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Annual Employment Law update
2024-04-17 09:00 - 11:30 UTC | Vitality Stadium, Kings Park, Bournemouth, BH7 7AF, United Kingdom
Join Bond Williams Professional Recruitment for our FREE Annual Employment Law Update with Paul Burton – Director of Employment Law at ViewHR who will be giving an overview of the legalities of both new and current employment law legislation.
Paul has been an employment solicitor for nearly 20 years and is known for his in-depth knowledge and expertise in the areas of employment law and human resources. He regularly provides training to clients in relation to their human resources, for example, performance management and tackling sickness absence.
Paul is a member of the Employment Lawyers Association and has been recognised for many years in the Legal 500, a leading independent legal directory. He specialises in both contentious and non-contentious employment law matters, including unfair dismissal, whistleblowing, disability discrimination, TUPE, settlement agreements, contracts and policies.
NOTE: These events are for Business Owners, HR functions and employees whose roles are directly or indirectly related to HR functions. If you do not fit these criteria, you may not be eligible to attend.
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Benefits and Wellbeing Seminar
2024-01-30 09:00 - 12:00 UTC | Vitality Stadium, Kings Park, Bournemouth, BH7 7AF, United Kingdom
Join us for our next FREE Bond Williams HR & Leadership event where we team up with Mercer Marsh Benefits to bring you this insightful three part seminar where Nikki Tigwell, Business Development Manager, will lead an interactive session discussing the current health and benefit trends employers are experiencing; Connor Jones, Senior Workplace Education Consultant, will be delivering an insightful session into how you can accommodate to the financial wellbeing needs of your workforce; and Jon Wood, Leader of Workplace Savings, MMB Commercial will round off the session with the launch of Mercer Smart Pension.
HOW TO USE BENEFITS TO CONNECT WITH YOUR EMPLOYEES
The ongoing cost of living crisis is creating difficulties for individuals up and down the country. Increasingly, colleagues are looking to their employers to provide something that will help alleviate some of the pressures and anxieties that they face.
Inevitably, there is an intrinsic link between an individuals’ financial, social, physical and mental wellbeing; that is to say that there is invariably a knock-on effect if we find ourselves struggling in one particular area.
It is perhaps unsurprising then to learn that many of our problems tend to stem from financial difficulties – with over 1.5 million people experiencing both problem debt, and mental health problems.
Whilst many individuals therefore look to what they believe to be the obvious solution to all of their problems – to get paid more – we know as employers that it’s not quite that simple.
Whether it be providing benefits to ensure that an individual and their loved ones are protected should the worst happen, or perhaps it’s a case of proactively trying to educate individuals on the benefits and support that is available to them through their employment. There is certainly not a ‘one-size fits all’ here, but there does seem to be a shift away from the traditional, to the unconventional.
UK Health and Protection benefit trends
Given the increasing costs associated with health and protection benefits, it is crucial for businesses to find a balance between supporting employee well-being and managing the impact of poor health and limited access to healthcare. At Mercer Marsh Benefits, we understand the importance of long-term investment in employee health and the value of preventative and proactive interventions in mitigating rising costs.
In today’s competitive talent market, offering comprehensive health and well-being benefits is essential for employee recruitment and retention. These benefits not only help employees thrive in their roles but also demonstrate that their employer genuinely cares about their well-being.
Nikki Tigwell, Business Development Manager at Mercer Marsh Benefits, will provide valuable insights into the current landscape of health and protection benefits. We will explore the latest trends in these areas and compare them with your existing benefit offerings. This analysis will help you identify opportunities for improvement and ensure that your benefit propositions align with industry best practices.
Mercer Smart Pension: A New Master Trust Proposition
Jonathan Wood will discuss the introduction of the Mercer Smart Pension. Focused initially on the SME market, our new Master Trust combines Smart Pension’s technology-led, digital-first master trust, with Mercer’s market-leading investment capabilities, governance, and retirement services. With an Annual Management Charge of just 0.3%, Jonathan will discuss how this and Master Trusts in general, represent great value for employers.
