Training and events

Becoming an employer

Free webinar (1.5 hours)
Wed 24 Aug from 10:00 to 11:30

An opportunity for sole-traders and  owners of small businesses  to explore what you need to consider when taking on staff

Employment law essentials for managers

In person training, £95 + VAT (4 hours)
Wed 14 Sep from 9:30 until 13:30
Princes Risborough

This half-day workshop is designed to help business owners to understand their key responsibilities as an employer, protect themselves and their business from employment-related risks, and manage their people effectively to achieve business success.
This training is suitable for business owners ready to take on their first employee or someone who’s been an employer for a while but wants to refresh or update their knowledge.

Workplace stress awareness, prevention, and support

In person training, £195 + VAT (6 hours)
Tue 4 Oct from 10:00 until 16:30
Princes Risborough

There's a legal requirement for business owners to have a stress risk assessment in place and to take all reasonable steps to reduce the risk of work-related stress to a minimum. This course will help you do that, and will also help equip you to have quality conversations with team members about stress and other mental health difficulties. And we'll talk about it all in a practical, jargon free way.

Checking right to work in the UK

Free webinar (1 hour)
Wed 21 Sep from 10:00 to 11:00

During this webinar, we'll talk through:

• what documents can provide evidence that someone has the right to work in the UK

• using the Home Office Employer Checking Service

• good recordkeeping

We'll give you practical guidance and answer questions to help you navigate this area of being an employer.