What is the new Bullying and Respect at Work Bill?
26th July 2023
Holly Navarro, Employment Law Solicitor at Primas Law, comments: “As it stands, there is no legal definition of “bullying” at work which means there are
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Welcome the Primas HR Hub.
The Primas HR Hub is a knowledge-sharing forum, through which the Primas Employment Law Team intend to keep HR professionals and business leaders informed and updated with important snippets of employment law news and know-how.
About the Primas HR Hub
We want to share with you what we think you, as someone who may have responsibility for staffing matters within your organisation, could do with knowing as you face the challenges that everyday people management throws your way.
In each three month period, we focus on a particular field or employment law subject which we think is of greatest relevance to people like you. Updates and knowledge sharing within each quarter will therefore have some association to that single theme or subject.
If you would like to sign up to receive email updates from the HR Hub, then please click here. Rest assured, through this forum, you won’t be expected to wade through lengthy articles stuffed with legal jargon, nor be bombarded with an endless series of sales pitches.
Over and above email updates, we relay information in various ways, sharing our pearls of wisdom through a mix of messages and media, whether written, audio or video, in addition to good old “in-person” sessions, typically offering a round table discussion format. You can find out more information about the types of ways we share knowledge with you below.
Next Event
Thursday 7th December
Educate and prevent: Navigating workplace bullying and harassment
Location: Primas Manchester office
Time: 8am – 10am
RSVP via hrhub@primaslaw.co.uk
Roundtable events
Our round table events are a key pillar of the Primas HR Hub.
Hosted in our Manchester office, our exclusive round table event will provide attendees with the opportunity to access expert legal advice on trending employment law topics. As well as receiving insight and guidance into each chosen subject, attendees have the opportunity to share their own experiences and learn from other around the table.
The next round table event will be taking place in Manchester on Thursday 7th December and will focus on arming attendees with expert advice and insight relating to workplace bullying and harassment. More information about this can be found below.
Spaces are limited, so register your interest by emailing hrhub@primaslaw.co.uk
Video content
From interviews with our experienced Employment Team to scenario-based content that demonstrates the best (and worst) ways to handle employment issues, the Primas HR Hub also shares video content to help you navigate some of the challenges you may face from day to day.
View our latest video content here.
Written resources & guides
Our specialist legal team regularly shares their insight into burning employment law issues and news, as well as answering common questions often faced by HR professionals and business leaders.
View our written resources and guides here.
Key Individuals
David Walton
Head of Employment
david.walton@primaslaw.co.uk
Danielle Ayres
Employment Law Partner
danielle.ayres@primaslaw.co.uk
Catherine Kerr
Employment Law Partner
catherine.kerr@primaslaw.co.uk
Holly Navarro
Employment Law Solicitor
holly.navarro@primaslaw.co.uk
The Primas HR Hub
Workplace bulling and harassment
Thursday 7th December | 8am – 10am
Location: Primas Manchester
Register your interest by emailing hrhub@primaslaw.co.uk
December event: Navigating workplace bullying and harassment
Educate and prevent: Navigating workplace bullying and harassment.
Data shows that around one in four people have experienced bullying or have been made to feel left out in their place of work.
Ahead of the busy Christmas party season and in response to these statistics, December’s Primas HR Hub will focus on the critical theme of bullying and harassment in the workplace.
With the festive season bringing more social events and office parties, it’s crucial for employers and HR professionals to ensure they are equipped with the knowledge and confidence needed to effectively deal with unacceptable behaviour, both inside and outside the workplace.
We’ll be providing an in depth overview of the law in this area while also exploring recent high profile cases involving companies such as McDonalds and the National Grid, as well as individuals who have been in the spotlight, like Russell Brand.
Our goal is to equip employers with the knowledge needed to address any issues of bullying or harassment promptly and effectively.
Spaces are limited, so make sure to secure your spot by emailing hrhub@primaslaw.co.uk t or you can sign up via our Eventbrite page.
September event: 'When the going gets tough'
A ‘just in case’ toolkit to help prepare employers for challenging times in the workplace.
In business, no one likes to think too much about the bad times and having to make unpopular or tough decisions that might impact on people’s livelihoods. However, we believe it is far better to be well-prepared “just in case” the going gets tough, and hopefully, such preparation will never be needed to be put into practice.
In light of the prevailing economic climate and trends, and following feedback from business owners and HR professionals in our network, we have chosen “When the going gets tough…” as our next headline subject for the Primas HR Hub round table event.
Under this banner headline, we intend to offer insight and guidance into the options and procedures available to employers, in the event that tough decisions have to be made.
