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  • Date:
    21 November 2024
    Type:
    Podcasts and webinars

    Webinar: Fireside Chat with National Deaf Children's Society

    In this 30 minute fireside chat, Penne Cecil Hutton, Compensation Planning Expert at Brightmine, talks to Kate Taylor, People Project Lead at National Deaf Children's Society, about the journey they went through to implement a robust compensation and rewards strategy that met their unique business needs.

  • Date:
    21 November 2024
    Type:
    Podcasts and webinars

    Podcast: What changes should HR prepare for from the Employment Rights Bill?

    The Labour Government published its highly anticipated Employment Rights Bill on 10 October 2024. In this edition of the podcast, Brightmine employment law experts Zeba Sayed and Stephen Simpson analyse the key proposals in the Bill and offer advice on how HR can begin to prepare for the changes.

  • Date:
    20 November 2024
    Type:
    News

    Class pay gap: Working-class professionals paid 12% less

    Professionals from working-class backgrounds across the UK are effectively no longer being paid for their work from today until the end of the year because of the class pay gap.

  • Date:
    20 November 2024
    Type:
    Podcasts and webinars

    Podcast: Employment Rights Bill Q&A

    The Labour Government published its highly anticipated Employment Rights Bill on 10 October 2024. In this edition of the podcast, Brightmine employment law experts Zeba Sayed and Stephen Simpson answer questions on different aspects of the Bill, from the timeline for the measures coming into effect to the nuances of the proposed unfair dismissal and fire and rehire changes.

  • Date:
    24 October 2024
    Type:
    Podcasts and webinars

    Webinar: Employment Rights Bill - how HR can get ahead of the changes

    In this webinar, Brightmine legal editors Stephen Simpson and Zeba Sayed explain what the changes are going to be, what employers can do now to begin preparing and the potential timelines for implementation.

  • Date:
    24 October 2024
    Type:
    Podcasts and webinars

    Podcast: Sexual harassment in the workplace - legal changes, generational shifts

    With changes to the law regarding sexual harassment in the workplace coming into effect this autumn - and further changes promised in the Government's Employment Rights Bill - we are joined by Lisa Bell from Tell Jane to discuss the new legal duty on employers, the impact of technology and generational shifts in attitude.

  • Type:
    Leading practice guides

    Building a working environment free from harassment and sexual harassment: Handling complaints effectively

    This series of Leading practice guides looks at how to create a working environment free from all forms of harassment and why HR and the organisations they represent need to prioritise this issue. In this final guide we explore what to consider when setting up procedures to respond to complaints of harassment and sexual harassment, including conducting investigations and supporting the victim.

  • Type:
    Leading practice guides

    Building a working environment free from harassment and sexual harassment: Reporting procedures

    This series of Leading practice guides looks at how to create a working environment free from all forms of harassment and why HR and the organisations they represent need to prioritise this issue. While many organisations already have an established procedure for employees to report harassment, harassment and sexual harassment is still underreported. In the third guide in this series, we look at the factors to consider when implementing reporting procedures that will inspire confidence in the organisation and encourage people to report incidents of harassment.

  • Type:
    Leading practice guides

    Building a working environment free from harassment and sexual harassment: Practical steps to creating a harassment-free environment

    This series of Leading practice guides looks at how to create a working environment free from all forms of harassment and why HR and the organisations they represent need to prioritise this issue. In this second guide, we look at what steps employers should take to fulfil their duty to take reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment.

  • Type:
    Leading practice guides

    Building a working environment free from harassment and sexual harassment: What is harassment and what impact does it have on the workplace?

    This series of Leading practice guides looks at how to create a working environment free from all forms of harassment and why HR and the organisations they represent need to prioritise this issue. In this first guide we explore what harassment and sexual harassment is, employers' legal obligations around harassment, including the duty to take reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment, and the critical nature of addressing this issue for HR and their organisations.

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