HRi

Masterclass on Data Protection and Security for HR Consultancy Businesses
2020-11-19 11:30 - 13:30 (Europe/London) | Via Zoom, United Kingdom
Are you an independent consultant who runs your own business? Do you know the key data protection and security essentials to have in place to protect your business and your clients or do you hope for the best that your current approach is ok. Getting this wrong will come at a high price in terms of stress, reputational damage and the time and cost to sort it out.
This masterclass is led by Mary Asante, who runs and HR Consultancy business and is also Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) and a member of ISACA. She is an ISO/IEC 27001:2013 Information Security Management Systems lead auditor and has extensive Information Assurance and Cyber Security experience in providing security solutions for critical business systems in a variety of environments.
Join us to understand the key steps, simple systems and documentation you need to have in place to feel reassured you are managing data protection and security in your business well.
What you will get from the session:
Practical tips in managing data within your business or organisation
Understanding cyber security posture of your independent HR business or organisation
Clarity on any Data protection issues
HRi Data and Information Management Standards & template documents (if HRi member)

Setting up and running your HR consultancy
2020-11-18 12:30 - 13:30 (Europe/London) | Via Zoom, United Kingdom
Are you new to consultancy or thinking about going out on your own? Come and learn more about how to effectively set up and run your own consultancy. We will give you practical tips on setting up and running your consultancy.

Actus - Overview of the Performance Management platform
2020-11-17 12:30 - 13:30 (Europe/London) | Via Zoom, United Kingdom
Actus is a leading Performance Management Software empowering organisations to have performance and talent management conversations in a simple, flexible and effective way. Join Clint McCarthy from Actus who will be delivering an overview of the Actus Performance Management platform. Join us on 17th November to find out more about how you can best support your clients to unlock their employees’ potentials through their SME offerings.

Extended Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (ECJRS) - Legal Surgery Webinar - Freeths
2020-11-17 11:00 - 12:00 (Europe/London) | Via Zoom, United Kingdom
Hear our legal partners Freeths give an overview of the new rules and government guidance surrounding the ECJRS. This is also your opportunity to ask questions regarding the new/extended scheme. There might also be time to cover some more general Covid related employment law queries. We welcome you to submit questions beforehand but you will have the opportunity to ask at this interactive online legal surgery. This event will be limited in numbers to ensure all attendees have the opportunity to participate.
Employment Law Specialists
Kevin Poulter, Lynne Ingram and Amanda Trewhella are all experienced lawyers from the Freeths employment law team, they are also regular contributors to topical employment law issues for BBC News, national and local BBC radio and LBC radio.
Please submit questions in advance by emailing hello@hrindependents.co.uk

Disclosure and Privileges - Freeths
2020-11-11 12:30 - 13:30 (Europe/London) | Via Zoom, United Kingdom
Do you know which communications are disclosable in an employment tribunal and which are protected by privilege?
Privilege enables a party to withhold certain evidence from other parties and the courts, and can be a valuable tool in litigation, but it is narrowly interpreted. As an HR Indie it important that you understand the disclosure obligation in the event one of your clients receives a tribunal claim, and how privilege impacts your approach and clients.
HRi is delighted to be joined by Lynne Ingram (Managing Associate, Employment) and Michael Hoskins (Managing Associate, Commercial Litigation), from our legal partner Freeths, for a webinar to discuss:
• What is disclosure?
• Disclosure in practice and key lessons
• Types of privilege• Who is the lawyer? Who is the client?
• Potential issues and recent cases

Verifile - Referencing and Background Checks
2020-11-10 12:30 - 13:30 (Europe/London) | Via Zoom, United Kingdom
How can you as an Indie ensure that your clients run the required background checks and referencing to confirm that new hires are who they say they are? Verifile, our partner will be running an interactive session on how you can empower your clients in verifying the background of new hires.

Zoom Taster Session - An Introduction to Zoom
2020-11-09 12:30 - 13:30 (Europe/London) | Via Zoom, United Kingdom
In this meeting you will get an introduction to Zoom
Zoom overview
How to update Zoom
Features and benefits
How to optimise audio and video settings
Technical and hardware requirements and recommendations
Security and data protection
Zoom etiquette and best practice
Review and questions

Performance Management Systems/Appraisals
2020-11-06 12:00 - 13:00 (Europe/London) | Via Zoom, United Kingdom
Performance Management Systems/Appraisals
Lucinda Carney will be doing a Performance Management Systems/Appraisals webinar.

Selling in the HRi Shop
2020-10-23 14:00 - 15:00 (Europe/London) | Via Zoom, United Kingdom
In this one hour session you will find out about the HRi Shop, what can be sold in there, how to go about getting your product into the shop and any questions you have will be answered.