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Neurodiversity: An introduction to Neurodivergence and Neuroinclusion
2023-09-26 09:00 - 12:00 (Europe/London)
Join us at our next Bond Williams seminar with guest speaker Hayley Brackley, of Great Minds Don’t for this insightful, informative and inspirational session, where we’ll dive into the world of neurodiversity.
Over the last 5 years, we’ve seen the word neurodiversity more and more, in a workplace and a social context. But what does it actually mean? And what does neurodivergence mean for your organisation?
With 20% of our population being neurodivergent, it’s imperative that we understand how our brains work differently and what we can do to support each and everyone to be their best self at work.
In this session we will cover:

What is neurodiversity and neurodivergence.
Language and terminology
An introduction to neurodivergent conditions and differences such as ADHD, Autism, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia and Tourette Syndrome.
Practical steps for fostering a culture of neuroinclusion.

A bit about Hayley:
Hayley was diagnosed with ADD and dyslexia back in 2002, when it was something that only applied to energetic and naughty little boys. Over the past 21 years, she’s seen the world of neurodiversity change and understanding grow.
Since founding Great Minds Don’t, a learning consultancy specialising in neurodivergence, she has worked with hundreds of teams, creating awareness and understanding through amazing training, and hundreds of individuals, building confidence and strategies through coaching.
NOTE: These events are for Business Owners, HR functions and employees whose roles are directly or indirectly related to HR functions. If you do not fit these criteria, you may not be eligible to attend.
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Mock Tribunal Event
2023-06-13 09:00 - 12:30 (Europe/London)
Bond Williams Professional Recruitment are pleased to welcome back Paul Burton, Employment Partner and Chris Dobbs, Employment Solicitor from Frettens Solicitors along with real barristers from Pump Court Chambers to take us through a mock tribunal.
You will gain an insight into the procedures for employment tribunals and have an opportunity to ask questions.
We ask that you aim to arrive by 8:40am as we will need to start the event at 9am sharp to ensure we have enough time to get through the case.
“Pump Court Chambers is ranked by the Legal 500 2023 as a leading set for employment law and is described by clients as ‘an excellent set with talented and bright counsel’, ‘strong in the employment law field’ and ‘attentive and pro-active with experience in all areas of employment law’. The members of our team are recognised by both Chambers & Partners and the Legal 500 as leading barristers who cover all areas of employment and discrimination law. This includes discrimination within the context of transport, education and housing, where we have been involved in some of the leading cases that have helped to shape this area of law. Our barristers are regularly instructed to act on behalf of employees and employers in a wide range of contentious and non-contentious employment-related litigation; from providing expert advice on compliance and drafting contractual terms to representation before the Courts and Employment Tribunals in the UK and overseas on issues such as restrictive covenants and injunctions to protect business interests. Our barristers have extensive experience in public and private-sector case work at all levels. Several of our members sit as part-time Employment Judges and we also have a number of qualified mediators within our team.”
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Annual Employment Law Update
2023-03-21 09:00 - 11:30 (Europe/London)
Join Bond Williams Professional Recruitment for our FREE Legal Employment Law Update with Paul Burton – Partner at Frettens Solicitors who will be giving an overview of the legalities of both new and current employment law legislation.
Paul Burton is a Partner at Frettens Solicitors specialising in employment Law in both contentious and non-contentious matters, including unfair dismissal, discrimination, TUPE, contracts and policies. Representing both companies and employees, his time is split between tribunal work, settlement agreements, HR advice to employers and advising individuals with employment disputes.
NOTE: These events are for Business Owners, HR functions and employees whose roles are directly or indirectly related to HR functions. If you do not fit these criteria, you may not be eligible to attend.
