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Managing the Health of your Employees 2021 and Beyond - Freeths
2021-01-13 10:30 - 11:30 (Europe/London) | Via Zoom, United Kingdom
With disability discrimination claims growing eight times faster than any other employment tribunal claim and stress related absences rising year on year, not to mention the impact of Covid, the health of employees has never been higher on the agenda for you and your clients.
HRi is delighted to be joined by Lynne Ingram (Managing Associate), from our legal partner, Freeths, for this interactive presentation to guide you through the process of assisting your clients to deal with staff health issues pro-actively.
The session will cover:
• Dealing with short and long term absences
• Understanding the concept of “disability” and the duty to make reasonable adjustments
• The process for obtaining appropriate medical evidence
• Considering specific aspects of health in the workplace, including: mental health and neurodiversity
• The menopause
• Drug and alcohol issues

Mastering the menopause - HRi and Christine Morgan
2021-01-06 12:30 - 13:30 UTC | Via Zoom, United Kingdom
This event is for professionals managing themselves or others through the menopause.
Chris Morgan, FCIPD, is an experienced manager, HR Professional and Executive Coach. She has worked in a variety of senior roles in mostly male dominated environments and witnessed first-hand the difficulties the menopause can cause to individuals, colleagues and managers as they collectively work through the different stages together. As well as experiencing it herself, Chris has thoroughly researched the menopause and delivered several presentations on the subject.
The session will include facts about the menopause, discuss the myths and ways to alleviate the symptoms. We will also discuss options for managers to consider to maintain a healthy and productive working environment. There will be slides available, which will include facts for reference purposes.

How to get the most from your networking - Virtually
2021-01-05 12:30 - 13:30 (Europe/London) | Via Zoom, United Kingdom
This event is for anyone already networking or who knows they should be but is unsure where to start!
About the presenter/business:
Lara is a chartered marketer and fellow of the chartered institute marketing. Throughout Lara’s career she has needed to network. This has spanned across several industries from property and recruitment to law and marketing.
What you will get from the session:
You will learn what time of day person you are, how to decide what events to go to, what to do at the event and how to follow up.

Setting Up and Running Your Consultancy - HRi
2020-12-15 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.

How to delight clients and win new business using employee surveys
2020-12-14 12:30 - 13:30 (Europe/London) | Via Zoom, United Kingdom
This event is for consultants providing HR, coaching and related services to SME’s in the UK and abroad.
About the presenter/business:
Michelle is the founder of People Essentials the HR and Survey specialists.
She has more than 25 years’ experience in HR across a range of sectors including IT, engineering, logistics, construction, retail and professional services.
Michelle has been running People Essentials for 10 years and credits her success to the development of a survey platform through which she provides bespoke and off the shelf employee surveys and 360 Degree Feedback Surveys.
People Essentials surveys and methodology are now available to other consultants who want to win more business, achieve a more consistent workload and greater income.
Michelle is Chair of the Thames Valley Branch of the CIPD.
What you will get from the session:
Michelle will outline the People Essentials Buyers Journey and share her top tips for using surveys to win more (profitable) business.
By the end of the session you will:
Understand how to deal with the things that make most consultants uncomfortable with selling
Identify 3 immediate actions you can take to win more/new business

Key changes to the UK immigration system - Freeths
2020-12-11 12:30 - 13:30 (Europe/London) | Via Zoom, United Kingdom
The immigration system is changing to accommodate European nationals following the end of free movement at the end of this year. For most employers, this visa system will be the only mechanism for recruiting overseas nationals into skilled roles. These new rules will apply from 1 December 2020 for non-EU nationals and from 1 January 2021 for EU nationals arriving in UK for first time.
Emma Brooksbank from Freeths LLP will be discussing the key features of the new system and the steps employers need to take now to prepare for its introduction.
The session will be suitable for HR professionals with some experience of assisting their clients with recruiting under the immigration system and for those who are getting to grips with the immigration system for the first time.

HRi expert - Marketing/Business Development - how to get the message right
2020-12-10 12:30 - 13:15 (Europe/London) | Via Zoom, United Kingdom
HRi expert – Marketing/Business Development – how to get the message right
Launching a business, or going freelance is daunting (and thrilling) at the best of times, let alone when there’s a global pandemic turning the working world upside down. However now, more than ever, companies are going to need good quality/reliable support with managing their personnel issues. But with rising competition in your field, how do you stand out from the crowd whilst attracting the right kind of clients?
We’re going to take a look at how best to approach marketing and business development with our Top 10 tips to ensure you’re reaching the right people at the right time, with the right message.

