What Duties? Who Cares? Integrate Your Approach to Health, Safety and Security
The next HHR Europe conference will take place in Zaandam, northern Amsterdam, on 23-25 May 2012. Book your place by 31 January to benefit from our early-bird discount.
The next HHR Europe conference will take place in Zaandam, northern Amsterdam, on 23–25 May 2012. Book your place by 31 January to benefit from our early-bird discount.
Every day, aidworkers go about their work in often complex, challenging and unpredictable environments. The hazards and risks are usually well known, but the policies and procedures designed to protect people are sometimes less clear.
Caring for people at work means many things. It encompasses health and safety, psychosocial care and security management, and extends to the economic wellbeing (pay and benefits). The responsibilities for looking after staff may be shared between different departments and there may be gaps, inconsistencies and a lack of minimum standards.
This conference looks at creating a more integrated approach to these issues. In an engaging, challenging and highly interactive format, the 3-day conference programme will include:
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leading thoughts on duty of care from challenging speakers and experts, both within and outside the humanitarian sector
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peer learning groups for tackling your specific issues
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practical tools and interactive workshops for you to learn from best practice
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case studies giving insights into 'real world' duty of care challenges and how to overcome them
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opportunities for networking with HR and humanitarian specialists from around the world.
The conference will be convened and facilitated by Stephen Blakemore, an experienced independent trainer and consultant in the non-profit sector, who also facilitated our 2011 HHR Madrid conference last spring. Key presenters and contributors will be announced later in the spring.
The conference will take place at Inntel Hotel Amsterdam Zaandam (see left), north of Amsterdam and within a 30-minute train connection from both Schiphol International Airport and Amsterdam Centraal railway station. The schedule will allow for arrival in the morning of Wednesday 23 May and departure after lunch on Friday 25 May. The conference fee includes accommodation on 23 and 24 May and full board.
The conference flyer is attached; pleasefeel free to distribute it to your HR contacts within the sector who may also be interested in participating. The conference is always very popular and places are limited, so book early to secure your place and take advantage of our early-bird discount.
Deadline for bookings: 11 April 2012.
Early-bird discount – GBP 50 off
Book before the end of January 2012 to receive a discounted price of GBP 445 (full price after January GBP 495).
An extra 10% off for staff working for national/local NGOs
Subsidies are available for HR and programme staff working for national NGOs in the Global South. If you are working for a national NGO in a country of operation and would like to attend this event, please email Katja Pesari to obtain your discount code, entitling you to an extra 10% off the conference fee.
Non-residential rate
We warmly recommend that all participants stay in the conference hotel to improve networking and knowledge sharing, but local participants who do not require accommodation can book their places at a non-residential rate of GBP 275 (early-bird offer) / GBP 295 (full price after January 2012).
Date published: Thursday 19 January 2012
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