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Benefits and Wellbeing Seminar
2023-01-24 09:00 - 12:00 (Europe/London)
Join us for our next FREE Bond Williams HR & Leadership event where we team up with Mercer Marsh Benefits to bring you this insightful three part seminar where Daniel Wyatt, Senior Scheme Design Consultant, will take us through how to create a benefit strategy that truly speaks to your employees; Connor Jones, Senior Workplace Education Consultant, will be delivering a session on how you can support your colleagues with the ‘Rising Cost of Living’ crisis; and Jon Wood, Leader of Workplace Savings, MMB Commercial will round off the session with a quick update on market trends for UK pensions then lead a workshop, where we can collectively consider how we could redesign UK pensions to improve member engagement.
HOW TO USE BENEFITS TO CONNECT WITH YOUR EMPLOYEES
With rising inflation rates, an energy crisis, global recession and longer healthcare waiting lists we are seeing the majority of our clients prioritise their employee’s day-to-day wellbeing needs more than ever. The Cost of Living crisis is putting additional financial and mental strain on your employees which naturally will have an adverse effect on both productivity in the workplace and employee attrition/retention.
With the war for talent becoming increasingly more competitive we are seeing the need for employers to provide and introduce more support for their employees. There are many ways that you can do this but ultimately it is important that the initiatives that you do put in place are relevant and aligned to the needs of your workforce. As an employer it is your duty to be proactive and devise a benefits strategy that truly speaks to your employees, is aligned to your wider corporate goals and objectives (e.g. ESG and DE&I) and is connected to your recruitment strategy.
In this workshop we will be discussing how some of our clients tackle these challenges and what the journey could and should look like, regardless of industry. Some of the areas that we will be covering are:

Employee Listening – how can you gather and collate feedback from your employees throughout the year?
Benefits Benchmarking – the importance of understanding where your benefits strategy places against the General Market and companies within your sector(s)?
Audit and Review – Is the current benefits provision fit for purpose?
Harmonisation – Have you recently been through either a merger or acquisition? Have you considered creating a unified scheme that is equal and fair to all employees across the business?

Throughout this session we will be asking the audience to regularly interact with us via the Slido tool so it would be great if all attendees can please come equipped with a smartphone.
HOW YOU CAN SUPPORT YOUR COLLEAGUES WITH THE ‘RISING COST OF LIVING’ CRISIS
It is no secret that the current rising cost of living crisis has forced individuals to make tough decisions about their finances. In fact, in a recent study carried out by the Money and Pensions Service, it was found that 24 million UK adults don’t feel confident in managing their money day-to-day.
To help try to mitigate some of this apprehension, and to ease some of the tension that we are all inevitably experiencing right now, the Workplace Education Team at Mercer Marsh Benefits have created a wealth of material geared towards helping individuals to become more financially well.
REIMAGINING PENSIONS
More than 10 years have passed since the introduction of Automatic Enrolment in the UK. Whilst automatic enrolment has been a success in enrolling more people into pensions; has enough been done to encourage greater engagement with pensions in the UK?
Jon Wood, Leader of Workplace Savings for Mercer Marsh Benefits will provide a quick update on market trends for UK pensions and then lead a workshop, where we can collectively consider how we could redesign UK pensions to improve member engagement.
There will be no wrong or right answers!
This session has been put together for anyone that works in HR or Leadership roles or specialises in Benefits & Rewards.
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How to put the Happy into Hybrid Working
2022-09-13 09:30 - 11:30 (Europe/London)
The word Hybrid comes from the Latin hybrida which has been translated as ‘offspring of a tame sow and wild boar’ or ‘child of a freeman and a slave’.
No wonder it’s such a hot potato, and hard to get right. How do you handle something both wild and tame? And how do we make a success of something that has its roots in the soil of stability and containment and its branches in the space and unpredictable world above ground?
