkit offers simple narratives of the law coupled with case studies depicting potential scenarios that practitioners would face. The Toolkits also provide templates for practitioners to build on and use for legal and corporate transactions. Flowcharts and checklists are available to show the process involved and ensure the tasks are done.
A Specialised online database of reported and unreported cases, legislation and other related materials are accessible within the Toolkits for a comprehensive user experience.
Understanding Company Policies is a practical guide module for companies and HR practitioners. Every company must implement effective HR policies for the smooth administration of the day-to-day business and to fulfil ethical, diversity and training requirements when such policies are in place. TEST
Understanding Company Policies comprise 20 key HR policies covering employee conduct policies, equal opportunity policies, attendance and time policies, substance abuse policies, workplace security policies and many more. TEST
Each policy consists of case studies depicting fictitious scenarios that may or may not be in breach of the policy. Case laws of similar situations are provided immediately after a case study. The synopsis of a case and the court's decision are explained in simple layman's language yet comprehensively on whether a breach has occurred. A list of reference materials, related case laws and legislation are included for further reading. TEST
The module was developed by our team of well-trained editors and reviewed by our corporate/legal expert on employment. There are constant changes to the employment landscape, and our team will review and update the module as and when there are updates to the law. TEST
Understanding Company Policies is a good guide for companies and HR practitioners to do the following: TEST
· Train and educate employees on the company rules and the repercussions of a breach. TEST
· Foresee any possible legal dispute and mitigate the company’s legal risk. TEST
· Regularly audit the HR policies and re-implement them, if necessary. TEST
· Set the correct perimeters and guidelines for employees and employers to follow. TEST
