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Dubai 5 October 2026
Training Programme

A course in performance management, discipline and dismissal

1Summary

Arab British Fellowship Training Academy offers this course in performance management, discipline and dismissal, recognising that clear internal regulation is essential for any business, particularly when it comes to organizing work. Institutions of every form of ownership - state, municipal, commercial or charitable - need a set of internal regulations that define disciplinary requirements and the responsibility for breaching them; having such rules in place brings clarity of requirements and control standards for everyone involved, improves work efficiency and product quality, helps staff understand the consequences of non-compliance, and strengthens internal relationships based on a fair distribution of rights and responsibilities.

The course also looks at the consequences facing those who breach these rules, including the dismissal decision, and equips participants with the practical knowledge and skills needed to deal effectively with discipline, dismissal and poor performance in the workplace within the framework of employment relations law and relevant case law.

2Objectives and target group

Target Audience for the Course on Performance Management, Discipline and Dismissal:

  • Human resources and labour relations managers and staff.
  • Executive managers.
  • Union organizers and senior labour union representatives.
  • Small business managers.
  • Employees in private and public institutions.
  • Graduates and those interested in this field.

Objectives of the Course on Performance Management, Discipline and Dismissal:

After completing this course, participants will be able to achieve the following benefits:

  • Analyzing the interaction between the components of an advanced labour relations system, and developing appropriate strategies for managing labour relations within a complex system.
  • Implementing and safeguarding labour relations procedures in the workplace.
  • Developing appropriate strategies for collective bargaining.
  • Developing strategies for handling diversity and employee safety.
  • Participating in resolving complex disputes and understanding their strategic impact on labour relations.
  • Developing the practical skills needed to carry out fair and appropriate legal procedures when dealing with discipline, dismissal, and poor performance in the workplace.
  • Managing formal and informal disciplinary hearings and investigations.

3Course Content

  • Practicing labour relations management.

  • Performance management, discipline, and dismissal.

  • Union rights and negotiation.

  • Resolving labour disputes for professionals in labour relations.

  • The labour relations system, environment, and the role of staff and institutions.

  • Diversity and equality.

  • Workplace procedures.

  • Advanced bargaining and collective negotiation.

  • Advanced management of dispute resolution.

  • Advanced management of employee safety.

  • Advanced strategies for labour relations management.

  • Managing the cost of labour relations.

  • Principles of labour law regarding discipline and dismissal.

  • Managing ill health and absence.

  • Disciplinary procedures and listening hearings.

  • Substantive fairness in dismissal cases for misconduct.

  • Substantive fairness in dismissal cases due to incapacity.

  • Substantive fairness in dismissal cases due to operational requirements.

  • Relevant case law.

Course format:

  • In-house training at organizations.
  • Individual training.
  • Group training.
  • Hands-on training.

Note:

  • We can offer this course at the time and place that suits you.
  • This course is delivered to high standards for important figures. For more information, please contact the Arab British Fellowship Academy team.

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A course in performance management, discipline and dismissal