Actus - CPD
2020-12-08 12:30 - 13:30 (Europe/London) | Via Zoom, United Kingdom
Keeping your CPD up to date is crucial to delivery state of the art services to your clients. HRi values the role CPD plays in the growth and success of our members. HRi has joined in partnership with Actus to provide our members with an intuitive leading system for our members to track their CPD and development plans. Join us for an introductory session to learn more about our CPD system.

Verifile - Referencing and Background Checks
2020-12-03 12:30 - 13:30, 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.

Social Media Hype - choosing the right platforms for your business
2020-12-01 12:30 - 13:30 (Europe/London) | Via Zoom, United Kingdom
Gain both a theoretical and practical overview of the main social media marketing channels used for business – Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram. The session will guide HR consultants on how to include social media within their overall marketing strategy. Learn about profile management, content planning and generation, engagement and scheduling. This is an insightful starting point for marketing a HR business through social media with the aim of achieving organic brand visibility and lead generation.
You will leave this webinar knowing:
• The difference between the core 4 social media platforms
• The essentials of profile management
• How to generate content ideas
• How to encourage post engagement
• Recommended scheduling tools
• How to measure what’s working

Job Evaluation - Heidi Turner/HRi
2020-11-30 12:30 - 13:30 (Europe/London) | Via Zoom, United Kingdom
Who is it for? This event is for independent HR Consultants running their own business.
About the presenter/business:
Heidi Turner has 20 years of experience in job evaluation and job analysis. She has developed her own analytical job evaluation scheme which she has successfully implemented in several organisations.
What you will get from the session:
Heidi will talk about the importance of equal pay legislation, the principles of job evaluation and what is ‘like work’, how to implement a scheme and developing a pay and grading structure based on the results.
You will be able to talk to new and existing clients confidently about equal pay and job evaluation so that you can implement a scheme on their behalf.
Testimonials/recommendations:
“Heidi has developed a bespoke job evaluation study. It is based on years of experience and if implemented correctly, can protect your business against equal pay claims which can be hugely costly and time consuming” Robert Gibson, Senior Partner at Samuel Phillips Law Firm.

Elevator Pitch
2020-11-26 12:30 - 13:30 (Europe/London) | Via Zoom, United Kingdom
You are at a networking event and you have been given 1 minute to introduce your business. How do you deliver an unforgettable clear pitch?
How easy is it for you to introduce yourself and what you offer? What is your value proposition? As a business owner, every opportunity you get to speak to someone about your business is a chance to showcase your unique selling points (USP). Whether it is at an event, during the School run, whilst walking the dog or at your local supermarket.
With most networking events and activities moving online, it is important to be able to articulate your service and/or product offering to an online audience you may not be familiar with, in a way that they will remember you when they need your skills and expertise.
The webinar will give you useful tips on how to prepare a short speech, which clearly and succinctly state you and your company offer your clients. You will get a chance to practice your elevator pitch.

What are your unique selling points?
What is your value proposition?
How do you introduce yourself and your business in less than 60 seconds

Growing your business - HR Independents' Perspective
2020-11-23 12:00 - 13:30 (Europe/London) | Via Zoom, United Kingdom
Growing your business as an Indie can be challenging but exciting too. Our panel will be sharing their experience and success stories as well as lessons they have learnt along the way.
Sarah Harvey – Savvy Conversations
Sarah is an experienced and highly qualified leadership, culture and conflict coach. She is also a skilled facilitator, manager mentor, and workplace mediator. A successful HR leader and OD consultant, she has worked with over 50 organisations and thousands of managers in the public, private and third sectors since she set up her consultancy practice in 2003.
Sarah is the author of these three books: ‘Savvy Conversations: A practical framework for effective workplace relationships’ (Librotas 2020). Available from Amazon and other retailers. The book is about creating workplaces and relationships that get the best from people and help people to be their best selves. It brings together compelling human psychology and communications research into a no-nonsense, practical framework and easy to understand model to show how to have the right conversations, in the right way, at the right time.
‘Savvy Performance Management’ e-book. Available exclusively from Bookboon.com 2016. Downloaded over 25,000 times.
‘The Ultimate A-Z of Home Working’ e-book. Available exclusively from Bookboon.com 2020.
A Chartered Fellow of the CIPD and Fellow of the ILM, Sarah has a Post Graduate (Level 7) Diploma in Personnel Management and a Post Graduate (Level 7) Diploma in Leadership Mentoring and Executive Coaching. She has a passion for psychology and it’s application in the workplace and in 2017 began studying for a BSc (Hons) with the Open University.

