Human skills, agility and proactive workforce planningIn our launch episode, Julia Paulding, Chief People Officer at Lewis Silkin, sits down with Rob Worrall, Head of People at BDO UK, to explore the future of work - and it’s looking optimistic.They discuss how organisations can stay ahead by investing in human skills, embracing flexible working models, and engaging future talent from day one. It’s a conversation packed with peer-to-peer insights for business leaders, people managers and anyone navigating the evolving workforce landscape.Key takeaways include:Early talent engagement: embed values from the first interactionFlexibility in hybrid/agile working: serve clients and teamsTraining for people managers: build confidence at all career stagesAmplifying human skills: curiosity, creativity, collaborationLong-term planning: stay agile while thinking ahead
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Maximising performance in a neurodiverse team
In this episode, Lewis Silkin’s Lucy Hendley and David Regan are joined by special guests Tom Pridmore, Head of Reward, Benefits and Wellbeing at BDO, and Ed Thompson, Founder and CEO of Uptimize. The panel explore what steps employers can take to optimise the performance of neurodivergent employees and grapple with tricky issues concerning performance management. Tune in to discover how employers can maximise performance in a neurodiverse team.
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Beyond Borders | Episode 4: What you need to know about Belgian employment law
Our Beyond Borders podcast series is designed to help you manage your international workforce and navigate the quirks of international employment law. In this episode, we focus on Belgium, exploring its tightly regulated employment laws, rigorous language requirements, essential employment documentation, the role of works councils, significant dismissal protections for certain employees, and much more!
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Pay Attention Episode 10: Belgium’s First Steps into Pay Transparency
Beyond its famous chocolates and beers, Belgium is now addressing the challenge of pay transparency. Historically without gender pay gap reporting mandates, the nation is witnessing its first steps in this arena - the Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles has initiated the transposition of the EU Pay Transparency Directive, focusing on select public sector organizations. Pay Attention regular hosts Tom Heys and David Lorimer discuss the implications of the Pay Transparency Directive with Sophie Maes from Claeys & Engels.
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In-House Employment Lawyers Coffee Break: Episode 17 – Amendments to the Employment Rights Bill
In this month’s discussion, we share our thoughts on the practical implications of the new amendments to the Employment Rights Bill.
The Work Agenda brings together our podcasts related to the world of work, and features a number of podcast series (including IHELC – the In-house Employment Lawyers’ Community – and pay transparency) as well as one-off episodes on specialist topics such as immigration. Listen, subscribe and leave us a comment. More on us and what we do at www.lewissilkin.com.
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