Masterclass - Risk Management for HR Professionals (20th March 2006)

Following the popularity and success of the 2006 Masterclass which took place in September 2006, the next masterclass will take place on 20th March 2007 in London.

To download more information on this seminar and a booking form, please view our brochure, and contact Barbara Martin at CREATE for more information, on barbara@create-research.co.uk, 01892 526757.

Masterclass - Risk Management for HR Professionals (20th September 2006)

The course aims to help HR specialists develop an understanding of regulatory and legislative risks faced by Banks, Insurers, and Investment Firms. With increasingly wide regulatory requirements from the FSA and Europe impacting on Organisations as well as stringent requirements for identifying and managing operational risk, "People Risk" is rising high on the agenda of Senior Managers. However, 7 in 10 Financial Services Organisations say their HR Specialists are not directly involved in managing these.

HR Professionals therefore, have a major opportunity to support Senior Management and influence their Organisations if they have a thorough understanding of the people risks within the Firm, the requirements of Regulators and Frameworks for Managing "People Risk".

Control and Perform: Managing the People Risks Arising from Regulation

Mounting regulation is a way of life. Since 1998, around 30 new laws have been passed on business conduct, governance and employment. They directly affect fast growing financial & professional services that underpin London’s status as Europe’s premier business centre.

For individual businesses, regulation has proved a double-edge sword: blind adherence can stifle innovation; loose compliance can mean prosecution.

For individual businesses, the key is to avoid both by understanding the nature of risks and implementing processes that encourage enterprise, on the one hand, and minimise bureaucracy on the other.

The issue is two fold: how to have intelligent laws and how to apply them cost effectively such that the UK can be classed as ‘the best regulated country’ in the world of finance and professions. This theme will be addressed by prominent business leaders and HR professionals.

Master Classes in Current Leadership Challenges

These two Master Classes will be tailored for business leaders in small and medium sized enterprises using new research on how to grow your business and retain its pioneering spirit. Renowned leadership expert Professor Amin Rajan will lead them. Built around two independent modules, the classes will cover the following:

Harnessing Workforce Diversity to Raise the Bottom Line - 7th October 2003

Geoff Tucker, Chairman, London Human Resource Group
Professor Amin Rajan, Chief Executive, Create
Stephen Green, Group Chief Executive, HSBC Holdings Plc
Clive Mather, Chairman, Shell UK
Frances O'Grady, Deputy General Secretary, TUC