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The Brightmine Podcast (UK) — 264 episodes
Burnout in the workplace – a new approach to recovery
What can HR professionals in the UK learn from legal reforms in India?
Flexible working – tips to achieve best practice now
Employment Rights Act 2025 – the trade union reforms reshaping industrial relations
Employment Rights Act 2025 harassment changes - a fresh perspective from the high seas
Employment Rights Act special – how organisation design can help businesses in a period of profound change
The AI challenge - adjust your performance expectations and measurements now!
Gender pay gap reporting – lessons learned and what comes next
Pay reviews in 2026 – balancing budgetary pressures and employee expectations
Employment Rights Act 2025 - why HR should review its probationary process before July 2026
Employment Rights Act 2025 – will women in the workplace benefit?
Wellbeing that works - what the research tells us
HR priorities for 2026 – top tips for a great year
Employment Rights Bill – preparing for the April 2026 changes
Employment Rights Bill – the whats and whens of the trade union-related reforms
Rethinking how your organisation supports new parents
EU Pay Transparency Directive – what is it and what does it mean for employers in the UK?
Employment Rights Bill - where we are now, what to expect next
Probationary periods: lessons from recent tribunal cases
Employment Rights Bill – trade unions and workers' rights
Essential talent-retention strategies - from secondments to talent pathways
Gender pay gap reporting - challenges and upcoming changes
Immigration law changes 2025 – what HR needs to know
Employment Rights Bill – what's new, what's been dropped?
Neonatal care leave - a practical guide
Tribunal round-up - disability-related absence
Pay transparency – prepare for change
What's up with WhatsApp in the workplace?
The criminally overlooked potential of ex-offenders in the workforce
Psychological safety in the workplace
Supporting neurodiversity in the workplace
What changes should HR prepare for from the Employment Rights Bill?
Employment Rights Bill Q&A
HR in 2035 - how will AI transform the people profession in the coming decade?
Sexual harassment in the workplace – legal changes, generational shifts
The four-day week – current legislation, future possibilities
Boosting employee engagement – helping HR get a better ROI on benefits
Evolving your EVP to meet the needs of a multigenerational workforce
HR's role in rethinking office design for the contemporary workforce
Employment tribunal cases - dismissals following employee mistakes
Mergers and acquisitions - HR's seat at the table
Global hiring: AI, EORs and worker misclassification risks
Rethinking recruitment and reskilling
Redundancy protection – what's changed?
Navigating conflicts of belief in the workplace
Employment tribunals - tips and traps
Immigration changes in 2024 - how HR can prepare
COVID and other infectious diseases - what is the correct workplace etiquette now?
"Love contracts" and other romance-related HR dilemmas
How to prepare for Generation Alpha joining the workforce
Key employment law changes to look out for in 2024
Harnessing the power of mindfulness for the workplace
Gender pay gap reporting - a global view
Pay awards – what's in store for 2024?
Empowering HR - tactics and tools for building confidence
Flexible working – current law and future reform
Discrimination law: key developments since the Equality Act 2010
Making AI a success - the pivotal role of HR
Advancing gender equality in the workplace - eight key policy areas
Unfair dismissal claims - recent tribunal cases
Sickness absence - trends and tips
Age discrimination - tips, traps and tribunal cases
Five steps to save yourself from burning out – help for struggling HR professionals
Immigration challenges and opportunities 2023
Key employment cases of 2022/2023
Supporting neurodiversity in the workplace
Gross misconduct and fairness - what part does the employment contract play?
Inclusive workplaces - the human case for reasonable adjustments
Dealing with industrial unrest
TUPE transfers with multiple contractors
Hybrid working - progress and challenges
Creating a menopause inclusive workplace
Creating psychological safety in the workplace
Remote monitoring of homeworkers
Sickness absence management and hybrid working
Investigating improper conduct
Employee engagement in the new world of work
Reasonable adjustments at disciplinary and grievance meetings
Mental health wellbeing at work
HR careers and roles - what our surveys reveal
Reluctant returners
Peter Cheese on The New World of Work
Immigration update for HR
Key 2022 employment cases
Recruitment pitfalls
Hybrid working - what our survey reveals about the challenges and successes for HR
COVID-19 employment tribunal decisions - an update
Improving gender diversity - a case study
Diversity and inclusion questions we shy away from asking
Flexible working requests - the fundamentals and the future
How to develop line managers' communication skills in a hybrid working model
Are your employment contracts fit for purpose?
Professor Cary Cooper on the future of the workplace
Managing redundancy exercises effectively and with empathy
Creating a transgender inclusive workplace
Summer of '21 - the unique challenges for HR
Neurodiversity
Hybrid working - a case study
Conducting right to work checks
Legal aspects of moving to hybrid working
HR's response to COVID-19 and key metrics
When can an employer dismiss for some other substantial reason?
Supporting employees affected by miscarriage or stillbirth
HR, the pandemic and the future of the workplace
Tricky redundancy selection issues
Getting to grips with Brexit following the end of the transition period
Key employment cases for 2021
The coronavirus vaccination and your workforce
The end of the Brexit transition period - what employers need to know
Coaching skills for line managers
Building HR resilience
Managing the end of a redundancy process
Ten years of the Equality Act 2010 - what it means for employers
The Job Support Scheme
How do you create a more racially diverse and inclusive workplace?