Networking Post Lockdown
2020-10-22 18:00 - 19:00 (Europe/London) | Via Zoom, United Kingdom
Get to know other HR and People Professionals. Grow your network with like-minded individuals to help you grow your business. Each attendee will get an opportunity to introduce themselves and their business. Come along and learn more about services other HR and People Professionals offer because we are unique in our own way.

HRi Linkedin Webinar - Taster Session
2020-10-21 12:00 - 12:45 (Europe/London) | Via Zoom, United Kingdom
Taster Session – 45 mins (30 mins presenting + 15 mins Q&A)
Why is LinkedIn so important for your HR Business? Join this session to get a brief overview on why LinkedIn is so critical to the HR community, and what you can expect to takeaway from the HRI LinkedIn Masterclass.

HRi Member Onboarding Webinar
2020-10-19 11:00 - 12:00 (Europe/London) | Via Zoom, United Kingdom
We are excited to be welcoming you to the HRi community. The webinar will cover membership benefits and how you can access them to make the most of your membership. There will be lots of opportunity to ask questions.
This event is for new members to HRi only and it is strictly by invitation only.

Gender Pay Gap - Rob Robson
2020-10-16 12:30 - 13:30 UTC | Via Zoom, United Kingdom
Join Rob Robson, Director of Robson Analytics for an interactive webinar on Gender Pay Gap. Rob is a HR systems, data and process improvement consultant with over 15 years of experience on the techy side of HR gained in a variety of industries, currently providing HR systems and data analysis support to companies of all sizes.
The Agenda will be as follows:

Introduction to GPG – What you have to publish and when
Difference between GPG and equal pay issues
Why you should consider publishing even if you don’t have to
How to calculate GPG; what happens with people who were furloughed?
Factors that can contribute to a pay gap, both internal and societal
What can be done to reduce pay gaps?

Employment Law Update/Change Management - Freeths
2020-10-14 11:00 - 12:30 UTC | Via Zoom, United Kingdom
In these constantly evolving times, employers need to be poised to embrace the latest developments in order to adapt and overcome. The impact of such change on staff cannot be underestimated and needs to be undertaken sensitively, fairly and with dignity.
HRi is delighted to be joined by Lynne Ingram (Managing Associate) and Fiona Goodman (Managing Associate) from our legal partner Freeths, for a session focused on the legal framework for managing organizational and business change, whether through restructuring and redundancies, business transfers and outsourcing or changing contracts of employment.
The session will cover:
• Redundancy – what do employers need to know? The definition of redundancy, collective consultation, redundancy and unfair dismissal, alternatives and redundancy payments
• The application of TUPE on a business sale or outsourcing
• Changing contracts of employment – how can these be implemented?
• Employment tribunals – what are the risks?

Information Following the HRi Launch
2020-10-07 12:30 - 13:30 (Europe/London) | Via Zoom, United Kingdom
Following our fabulous launch event on Wednesday 30th September, we are running a webinar to run through some more of the details of HRi membership and provide the opportunity to ask any questions people may have.

HRi Virtual Launch
2020-09-30 18:30 - 19:30 (Europe/London)
HRi Virtual Launch – 6.30pm on Wednesday 30th September 2020

Join us on the 30th September, when we will be officially launching HRi – the home of independent HR and People Professionals across the UK and beyond.
Please register your interest via Zoom https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEpcuugqT8pGN0sGlWv_WlmP9ELXn8Em8Ww

Our keynote speaker for the event is Preethi Nair: Writer, Entrepreneur and MD of Kiss The Frog (storytelling consultancy). Preethi will be sharing her inspiring story with us of how she took the plunge and left her management consultancy job to follow her dream and write her first novel, Gypsy Masala. Having been rejected by a number of publishers, she set up her own publishing company and PR agency to publish and promote the book. Working under the alias of Pru Menon, Preethi managed to gain substantial coverage and after two years of a roller coaster journey, she signed a three-book deal with HarperCollins. She won the Asian Woman of Achievement award for her endeavours and “Pru” was also short listed as Publicist of the Year for the PPC awards.”
We are delighted to have Lucinda Carney, owner of the well known and highly respected HR Uprising Podcast who will be interviewing us about why we set HRi up, what our hopes and ambitions are for the future, and of course sharing a little bit about us as individuals.
Also joining us is Ben Willmott, Head of Public Policy at the CIPD. Ben is really excited to be joining us and is looking forward to talking about the importance of professional, independent HR and People consultancy support to boosting the productivity and growth of small firms.
We’ll be making sure this event is interactive, informative and fun so we look forward to welcoming you to our new venture and inviting you along on our journey.
