Apprenticeships: A solution to your recruitment challenges

Is your organisation struggling to recruit? Are you struggling to find qualified candidates to fill your open positions? Or are you looking for a way to upskill your existing workforce?

Join HR Solutions in this webinar, where we will discuss the benefits of apprenticeships in detail and how they can help you address your current recruitment challenges.

The HR Year Ahead: What are the key trends to watch?

As we wrap up 2023, we’re taking a look into the future to consider the employment developments we are likely to see in 2024.

We already know that 2024 is planned to be a big year with the introduction of many new pieces of employment legislation.  We will share our knowledge in these areas on this webinar, as well as flag key HR best practices.

Identifying and developing skills within your workforce

In this session with HR Solutions and WithYouWithMe, we’ll discuss the importance of upskilling employees to boost capabilities within the business, particularly for tech companies needing innovative solutions. We’ll look at the importance of creating an inclusive workforce that encourages learning and development within the company.

Why robust employment contracts are key to business success

Are you aware of the extent to which your employment contracts can affect your organisation? In recent years we have seen a significant shift in the way in which people are employed and a more modern way of operating has materialised.

Gone are the days of such rigid and fixed working arrangements, so in this webinar, we will explore how a more modern way of working needs legally compliant contractual paperwork that underpins a more flexible and modern employment relationship.

Immigration developments and how they impact employment

In this webinar, we will explain the developments that include a new European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) and an EU Entry/Exit System (EES).

We will explore how these new systems will impact on employment. Specifically, we’ll consider how employers must manage business travel, and what considerations must be given to allowing remote working from outside the UK.

How to become an age friendly employer

Age discrimination legislation has been in place for many years but is perhaps an area of people management that is not often talked about.

In this webinar, we shine the spotlight on young and older workers, looking specifically at how employers can become age friendly by supporting young adults into their first employment and helping older workers to stay in work for longer, or transition to retirement.

We will consider how your business can bring in a more diverse age group and the benefits to supporting attraction and retention.

Building skills and capabilities of your workforce

Following the pandemic, and changes to UK immigration rules, many businesses are now dealing with a labour and skill shortage. Our most recent SME survey found that the second most important aspect of people management for 2023 was employee capability, scoring 44% of the vote.

In this webinar, we consider how to boost employee capability by upskilling to support current and future business needs. Which is also critical to employee attraction and retention.

10 Key considerations when using AI in the workplace

If businesses are to remain competitive and have the advantage, they must embrace Artificial Intelligence (AI). AI is groundbreaking and this rapid change in technology is making fundamental changes to how we live and work and is being cited as the 4th industrial revolution.

We know that AI can streamline processes which if managed correctly, lead to greater performance and productivity whilst at the same time reduces costs.

Why businesses need a different approach to recruitment

In our 2022 SME survey, recruitment was the 3rd major business challenge that SMEs faced going into 2023.

In this webinar, we explore why recruitment is proving to be a major business challenge and consider what different approaches employers can take to address it.

The pros and cons of adopting a 4 day work week

The world’s largest pilot of a four-day working week has concluded and the results published. Key findings include it having a positive impact on employee retention, improved employee mental health and increased revenues.

92% of over 60 participating organisations have now decided to implement it permanently.

In this webinar we consider the pros and cons of adopting a four-day working week and share our practical guidance on how it could be implemented within your business.

Mental health in the workplace – your questions answered

In our SME Survey, 85% of employers stated that mental health was the most important aspect of health and safety. We also know from data published by the HSE that mental health accounted for 65% of all work related ill health cases in 2021/22.

During Mental Health Awareness Week, Victoria Templeton, HR Knowledge Manager and Dom Greenwood, Health & Safety Consultant answered your questions on how to support mental health in the workplace, from both an HR and health & safety perspective.

EU Law (Reform and Revocation) Bill – what is it likely to mean for employers?

In this webinar HR Solutions explores the EU Law (Reform and Revocation) Bill and what it could mean for employment in 2024 and beyond.

We provide you with the latest update on the Bill’s progression through parliament and talk through the areas of employment we are likely to see significant change.

You will have heard the phrases ‘protected conversation’ or ‘without prejudice conversation’, you may even have some experience of holding them in your business, but what exactly are they and when will it be right? This webinar explores the difference between the two and considers why you may want to use them and when.

We all have mental health, just as we all have physical health. Mental ill health though can strike at any time and can affect people from all walks of life and after the year we have all had, the cases in mental health in the workplace have risen.

In this webinar, Dom Greenwood, our Senior Health, Safety and Environmental Manager will explore different mental health conditions and the signs and symptoms to look out. We will also look at what tools are available for businesses to be able to support their employees in the workplace.

As we look to enter 2023, we end the year reflecting on the challenges businesses have faced during 2022 and consider what can be done to plan for the year ahead in 2023.

We shall also look at some key employment tribunal rulings and what these mean for employers, as well as what employment legislation is on the horizon.

Following the pandemic, we have seen an increase in Trade Union membership and we expect this to continue given the cost of living crisis and the threat of a global recession.

It is understood that in the latest released figures, that 40% of trade union members work in the private sector.

Join us in this webinar as we look at how an employer can effectively work with a Trade Union, including how to deal with a request for recognition, what is meant by collective bargaining and how to manage the relationship between both parties.

One of the most important aspects of managing redundancy is the preparation. Preparation is vital in ensuring that a legally fair process is carried out.

In this webinar we will consider what is required at the planning stage of a redundancy programme to make the process run smoothly, fairly and within the law.

The Equality Act has protected trans employees since its introduction of the legislation back in 2010.

Whilst there is guidance available via several national public bodies, it remains a topic that can leave employers not knowing how best to approach it in the workplace.

Recruitment in 2021 is not like recruitment of 2020. A lot has changed following Brexit and COVID-19 in how we engage with applicants, select and onboard.

In this webinar we are joined by guest panellists Michael Jay from REED online, the UKs number one job site and Teilo Morgan from Teamtailor; the leading organisation in applicant tracking systems.

Together, they share their insights on the future of recruitment and how to secure top candidates within a challenging recruitment market.

In this webinar, we look at how organisations can support the health and wellbeing of employees undergoing the menopause. This subject can be seen as a taboo, but it should not be. It is not a one-off event taking place over a short period, but a stage of a person’s life that can occur over many years. The aim of this webinar is to promote awareness, talk about how it can impact work and offer tips and guidance on what you can do to support.

In this webinar we will consider that anyone can be a victim of abuse, harassment and violence which can lead to the negative physical, emotional and psychological wellbeing of a colleague.

We will look at the different tools available to Supervisors & Managers and explore what routes to take if you are made aware of an allegation and what warning signs to look out for.

With COVID restrictions having eased, we are likely to see a return to in-person Christmas parties this year.

Join us in this webinar, as we explore not only how an employer’s responsibilities in managing events may have changed since the pandemic, but we shall also explore the wider considerations for employers when planning events.

This webinar will provide practical steps that an employer can take to help ensure a successful work event takes place.

In this webinar, we will explore how to manage Fire procedures in the workplace and the legal responsibility placed upon the business owner.

We will look at the documents that need to be in place and introduce what system testing, maintenance, and service scheduling are required.

We will explore what staff training essentials there are and what can happen if things go wrong! There will be information on the classifications of fire and what fire extinguishers to use.