How to encourage mental health wellbeing among employees
Whistleblowing during the COVID-19 pandemic
Exploring the impact of Black Lives Matter on diversity and inclusion
Coronavirus and your workforce podcast: Understanding flexible furlough
Coronavirus and your workforce podcast: Meeting health and safety duties as lockdown is lifted
Brexit - preparing your workforce for the end of the transition period
Coronavirus and your workforce podcast: Engaging with employees
Coronavirus and your workforce podcast: Supporting employees who have suffered a bereavement
Coronavirus and your workforce podcast: Consulting collectively with a remote workforce
Coronavirus and your workforce podcast: Managing annual leave
Coronavirus and your workforce podcast: When is a furloughed employee "working"?
Coronavirus and your workforce podcast: Complying with UK immigration requirements during COVID-19
Coronavirus and your workforce podcast: Managing disciplinary, grievance and performance processes remotely
Coronavirus and your workforce podcast: How HR is dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic
Coronavirus and your workforce podcast: We answer your questions
Parental bereavement leave
Coronavirus and your workforce podcast: The Job Retention Scheme and furloughing workers
Coronavirus and your workforce podcast: School closures and the job retention scheme
Key metrics for the HR profession
Dealing with the impact of coronavirus in the workplace
Right to suspend
Supporting employees experiencing the menopause
Non-religious beliefs in the workplace
Key employment cases for 2020
Equal pay
Duty to make reasonable adjustments for disabled workers
Common conundrums when deciding disciplinary sanctions
IR35 reform
Social media misconduct
Covert recordings at work
Labour turnover and sickness absence rates
Employment tribunals - the state of play
The right to work in the UK
Dismissal for poor attendance
Handling difficult conversations
Whistleblowing
Positive action
Dress and appearance in the workplace
Latest updates on Brexit and what they mean to employers
Common issues during maternity leave
GDPR update - current data protection issues for HR
Key HR metrics and priorities for the year ahead
Dealing fairly with disciplinary and grievance situations
Negotiating successful settlement agreements
Brexit and political opinions at work
Brexit - preparing your workforce for all scenarios
The dangers of dismissing employees in receipt of permanent health insurance payments
Wellbeing in the workplace
#MeToo - sexual harassment in the workplace
Key employment cases for 2019
HR developments 2018/2019
Flexible working policies and practice at PwC
Avoiding unfair dismissals during redundancies
Pay award forecasts for 2019
Gender pay gap reporting - what we have learnt so far
Postponing disciplinary and grievance hearings following Talon
XpertHR's key HR metrics and what we can learn from them
Mental health first-aiders
What employers need to know about Brexit
Responding to subject access requests
Five key cases for HR to look out for
Enhancing shared parental pay
Kicking off the World Cup in the workplace
Restrictive covenants - protecting your business
Gender pay gap reporting - what we can learn from the first wave of reports
Supporting bereaved employees
How XpertHR can help you be GDPR ready
Getting to grips with people analytics
Common pitfalls in managing redundancies
Long-term sickness assessments after the demise of fit for work
Are you at risk of backdated holiday claims?
Leadership development - delivering a successful programme
Workplace mediation - what is it and why use it?
Key employment cases for 2018
Gender pay gap reporting - where are we now?
Handling redundancies where maternity rights apply
Emerging trends in employee engagement
HR careers
TUPE mythbusters (part 2)
TUPE mythbusters (part 1)
Suspension from work
Handling grievances
Constructive dismissal explained
Dealing with covert recordings
Holiday pay includes voluntary overtime
The abolition of employment tribunal fees
Training line managers in absence management
The Taylor review
Managing an underperforming employee
Case law update
Identifying a selection pool for redundancy
Reputational damage - five risk areas for employers
Interviewing effectively
Primer on the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
Companions at disciplinary hearings - tricky scenarios for HR
Planning an effective probationary period
National minimum wage
Apprenticeships overview
How holiday cases are affecting employer practice
Long-term sickness absence in the workplace
Short-term sickness absence in the workplace
Recruitment advertising
When is an employer liable for the acts of its employees and others?
Gender pay gap reporting for the public sector
Forecasts for pay awards in 2017/2018
What do the recent cases on worker status mean for employers?
Is your workplace dress code sexist?
Employment law update with Darren Newman
Justifying indirect discrimination
Social media and recruitment
Why employers should be wary of workplace romances
How to approach a difficult conversation
Managing an intergenerational workforce - millennial stereotypes and good practice tips
Ensuring that maternity leave runs smoothly
2017 employment law agenda
Tribunal hearings - what to expect (part 2)
Tribunal hearings - what to expect (part 1)
Making and withdrawing job offers - common pitfalls
2017 employment law agenda
Key recruitment metrics 2016
Key employment cases for 2017
Introduction to the General Data Protection Regulation
How to avoid a workplace nightmare this Christmas
Pensions auto-enrolment
Managing an HR change
Requesting flexible working after maternity leave
Pay forecasts for 2017
Absence rates and managing sickness absence
The apprenticeship levy
Disciplinary investigations and hearings, and dismissals
October 2016 and beyond
Employment tribunals - the state of play
Employees who no longer have the right to work in the UK
Introduction to the gig economy
Family-friendly leave
Graduate recruitment and probationary periods
Holidays - unauthorised absence, cover and contact
Substance misuse in the workplace
Impact of removal of default retirement age
Works councils and employee participation
The Trade Union Act 2016
Holiday pay update
Employment law update
The Fit for Work service
Cases against NHS employers
Upcoming developments in the Immigration Act 2016 and the Enterprise Act 2016
The possible impact of a Brexit
Major sporting events and the workplace
Performance-related pay rises