By the time a compliance problem in HR becomes visible — a lawsuit, a regulator's letter, a walkout — it has usually been building quietly for months. This Training Course from Arab British Fellowship Training Academy, part of Human Resources Training Courses, teaches HR professionals and managers how to catch those problems early through systematic Human Resource Auditing.

Participants work through a full HR audit cycle — planning it, gathering evidence, checking practices against employment legislation, and writing findings leaders will actually act on. The course connects HR compliance, HR policies, risk management, and governance into one practical framework for keeping workforce practices defensible.

• Plan and scope an HR audit that fits the organisation's actual risk profile.
• Collect and verify evidence through document review, interviews, and process checks.
• Check HR practices against applicable employment legislation.
• Identify HR compliance gaps and control weaknesses before they become incidents.
• Review HR policies for consistency and real-world application.
• Apply governance and risk management principles to workforce practice.
• Write audit findings and corrective-action plans leaders can actually follow.
• Monitor compliance improvements after an audit closes.

Target Audience

• HR Managers and HR Professionals
• HR Compliance Officers and Human Resources Auditors
• HR Business Partners
• HR Directors and Senior HR Managers
• Internal Auditors and Compliance Professionals
• Risk Management and Corporate Governance Professionals
• Employee Relations Specialists
• Managers responsible for HR policy and compliance

Module 1: Planning an HR Audit That Matters

• Defining audit scope, objectives, and priorities
• Choosing an audit approach that fits the organisation's risk profile
• Preparing checklists, documentation, and evidence requirements
• Scheduling and resourcing the audit realistically

Module 2: Gathering and Verifying Evidence

• Interviews, records review, and process observation
• Distinguishing documented policy from actual practice
• Evidence collection and verification standards
• Common blind spots auditors miss

Module 3: Employment Legislation and Compliance Review

• Core employment legislation affecting HR practice
• Employment contracts and employee documentation
• Recruitment, disciplinary, and grievance compliance checks
• Identifying and prioritising compliance gaps

Module 4: Reviewing HR Policies and Internal Controls

• Checking policy consistency against actual practice
• Employee handbooks and workplace guidelines
• HR documentation, recordkeeping, and internal controls
• Spotting policy gaps before they cause problems

Module 5: Governance and Risk Management in HR

• HR governance roles, authority, and accountability
• Identifying workforce and compliance risks
• Risk assessment, prioritisation, and mitigation
• Aligning HR governance with organisational objectives

Module 6: Reporting Findings and Following Through

• Writing audit reports leaders will actually read and act on
• Presenting findings to management persuasively
• Developing corrective-action and compliance-improvement plans
• Monitoring actions and building a continuous-auditing habit