Risk reduction through effective HR, with Jacqui Mann

Today's Guest Jacqui Mann is an HR expert, author, coach, and Founder of J Mann Associates, where she works with business owners to build a strong foundation on rock-solid employment law, helping them create a structure within the workplace that empowers staff and makes the company a desirable place to work. Jacqui joins us to discuss why HR is so important, how it helps protect organisations, and the key risks for businesses that don't manage their HR properly. We also discuss the benefits of having a positive work culture, how to fix a toxic company culture, and ways to assess if your workplace culture is up to scratch. https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacquimann You'll learn How HR helps protect businesses. Key risks for businesses that don't manage their HR properly. The foundations of HR that organisations need to get right. The legal requirements around employment contracts. The benefits of having a positive work culture. How to fix a toxic company culture. How to assess how well your HR is functioning and if your workplace culture is adequate. Resources How does your workplace culture score? Recruit, Inspire & Retain In this episode, we talk about: [2:35] How HR functions to manage and mitigate an organisation's risk. [4:13] The foundations of HR. [6:15] The legal requirements around employment contracts. [8:29] Key risks for businesses that don't manage their HR properly and how the equality act works. [13:41] The importance of having a strong recruitment process to protect yourself. [15:27] How to fix a toxic company culture and the benefits of having a culture of shared values. [17:59] How having your organisational behaviours and values aligned creates a positive working environment. [21:20] Why having easily followable processes are so important. [23:27] How to assess how well your HR is functioning and if your workplace culture is adequate. [25:27] The importance of getting right to work documentation. We'd love to hear your views and comments about The Safety and Risk Success Podcast, here's how: Share The Safety and Risk Success Podcast on Linkedin Leave an honest review on iTunes. Your ratings and reviews really help and we read each one. Subscribe to keep up-to-date with our latest episodes: Spotify | YouTube | iTunes Quotables 12:11- "People don't have to be employed by you to bring a discrimination claim." 14:16 - "There are risks that often employers see as just HR being difficult, and it's not we're just trying to protect them because we see it, we see these things happening all the time." #safety #insurance #riskmanagement #hr