The Employment Law & HR Podcast

By: Alison Colley Solicitor from Real Employment Law Advice
  • Summary

  • Established in August 2014 this is a podcast for Employers, HR professionals and anyone who is interested in employment law & HR. It is designed to bring you an update on the Law and best practice for managing and recruiting staff and for dealing with any issues that may arise at work. Employment law changes on a daily basis and it can be really hard to keep up to date with the changes and essential elements of what you need to know to successfully run your business. This podcast is designed to bring you all the information you need to know in an easy to listen, easy to understand and easy to implement way. Looking at things from a practical as well as legal perspective. Your legal lighthouse, guiding you through a sea of employment legislation.
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Episodes
  • How can employers make it easier for parents to return to work after a period of family leave
    Jul 19 2024
    In this episode 231 of the podcast I bring you an interview with Alice Derbyshire who is a specialist coach and speaker and who works with parents and employers on making the transition back to work as easy as possible. In this episode of the podcast we cover: What the key issues are for HR and managers to consider.Tips on how to reintegrate new parents back to the workplace.Why communication is key to a successful return to work.Why both employee and employer have a role to play in making it a success.The importance of one to one and or performance reviews before someone leaves for maternity leave.Why you need to have a plan in place for breastfeeding employees.Health and safety reviews for pregnant employees and new mums.The importance of putting in place touch points during parental leave. Alice has also produced a document for you ‘Return to work from Parental Leave – 3 Easy Steps to Success’ which you can download for free here: HERE Alice Derbyshire I want my kids to go to work and see a balance of men and women at every level of the organisation. To see role models that look and feel like them; to know that it’s possible to succeed regardless of their gender. I work with businesses who care about this too; supporting you to get structural balance from the bottom to the top. Leadership Coaching | Leadership Development | Parental Transitions | Workshops | Consultancy What clients say: “Alice is one of those rare individuals who understands the world we work in and how to impact business quickly. I couldn’t recommend her highly enough if you need an exceptional person to help your business grow through the people that you employ.” – Managing Director “You are perceptive, kind, and challenging in the most supportive way. How wonderful it is to see small tweaks have such a positive transformation on my leadership impact. I’ve learnt so much in a short time.” – Senior Global Marketing Director You can contact Alice: By phone: +44(0)7789 555626 Book time with Alice on Calendly Find out more – www.alicedarbyshire.com See Alice’s experience on LinkedIn Follow her musings on Instagram Training for your Team Would you like to arrange training for your team to reduce the risk of both unhappy employees and claims being made against you? Please get in touch for a no obligation discussion, we can offer training anywhere in the UK in person or delivered remotely via MS Teams. Please drop me an email alison@realemploymentlawadvice.co.uk Fixed Price Advice from Real Experts As part of our HR Harbour annual subscription service for employers we provide guidance and training for employers, supervisors and managers. If you would like to know more about the HR Harbour Service and how you can get unlimited support from as little as £210 per month please contact me for a no obligation discussion – alison@realemploymentlawadvice.co.uk or you can find full details here: HR Harbour Don’t forget you can contact us by telephone 01983 897003, 01722 653001, 020 3470 0007, 0191 375 9694 or 023 8098 2006 We have a variety of free documents and letters which are available to download here: DIY Documents We are also on YouTube! You can find a range of topics and also listen to this podcast on YouTube here: YOUTUBE Zoes Law Raising awareness of melanoma and skin cancer. You can find more information here: https://www.facebook.com/zoepanayilaw
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    32 mins
  • Setting your employees up for success
    Jul 5 2024

    We are often called upon by employers and managers to advise on situations where issues with performance arise with employees, and the manager/employer has reached the end of their patience with the individual.

    We are also regularly asked by employers about how to manage employees who do not do what is required or are not up to standards.

    Whilst we can advise and resolve issues using a formal performance management process it is much better to head off the issues at an early stage and avoid the formal process altogether. In this episode 230 of the podcast I bring you a run down of the key things you can do to set your employees up for success. In this episode of the podcast we cover:

    • Assessing and checking if you and your team understand their role and contribution to the business
    • How to start in setting out goals and targets for each employee
    • Why it is important to have the goals and targets and aims in place
    • How it will help you in the long run
    • How to proactively manage your team
    • Why it is important to proactively manage your team
    • What typically happens when the foundation work has not been done
    • Why it inevitably leads to a dispute if the foundation is not in place and proactively managed
    • The action points that you can take now to set up for success and prevent problems from arising
    Training for your Team

    Would you like to arrange training for your team to reduce the risk of both unhappy employees and claims being made against you? Please get in touch for a no obligation discussion, we can offer training anywhere in the UK in person or delivered remotely via MS Teams.

    Please drop me an email alison@realemploymentlawadvice.co.uk

    Fixed Price Advice from Real Experts


    As part of our HR Harbour annual subscription service for employers we provide guidance and training for employers, supervisors and managers. If you would like to know more about the HR Harbour Service and how you can get unlimited support from as little as £210 per month please contact me for a no obligation discussion – alison@realemploymentlawadvice.co.uk or you can find full details here: HR Harbour

    Don’t forget you can contact us by telephone 01983 897003, 01722 653001, 020 3470 0007, 0191 375 9694 or 023 8098 2006

    We have a variety of free documents and letters which are available to download here: DIY Documents

    We are also on YouTube! You can find a range of topics and also listen to this podcast on YouTube here: YOUTUBE

    Zoes Law

    Raising awareness of melanoma and skin cancer. You can find more information here: https://www.facebook.com/zoepanayilaw

    Photo by Carlos Muza on Unsplash

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    15 mins
  • Directors employment rights
    Jun 21 2024

    In recent weeks we have been advising several directors (who also happen to be shareholders) of companies where there has been some sort of fall out with fellow directors (and shareholders) leading to that person being dismissed from their role as director and in turn their employment. In this episode 229 of the podcast I bring you a run down of the employment rights that apply to directors who are employees of the business.

    I also cover my tips on avoiding disputes and how to resolve them quickly in the event of a dispute arising.

    In this episode of the podcast we cover:

    • When a director is also an employee.
    • The rights of directors who are also employees.
    • Why you need to have an employment contract and clear terms in place at the outset.
    • The importance of company documentation.
    • Why you need to have targets and goals for directors that are measurable.
    • Why you should caution against dismissing a director from their employment merely because they are no longer able to be a director.

    Training for your Team

    Would you like to arrange training for your team to reduce the risk of both unhappy employees and claims being made against you? Please get in touch for a no obligation discussion, we can offer training anywhere in the UK in person or delivered remotely via MS Teams.

    Please drop me an email alison@realemploymentlawadvice.co.uk

    Fixed Price Advice from Real Experts


    As part of our HR Harbour annual subscription service for employers we provide guidance and training for employers, supervisors and managers. If you would like to know more about the HR Harbour Service and how you can get unlimited support from as little as £210 per month please contact me for a no obligation discussion – alison@realemploymentlawadvice.co.uk or you can find full details here: HR Harbour

    Don’t forget you can contact us by telephone 01983 897003, 01722 653001, 020 3470 0007, 0191 375 9694 or 023 8098 2006

    We have a variety of free documents and letters which are available to download here: DIY Documents

    We are also on YouTube! You can find a range of topics and also listen to this podcast on YouTube here: YOUTUBE

    Zoes Law

    Raising awareness of melanoma and skin cancer. You can find more information here: https://www.facebook.com/zoepanayilaw

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    24 mins

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