According to Yvonne, it’s by understanding and honouring both and about really knowing who we are and what we need and expect of ourselves and others to perform at our best. Yvonne will lead us on an exploration of what we need to consider to be able to accept and fully embrace different working styles and communication preferences within the context of hybrid working. The session promises to be both thought provoking and good fun.
Yvonne is passionate about people, communication, and relationships, who we are, how we behave and why and is a catalyst for growth. After 20 years in HR both in-house and as a consultant, she now specialises in raising awareness and holding a space for individuals and teams to explore ways to improve their working relationships whilst honouring who they are. She uses the Insights Discovery tool as a self-awareness accelerator and to offer a shared language and structure to get teams talking, to support personal growth and lasting changes in team dynamics.

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Is it time for a “she-bound”?
2022-07-19 09:15 - 10:45 (Europe/London)
Join us at our next Bond Williams Webinar with guest speakers Dr Alison Maitland and Liz Walker, Directors of Becoming International, for a session considering whether the global pandemic offers businesses an opportunity to create a “she-bound”.
It is plain to see that the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the world of work immeasurably. This session will explore whether these changes present a unique opportunity to “build back better” for women and create a significant shift in gender equity in the workplace.
We’ll start by examining the changes that we are experiencing to our working world. We’ll talk about the “she-cession” (the disproportionate impact of the pandemic on equality for women in the workplace) and the “great resignation” (the large numbers of people considering leaving their current employer). You’ll have a chance to discuss your experiences and the impact that you are seeing in your organisations.
And we’ll consider the opportunity created by these events, to shift the dial on gender equity in the workplace. What might it take, both organisationally and personally, to seize this opportunity and create an inflection point for women in business?
The session will be based on Becoming’s recent whitepaper, published in December 2021 and available here: https://becoming.international/whitepaper_becoming_international/
Becoming International is a women’s leadership and development business, on a mission to help women lead unapologetic lives. Dr Alison Maitland is a psychologist and coach, who has lead and worked in HR and Leadership Development for multi-national organisations across Europe and North America. Liz Walker is a coach and facilitator, with experience in Leadership and Learning and Development for global professional service organisations.
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Our workplace has evolved, have our peoples needs evolved too?
2022-06-28 09:30 - 11:30 (Europe/London)
Join us for our next webinar where we team up with James Hampton of Unify Partnership to bring you an insightful event on how the workplace as we know it has evolved and how managers and leaders can support their teams.
The workplace as we know it has evolved into a blended environment of home working, hot-desking and agile working, but our people’s needs whilst working in a team have not.
During this formative period of finding our feet, managers and leaders need some simple tools and techniques to motivate, help communicate and support teams in building personal resilience – especially when they’re not always visible.
In this interactive presentation, James will introduce us to the world-renowned Insights Discovery model of behaviour and associated colour energies. This world-class diagnostic isn’t only informative, meaningful, and applicable but it effortlessly helps teams, managers and leaders identify preferences of behaviour and the challenges they face when working together remotely, or in the office.
The three tools you will walk away with are:

Greater awareness of behavioural styles
An understanding of what motivates the different styles
How to help the styles communicate more effectively in a blended environment

About James
As co-founder of Unify Partnership, James is an experienced facilitator and coach with a passion for helping people, teams, and leaders to thrive.
With 16 years of sector experience, James works with organisations alongside the Unify team, developing and delivering team and leadership programmes that stimulate measurable and sustainable differences. Along with an extensive commercial background, James’ qualifications and experience in Behavioural Science, Emotional and Social Intelligence and Insights Discovery enable him to meet challenge with solution.
About Unify
Unify Partnership – challenging mindsets and changing behaviour
We cultivate and embed a significant shift in how people see themselves and others, leading to greater self-awareness and better, more effective relationships that foster collaboration and trust, resulting in a measurable difference in their everyday team and leadership performance.

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Employment Law Update webinar
2022-03-22 09:30 - 11:00 (Europe/London)
Join Bond Williams Professional Recruitment for our free legal yearly update with Paul Burton from Frettens Solicitors.