We will naturally cover workplace scenarios such as the need to consider redundancies, the implementation of changes to terms and conditions of employment and the right to lay-off. However, we will also endeavour to explore alternative, less obvious strategies that employers may look to, when the going gets tough. Needless to say, we sincerely hope that you will never be in a position to need to rely on such insight and guidance, however, better safe than sorry.
The core issues that we intend to cover will include:
- Conducting redundancy consultation processes
- Fair redundancy selection
- Revising contract terms
- When to use settlement agreements
- Redundancy pay entitlements
- Possible alternative strategies to contend with “tough times”
Join us at our next event
Spaces are limited, so make sure your secure your spot by emailing hrhub@primaslaw.co.uk.
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June event: guide to absence management
For our first quarterly focus and session of The Primas HR Hub, we chose the broad subject of “health and wellbeing in the workplace”.
In 2022, the sickness absence rate was at the highest it has been for a decade. What’s more, in 2021, the UK lost around 149.3m working days a year due to sickness or injury; that’s around 4.6 days per worker.
By some margin, we receive more questions from our employer clients about issues relating to the health and wellbeing of their staff than anything else. We therefore thought that this was the natural best place for The Primas HR Hub to start.
Our first round table event welcomed HR professionals and business leaders to our city centre office in Manchester, where our expert team provided an overview of the law in relation to absence management, both long and short term. They also shared tips and advice on how businesses can introduce the strategies needed to respond to the ongoing challenges around employee absence.
The session equipped attendees with the knowledge required to proactively and effectively manage workplace absences and how to confidentiality handle sensitive or difficult scenarios.
Led by our Head of Employment Law David Walton and Employment Law Partner Danielle Ayres, the Primas HR Hub round tables are the perfect way to meet our legal experts, share your experiences of employment law challenges and learn from other industry professionals around the table over a free breakfast.
Join us at our next event
Spaces are limited, so make sure your secure your spot by emailing hrhub@primaslaw.co.uk.
LATEST ADVICE FROM OUR PRIMAS hR HUB
What is the new Employment Relations Flexible Working Bill?
20th July 2023
The new Flexible Working Bill was passed through its third reading in parliament on Friday 14th July, meaning it will now become law. The new
Guide to absence management in the workplace
21st June 2023
In any organisation, absence management is an essential part of ensuring overall productivity, employee well-being and business operations. High levels of employee absence can have
Unearthing the Bygot files
Meet Mr A.Bygot, an employer like no other.
To some, he’s “old-school”, to others, he’s a dinosaur. But one thing is clear: Mr A.Bygot is not the kind of employer anybody wants to work for in 2023.
In a Primas Law exclusive, our legal team have uncovered the scandalous tales of Mr A.Bygot – an employer who has absolutely no regard for his employee’s wellbeing or the employment laws he should be observing.
Whilst details of the cases against Mr A.Bygot are still unfolding, the Primas Employment Law Team hope to raise more awareness as to what employers should (and in many cases, definitely should not) do when it comes to dealing with everyday challenges which you may face in the workplace.
Many questions are yet to be answered. Who is Mr A.Bygot? Where did he get so much tweed? How does he manage to run a business in violation of so many employment laws? But rest assured, the Primas Employment Law Team are on the case.
Latest addition to the Bygot Files: A.Bygot reveals how not to manage employee absences
Primas HR Hub frequently asked questions
The Primas HR Hub is a knowledge-sharing forum, through which the Primas Employment Law Team intend to keep HR professionals and business leaders informed and updated with important snippets of employment law news and know-how.
In each three month period, we focus on a particular field or employment law subject which we think is of greatest relevance to people like you. Updates and knowledge sharing within each quarter will therefore have some association to that single theme or subject.
Certainly! We want to ensure that what we share through the Primas HR Hub is what you want to hear and see, so any feedback and specific requests to address particular burning questions is most welcome.
Simply email us at hrhub@primaslaw.co.uk to share your suggestions or requests for future round table events.
All of our round table events are held in-person. Following the success of our first round table, and to support the catchment areas of all our offices, by popular demand, we are now running round table sessions at our Manchester and Cheshire offices.
An event based in Liverpool will follow in the next quarter on whatever subject we choose to address next so watch this space!
Spaces are limited, so make sure you register early to avoid disappointment. You can register your interest for each round table event by emailing hrhub@primaslaw.co.uk.
Please email hrhub@primaslaw.co.uk and request that you are added to our mailing list.
All Primas HR Hub roundtable events are free to attend and breakfast is provided. Simply email hrhub@primaslaw.co.uk to reserve your space.
