Leiter/in Human Resources HFP study plan
Leiter/in Human Resources HFP · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 7 hours per week
Personalstrategie und HR-Politik (HR strategy and policy) & Arbeitsrecht und Personaladministration (labour law and HR administration)
Explain how HR strategy is derived from corporate strategy and name three alignment mechanisms
Distinguish the main HR policy instruments (guidelines, works agreements, HR manuals) and their binding effect
Identify the legal sources hierarchy in Swiss labour law (OR, ArG, VUV, GAV) and assign each to a practical case
Draft a one-page HR policy statement linking two strategic goals to concrete HR measures
Your checkpoint
One-page HR policy statement plus a legal-source mind map covering OR, ArG and GAV
Personalstrategie und HR-Politik (HR strategy and policy) & Arbeitsrecht und Personaladministration (labour law and HR administration)
Apply the OR rules on contract formation, probation and termination notice periods to three written scenarios
Calculate notice-period deadlines including end-of-month and end-of-quarter rules
Outline the co-determination rights of a Swiss works council (Mitwirkungsrechte)
Summarise the role of HR controlling indicators in steering HR policy
Your checkpoint
Case workbook with five solved labour-law scenarios and correct termination dates
Arbeitsrecht und Personaladministration (labour law and HR administration) & Lohn- und Sozialversicherungswesen (compensation and social insurance)
Explain the components of a Swiss payslip and verify gross-to-net calculation steps
Distinguish AHV/IV/EO, ALV, BVG and UVG contributions by base, rate logic and payer
Describe the coordination of accident and health insurance in the event of illness
Identify the administrative duties of an employer towards social insurance funds and withholding tax
Your checkpoint
Completed payslip exercise with gross-to-net calculation and a table of social insurance contributions
Lohn- und Sozialversicherungswesen (compensation and social insurance) & Personalplanung und Personalbeschaffung (HR planning and recruitment)
Compare job-based and competency-based salary structures and justify one for a given company profile
Explain the purpose and mechanics of a job evaluation system
Derive a recruitment requirement profile from a job description
Select appropriate recruitment channels and argue their cost-benefit trade-off
Your checkpoint
Job evaluation and salary-band outline for one sample role, plus a requirement profile with chosen channel
Personalplanung und Personalbeschaffung (HR planning and recruitment) & Personalentwicklung und Laufbahnförderung (HR development and career management)
Design a structured selection process including interview guide and reference-check rules
Apply the OR rules on probation and the ArG restrictions relevant to hiring minors and young workers
Distinguish onboarding, training and career-development instruments and match them to employee groups
Explain the 70-20-10 principle in development planning
Your checkpoint
Selection process blueprint with interview guide and a one-year development plan for a sample employee
Personalentwicklung und Laufbahnförderung (HR development and career management) & Organisationsentwicklung und Change Management (organisational development and change)
Assess competence gaps using a structured method and prioritise development measures
Describe typical career paths (specialist, management, project) and their requirements
Explain the phases of a change process and name typical resistance patterns
Apply one change model to a restructuring scenario and derive communication measures
Your checkpoint
Change concept for a restructuring case including stakeholder analysis and development measures
Organisationsentwicklung und Change Management (organisational development and change) & Führung, Zusammenarbeit und Kommunikation (leadership, collaboration and communication)
Distinguish leadership styles and argue their situational fit
Prepare and structure an employee appraisal conversation including feedback rules
Explain the role of communication in organisational change and design a communication plan
Analyse conflict types and select appropriate conflict-resolution approaches
Your checkpoint
Appraisal conversation script with feedback rules plus a short communication plan for a change project
Arbeitsgestaltung, Gesundheit und Sicherheit (work design, health and safety) & Führung, Zusammenarbeit und Kommunikation (leadership, collaboration and communication) & Arbeitsrecht und Personaladministration (labour law and HR administration)
Identify employer duties under ArG and VUV regarding working time, rest periods and workplace safety
Explain risk assessment steps and preventive measures in work design
Reproduce the key leadership and communication models in own words without notes
Complete a timed mixed-domain practice set and review every error with a written correction note
Your checkpoint
Risk assessment sketch for one workstation and a corrected timed practice set with error log
Milestones
Week 2: Can explain the legal-source hierarchy and apply notice periods correctly in all three test scenarios without notes
Week 4: Can produce a correct gross-to-net payslip and justify a chosen salary structure in under 30 minutes
Week 6: Can outline a full selection-to-development chain and a change concept for a given case in writing
Week 8: Scores at least 70% on a timed mixed-domain practice set and has a written error log covering all eight domains