About this Event
Join Bond Williams Professional Recruitment for our free legal yearly update with Paul Burton at Frettens Solicitors who will be giving an overview of the legalities of both new and current employment law legislation.
Paul Burton is an employment solicitor specialising in both contentious and non-contentious matters, including unfair dismissal, discrimination, TUPE, contracts and policies. Representing both companies and employees he is recommended in 2015’s Chambers and Partners, an independent legal directory and also a member of the Employment Lawyers Association.
NOTE: These events are for business owners and employees whose roles are directly or indirectly related to HR functions. If you do not fit this criteria, you may not be eligible to attend.
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Menopause in the workplace
2022-01-26 09:30 - 11:00 (Europe/London)
Join Bond Williams Professional Recruitment as we partner with Rosemary Darby-Jenkins of Signpost HR Solutions to bring you an insightful webinar on Menopause in the Workplace: a deep dive into the issues and risks for employers and what you need to be aware of to ensure you are both looking after your employees and protecting your business.
Rosemary has over 30 years’ experience in HR for the private and public sector and now runs her own Dorset-based consultancy. She and her team specialise in employee relations, change management, HR strategy, organisational development and reward and job evaluation.
NOTE: These events are for business owners and employees whose roles are directly or indirectly related to HR functions. If you do not fit this criteria, you may not be eligible to attend.
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The Change Dance: Implementing change programmes that stick
2021-11-02 09:30 - 11:00 (Europe/London)
Implementing any kind of change, big or small, needs to keep people at its centre in order that it is sustainable and delivers to its required outcomes. Rachel has developed a different approach to managing change based on her experiences in both corporate and charitable organisations, as well as her love of dance.
As many organisations adapt to different ways of working, adopting hybrid models, managing relationships with stakeholders and developing products and services to meet a changing world, it is vital that their people fully embrace the journey. Using many analogies and behaviours from the dance world, Rachel challenges innovative Leaders, Project Managers and HR Professionals to implement change that sticks, putting ‘people’ firmly at the centre using a similar approach to choreographing an amazing and memorable group dance.
Rachel Atkinson has over 20 years’ experience working in senior roles in HR, with half of these being in the charity sector. Most recently Rachel led the Strategic Business Partner team at the RNLI until last August when, like many others during 2020, Rachel decided to have a lifestyle change and set up her own consultancy. Rachel is not a fan of the term HR and prefers to call herself a People Choreographer rather than an HR Consultant. She sees her role as working with courageous leaders who are purpose focussed for a better world, taking their vision, and choreographing their people to achieve this. Rachel prides herself in having a future focussed approach that questions and disrupts tradition, ensuring that workplace communities are amazing places for people to be.
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Is workplace wellbeing in the eye of the storm?
2021-10-05 09:30 - 11:00 (Europe/London)
Join us at our next Bond Williams Webinar with guest speaker Debra Clark, Head of Specialist Consulting at Towergate Health & Protection for a session considering if workplace wellbeing is in the eye of storm.
Following on from her article in our HR Insights magazine on whether a mental health tsunami is heading our way, Debra continues the conversation around your employees wellbeing.
During the session Debra will talk to us about why workplace wellbeing has been in the media a lot recently and what the current and long-range forecasts are looking like. She will also help you to understand why it is so important to protect yourself from this storm with a documented wellbeing strategy, giving you tips on how you can start to create this for your business – it’s as easy as your A, B, C!
