RemWorkshops - Our suite of public and in-house training courses
dsd has a long history of providing training and professional development courses for Remuneration Specialists, HR professionals and Line Managers through public courses and in-house seminars.
Our goal is to provide attendees with practical tools and techniques to manage remuneration and rewards on a day-to-day basis within the business. Courses have been designed with all skill levels in mind.
Alternatively, why not hold your own workshop? Any of our workshops can be tailored for an in-house audience. This approach allows you to tailor content to your organisation and exclusively workshop your company's issues.
Time is money and getting managers together for training sessions and workshops can be challenging. In response, we have developed short, punchy, 'bite-sized' sessions that are delivered over breakfast or lunch. Based on a theme, these sessions never fail to deliver key concepts in a fun, interactive manner.
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Remuneration Essentials - From Strategy to Implementation
Designing and implementing an effective Remuneration and Reward Strategy is essential to support overall business objectives. The investment in remuneration, rewards and benefits represents one of the biggest costs to the bottom line and one of the areas you can make some critical savings. It also provides a key tool for attracting, engaging and retaining key talent.
This one day workshop is designed to equip Line managers and HR professionals with the skills necessary to formulate a remuneration and rewards strategy that will support the business and attract, motivate and retain key talent. Participants are introduced to dsd's the 'Five Pillars of Reward Strategy'© with emphasis on market competitiveness; structuring remuneration packages, linking performance and rewards, designing an effective employee value proposition and developing an effective communication strategy.
Remuneration Strategy in the current climate
Understand and develop your own strategy based on the Five Pillars of Reward Strategy©
Understand the external market, systems and policies
Understand how to structure remuneration for the best results
Make the link between performance and pay
Review the Employee Value Proposition (EVP)
Review contemporary communication practices; including Total Reward Statements
$850 plus GST

Cancellation policy. A full refund will be provided if cancellation is received 7 days prior to the commencement of the workshop. No refund will be given for cancellations made less than 7 days prior to the workshop; however a substitute is welcome to attend.
Maximising Incentive Design
In today's challenging business environment getting employees to focus on, and deliver business priorities is essential. That's where a robust incentive scheme design is critical to supporting the business.
Incentives take centre stage for many organisations within the overall reward mix. However organisations are uncertain how to approach developing incentives and ensuring they choose the right incentive to support the business.
This half day workshop is designed to provide Line Managers and HR professionals with the fundamentals for the design and implementation of incentive schemes tailored to the business strategy. Emphasis is placed on understanding the key concepts and principles of variable pay, practical design options, the importance of financial modelling and employee communication.
Fundamentals of incentive design
Aligning incentives schemes with business objectives
Incentive scheme options
Designing incentive schemes to suit all areas of the business - Executive level to the shop floor
Determining the right performance measures
Measuring for effectiveness
Effective implementation and communication strategies.
$450 plus GST

Cancellation policy A full refund will be provided if cancellation is received 7 days prior to the commencement of the workshop. No refund will be given for cancellations made less than 7 days prior to the workshop; however a substitute is welcome to attend.
Mastering Pay Challenges
The uncertain economic outlook for New Zealand is placing ever increasing pressure on Line Managers and HR professionals to manage pay issues more effectively using a range of creative approaches.
HR professionals and Line managers are frequently faced with complex pay and performance-related scenarios - everything from day-to-day operational issues to managing expectations in the current climate.
This one day workshop is designed to provide a clear understanding of general remuneration and reward concepts, practical tools for managing a diverse range of pay-related situations and practical tips and techniques for managing salary discussions.
You'll leave refreshed, skilled up and energised.
Understanding remuneration basics
Interpreting and applying external survey market information
Balancing internal relativity with external market competitiveness
Budgeting and distributing salary increases fairly and equitably
Salary bands and managing progression through the pay range
Performance Management - why, when & how
Delivering the message - the good and the bad
Strategies for managing counter-offers
Tailoring rewards - developing a compelling EVP to attract and retain talent
$895 plus GST