Nikki Masterman – Inspired HR
With nearly 29 years within the field of HR, Nikki brings a no-nonsense & enthusiastic approach to HR whilst building strong and real relationships with her client base. Nikki has consistently made her mark in her corporate world career and now brings her energy, drive and enthusiasm to the SME market through her business in Newcastle.
After being invited along by a friend to her first ever networking event on the 29th March 2017 Nikki saw the potential of building a business through networking and decided to start her business on that very same day.
Through her love of networking and three and a half years later Nikki has taken her business from being a sole trader HR Indie to a Ltd Company of 7 employees & 8 associate partners. Not one to slow down Nikki now has plans to continue her business growth nationwide. In addition to running her very busy business she is also a volunteer Regional Director with BNI, a School Governor, part of the Natwest Accelerator Programme and also mentors girls aged 14-19 as part of The Girls Network Charity.
Her key to success is work hard, help others, build business partnerships and do great credible work.

Natalie Ellis – Rebox HR
Natalie Ellis is an HR Consultant and Director of Rebox HR, with a career spanning 15 years, she started her HR career at Woolworths PLC, moving on to Business Partner and HR Manager roles in the private sector before launching Rebox HR in February 2020. Natalie is a specialist in employment relations, she is a virtual HR Consultant supporting clients of all shapes and sizes throughout the UK by providing HR and employment law advice. In 7 short months, she has started her business and was named Best Virtual HR Consultancy 2020 by SME News Magazine.
She has recently written her first book “Launch Your HR Career” which is to be published on 20th November 2020, is a multi-award nominated HR blogger and works closely with the CIPD both in her local branch and as a keynote speaker.

Jacky Clarke – Clarke Learning Consultancy
Jacky has a wealth of experience as a facilitator, coach, consultant and strategist – working across a broad cross-section of industries in the private, public and non-profit sectors in the UK, Ireland, and South Africa. Realising that big business strategy could translate into micro-businesses, Jacky set up an online 12-week Business to Blueprint program that takes business owners through all the elements to set up a sustainable business that gives them work-life balance and a money-making business.

June Hogan – Wildwood Coaching
June has enjoyed a variety of roles during her 20 year HR career including HR Business Partnering, Reward and Policy, and Learning and Development. Having managed organisational change programmes and been made redundant herself, in 2019 June decided to bring together her personal and professional experience, and her coaching skills, to offer outplacement support services.
June is now the owner and Director of Wildwood Coaching Limited, a business which provides a variety of outplacement support services to values led organisations wanting to do the right and help their leavers with advice, guidance and support in preparing for a future after redundancy.

Mary Asante, Director of HRi will be hosting the event.

Be Audacious - Preethi Nair
2020-11-21 00:00 - 02:00 (Europe/London) | Via Zoom, United Kingdom
HRi are proud to be welcoming and hosting a special event with Preethi Nair – Be Audacious.
Those who attended the HRi launch on 30th September 2020 will have heard from Preethi Nair as our keynote speaker, when she shared her own inspirational story about giving up her secure management consultancy role and following her dream of writing, and against all the odds, publishing her first book, Gypsy Masala.
In this inspirational session hosted by HRi, Preethi will be helping you to discover how to be audacious. You will discover how to create a bold vision for your future and commit to the first steps in the unfolding of this new story through the following:
– Understand why your why needs to be strong
– Identify your blocks
– How to see obstacles as opportunities
– Create a compelling new story for yourself
After writing her first book, Preethi was rejected by a number of publishers, and so 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 managed to sign 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.”
Drawing on her own experience, Preethi set up Kiss the Frog to bring the art of storytelling and creativity into organisations.
Preethi works with leadership teams globally, bringing together the worlds of business and the imagination. She is also on the faculty at Cranfield university, London Business School and at the Financial Times/IE Learning, teaching various modules on storytelling and personal leadership.

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

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

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.
