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🎄 Is Your Team Ready for the Festive Season 🎄 Christmas Parties are a highlight of the year, but for HR leaders, they can also raise questions: - Do your managers know how to handle potential issues? - Are your employees aware of their rights and responsibilities? - Are you meeting your obligations under the Worker Protection Act? As Lee Chambers puts it "don't facilitate any nightmares before Christmas" 👉  Send me a message if you need support: - Reviewing your policies and obligations under the Worker Protection Act - Updating your risk register to proactively manage the risk of sexual harassment. - Training and equipping your managers with the skills to handle harassment complaints and employee disputes effectively and in line with legal requirements.

Some useful tips for spotting and stopping harassment at work events from Lee Chambers 👇👏

Happy St. Patrick's Day weekend! As we celebrate the luck of the Irish and enjoy the festivities of St. Patrick's Day we encourage you to keep health and safety a top priority. Whether you're donning green attire, sipping on shamrock shakes or enjoying traditional Irish fare - here are some tips to ensure a safe and enjoyable weekend: - Plan ahead: If you're attending events or gatherings make sure you have a safe means of transportation arranged, whether it's a designated driver, public transit or ridesharing service. - Stay hydrated: While indulging in St. Paddy's Day festivities remember to drink plenty of water to stay hydrated and pace yourself if you're consuming alcohol! - Be aware of surroundings: Whether you're out and about or celebrating at home be mindful of your surroundings and take precautions to prevent accidents or injuries. Let's make this festive weekend a memorable one for all the right reasons – filled with fun, laughter and above all safety! Cheers to a happy and healthy celebration! #stpatricksday2024 #safetyfirst #CelebrateResponsibly #luckoftheirish #staysafe #healthandsafetyatwork #driversafety #stpatricksdayweekend #stpaddysday

Some useful advice/tips in this post that deserve a read and a share... #HR #EmployeeExperience

Thank you Ananda Asset Management Limited. What fun it was sharing my favourite practical nutrition insights over lunch with all of your wonderful team. I hope the session inspired some positive changes as you prepare for the festive season. Thank you and I can’t wait to see you all again in 2025. Get in touch if your organisation is looking for fun and impactful corporate talks to help your team kick off the New Year with healthy habits, or 1:1 personalised support to help them achieve their best mental and physical performance yet. Wishing everyone a joyful and healthy holiday season ahead! 🎉🎄 #beatingburnout #nutritionallyminded #corporatewellness #corporatenutrition #inhousenutritionist

The festive period is in full swing! So, make sure you and your employees are not caught by tax charges for hosting a Christmas Party! Read Dylan Le's latest article below! #ChristmasParty #TaxAdvice #LB1858

Some festive advice on how to prepare and where to go if you feel unwell this month!

Pallas had our 3rd annual Christmas party last week. And it gave me the chance to reflect not only on my colleagues and the law practice we have created together, but more broadly on the experience of working together in a company. We were of course only one of tens of thousands (hundreds of thousands?) of companies having Christmas parties in Britain. Most of us do it because we want to, and most of us enjoy it (sometimes too much – must stay out of Roll on Friday…) Which is to say, we enjoy simply spending time with the people we work with – almost as if they’re friends. Which is a weird and a wonderful thing, since most people would say the main reason we work for a company is to make a living, hopefully doing something we like. We don’t says we work for companies to make friends, or to be with our friends. And yet, maybe we do. If not, we’d be a strange sort of species to spend so much time in such circumstances. And if you think back to Covid, one of the things that was so horrible about it – at least for me – was that work was only about WORK. There were none of the pleasant interactions with colleagues (friends?) that played such a part in making work enjoyable (or at least bearable). So I guess all I’m saying is, Merry Christmas to companies, colleagues and friends alike! (The picture is 7 years old, BTW.) #xmas #bahhumbug #backtolawtomorrow

#1 CHRISTMAS PARTY TIME ... let's do some social-washing...   My personal experience of Christmas parties ist somewhat mixed. Most times it did not feel right and did not convey appreciation at the end of an eventful year. Sad if one thinks how much time goes into planning, how much money is invested and how positive the employer's intention is. So what usually happens is - ooops its Christmas! - we need to do something that fits everybody - Food and drink will keep people happy - we have a budget - we need to show how we peformed .... the invite is sent... ... and most colleagues get a diffuse feeling of a "must attend" I think this is quite the contrary of what organizers intend and it leaves everybody with the sour aftertaste of a bad Glühwein/Glogg/ Vin Brulée/... In my world it is this wish to find a "one-size-fits-all" solution that is the challenge.  Maybe we should remember how we choose our presents. It might be a track for a different approach.

It's hard to believe, but there's only one month left until Christmas! 🎄 The holiday season is quickly approaching, which means it's not long until Christmas parties are in full swing 🎉 If you're still looking to plan that perfect festive event, give us a call! 📞 We can help create those magical moments ✨ Let the countdown begin! #countdowntochristmas #holidayseason #christmas #eventmanagement