Cancellation policy A full refund will be provided if cancellation is received 7 days prior to the commencement of the workshop. No refund will be given for cancellations made less than 7 days prior to the workshop; however a substitute is welcome to attend.
Capitalising on the Employee Value Proposition (EVP)
"An Employee Value Proposition (EVP) is the set of attributes that the labour market and employees perceive as the value they gain through employment in an organisation" (Corporate Leadership Council).
The Employee Value Proposition allows you to differentiate your remuneration and reward offering from your competitors and focuses on attracting, engaging and retaining key talent.
This half day workshop explores the key concepts for developing an effective Employee Value Proposition for your organisation; drawing together all of the key elements of financial and non-financial rewards; including work/life balance, career management and flexibility. Attendees will learn about key implementation tips and how to communicate the EVP effectively, including designing Total Reward statements.
Understand the key components of the Employee Value Proposition
Explore the Four F's of EVP©
Brand your message
Package your offering
Contemporary communication practices; including Total Reward Statements
Measuring employee engagement.
$450 plus GST

Cancellation policy A full refund will be provided if cancellation is received 7 days prior to the commencement of the workshop. No refund will be given for cancellations made less than 7 days prior to the workshop; however a substitute is welcome to attend.
Forging Effective Links Between Pay and Performance
Many organisations aspire to create a high performing organisation and seek to reinforce this message through 'pay for performance'. However most struggle with designing the appropriate links between performance outcomes and pay progression and the mixed messages that are created as a result.
This half day workshop will explore the reality of 'pay for performance', investigate the role of performance management and how to effectively link performance and pay progression. Attendees will be able to explore various pay-for-performance options and determine the most effective approach for their organisation.
The essence of good Performance Management
Creating appropriate links between performance management systems and pay
Effectively differentiating rewards based on performance - good and poor
Choosing the right pay progression option for your business
Understanding the key differences in pay-for-performance approaches (bonuses and fixed pay)
Establishing effective moderation systems
Measuring results for effectiveness.
$450 plus GST

Cancellation policy: A full refund will be provided if cancellation is received 7 days prior to the commencement of the workshop. No refund will be given for cancellations made less than 7 days prior to the workshop; however a substitute is welcome to attend.
Designing Effective Pay Structures
There can be no more important foundation tool in remuneration than designing and maintaining an effective pay structure. The pay structure becomes the cornerstone for recruiting new staff, progressing pay annually and ensuring there is a balance between internal relativity and external market competitiveness.
This half day workshop is designed to give the HR professional and Remuneration specialist with the tools and techniques to develop an effective pay structure custom fit to your organisation. Attendees will understand key design principles, learn how to analyse the effectiveness of their current pay structure, build a new pay structure using a variety of options and how to manage the implementation within the organisation.
Understand the Pay Structure basics
Explore the different pay structure options available
The key to choosing the right pay structure approach for your business
Creating a pay structure based on benchmark data
Weighing up the 'one size fits all' approach against job family pay structures
Analysing your pay structure for effectiveness
Communicating pay structures effectively - what and how
$450 plus GST

Cancellation policy: A full refund will be provided if cancellation is received 7 days prior to the commencement of the workshop. No refund will be given for cancellations made less than 7 days prior to the workshop; however a substitute is welcome to attend.
Optimising Salary Surveys
Getting the best market intelligence to support pay-related decisions can be difficult. Many organisations are challenged with defending pay decisions and often asked to justify market information. In addition, organisations face trying to accommodate multiple job families and specialists that are paid differently within the external market.
This half day workshop is intended for those individuals who are relatively new to the remuneration field who wish to develop a thorough knowledge of managing the link between jobs and the external market, understand how to manage salary surveys for the best outcome and gain the basics in statistical concepts. By the end of the workshop attendees will be able to manage surveys and take a spreadsheet of remuneration data and draw out meaningful, insightful conclusions that can be used effectively within the business.
Understand and define your remuneration market
Review survey options and how to choose the best for your organisation
Understand basic survey statistics
Interpret and apply the information within the organisation
Recognise and resolve data issues
Hold confident discussions with managers and employees on market data
$450 plus GST

Cancellation policy: A full refund will be provided if cancellation is received 7 days prior to the commencement of the workshop. No refund will be given for cancellations made less than 7 days prior to the workshop; however a substitute is welcome to attend.