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Your Greatest Resource: Unlock Unlimited Potential webinar
2021-09-21 09:30 - 11:00 (Europe/London)
Join us at our next Bond Williams Webinar with guest speak Tim Threipland, OD Practice Lead from Franklin Covey for This 90-minute session – Your Greatest Resource: Unlock Unlimited Potential
In this webinar we explore what it takes to develop a high-trust environment that both taps into latent talent to gain greater results, and creates a safe space for their mistakes. Join us to discover the mindsets and toolsets of abundant leaders who leverage employee growth to individual and organisational advantage, with a focus on:

The behaviours that foster confidence and generate excitement in teams towards increased collaboration and innovation
Empowering individuals to realise their full potential, wherever they are
How to communicate to leadership that they can’t- and shouldn’t- do everything alone

It’s been a long, tough haul for leaders and their teams. Now, as you look to re-organise, recover, and accelerate, how do you clear the path for your people to raise the bar for themselves and the company, without burning them out? Or draining resources?
First is to remove the misconception that your people can’t handle more. Rather, they won’t volunteer more discretionary effort, or believe they can, unless their leader is in their corner: seeing, supporting and prioritising the employees unique capability over their own thinking. It is a difficult truth that leadership habits adopted this past year with the intention of making people’s lives easier, can instead be accidentally diminishing what they have to offer- let alone their desire to offer it.
With our increased awareness around why, how and where we carry out our roles, a 2020 Gallup report finding that “how people experience their workload has a stronger influence on burnout than hours worked” is perhaps now more urgent than ever. The longer people go with unfulfilled, underestimated, or misaligned potential, the more you create a recipe for disengagement: people who are both overworked and yet underchallenged. Join us to find more…..
Tim’s passion and focus for nearly 30 years has been on coaching leaders and facilitating high-value team conversations. FranklinCovey is one of the top leadership development companies in the world, helping organisations implement strategy, close operational gaps, increase sales, and drive high levels of customer and employee loyal.
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Emotions Map self-coaching tool webinar
2021-08-03 09:30 - 11:00 (Europe/London)
Join us for our Bond Williams & Joyful Minds Emotions Map self-coaching tool webinar
In our next webinar we partner with Sarah Watts of Joyful Minds and look at Emotions Map, a self-coaching tool that can be used to change your orientation.
Just like a compass, we can orientate ourselves towards joy, peace and fulfilment. We all have limiting beliefs and the power is actually in how we respond to them. The actions we take impact our results and outcomes. When we take actions from our limiting beliefs we quite often end up reinforcing the very issue we are wishing to avoid! To resolve this we must understand what our unconscious beliefs are orientating us towards this and shift our focus to our true end result, which is what we would love to have happen, and choose actions aligned with that.
In this webinar you will learn the neuroscience and psychology behind this simple tool and how to use it to create a life you would choose.
Sarah Watts is the Founder and Transformational Coach at Joyful Minds. With over 20 years’ experience working with people and organisations, Sarah has a passion for leadership and culture, and for personal growth.
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Re-energise your Team and Reboot Performance webinar
2021-07-06 09:30 - 11:00 (Europe/London)
Join us for our next webinar where we team up with James Hampton of The Colour Works to bring you an insightful webinar on how to re-energise your team and reboot performance.
Over the last year, organisations have changed and so have their people.
Some have gained autonomy and confidence; some have acquired new skills through the diversity of role, and some have been sat on their hands unaware of when (or if) they will be returning from furlough.
As we move through the next period of change and our teams reintegrate, miscommunication, ambiguity, a lack of trust and even conflict can arise.
Now is the time to shift our thinking from surviving to thriving and reenable teams to build trust and robust communication so that maximum performance can be achieved to the benefit of each individual and the organisation as a whole.
This workshop is for people that lead or manage teams, that have also experienced a Colour Works programme.
James helps teams and leaders find their confidence by creating a meaningful shift in self-awareness that gets teams and leaders thinking differently about themselves and others. James’ role as Development Director at The Colour Works gives him the creative space to draw on a wide range of qualifications in Hypnotherapy, NLP, Coaching, Mindfulness, Biofeedback, Psychometrics and The Insights Discovery Model of Behaviours. This coupled with his innovative and diverse thinking, enable James to create and establish programmes, diagnostics and tools to measure personal and team performance.
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