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20/09/2024

😟 Dealing with managers close to breaking point or already off sick?

Remote work has given new life to upward bullying tactics like ghosting meetings, missed deadlines, and rumour-spreading.

How can you resolve the complex challenge of upward bullying and support your people managers?

📺 Register for the next Vista webinar on 𝗨𝗽𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗕𝘂𝗹𝗹𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴: 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗢𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲𝘀 & 𝗠𝗮𝗽 𝗮 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

🗓️ Tuesday, September 24th at 10:30 AM...

⏱️ Join Laura Foster, Investigation Services Manager, and Vicky Roberts, Director and Head of Vista Learning for this 30-minute webinar and Q&A.

Register for this essential webinar on upward bullying

https://ow.ly/IuEi50Tq1fC

18/09/2024

Vista celebrates the progress made on in the UK while recognising there's much more to do.

📉 The gender pay gap has been declining slowly over time. Over the last decade, it has fallen by approximately a quarter among full-time employees.*

🧑‍🦳There remains a large difference in the gender pay gap between employees aged 40 years and over and those aged under 40 years.*

📉The gender pay gap has decreased across all major occupational groups between 2022 and 2023.*

🥀The gender pay gap among full-time employees is higher in every English region than in Wales, Scotland, or Northern Ireland.

*Source: ONS, 2023 https://ow.ly/WOZ450Tq5o9]

10/09/2024

🆕 New Sexual Harassment Training Materials!

Sexual harassment can happen unintentionally...

↪ Gossip
↪ Jokes & banter
↪ Assumptions
↪ Nicknames

This means it can happen more often than you might think.

Our new, engaging, video-rich set of training materials is designed to support YOU through delivering Preventing Sexual Harassment training to your organisation.

What’s included?

↪ A licence to access the training materials for 1 year
↪ A comprehensive trainer program to support delivery
↪ A downloadable score sheet for the interactive activity

👉 Learn more and request a demo https://ow.ly/LJlp50TjM4M

06/09/2024

🤝⌚Are your managers struggling to connect with their people? Then it's time to elevate their communication skills.

Join our webinar on the key points of active listening and reframing, two skills that we consider central.

Learn how to:

🟣 Truly listen: Go beyond hearing words—understand the message.

🟣 Reframe: Shift perspectives to foster clarity and collaboration.

🟣 Enhance relationships: Build trust and rapport effortlessly.

📅 5th December 2024 at 9:00 AM

👉 https://ow.ly/9fWB50Th8xA

Don’t miss this chance to transform your managers’ interactions and lead with empathy and insight.

29/08/2024

Have you faced these challenges?

🔍 Employees who constantly complain to HR about their manager but avoid filing a formal grievance?

❌ Team members who submit multiple baseless grievances?

😓 A skilled manager on the verge of burnout—or already on sick leave?

With more people working from home, upward bullying has become easier. Managers often face tactics like missed online meetings, ignored deadlines, and damaging rumors. But let’s not forget—managers can also be bullies.

So, how can HR break this cycle and avoid playing grievance whack-a-mole?

☕ Join our coffee break webinar to discover Vista’s strategies for navigating the tricky issue of upward bullying and creating a clear path to resolution.🍵

https://www.vista-employer.co.uk/calendar-event/upward-bullying-how-to-tease-out-the-issues-and-map-a-pathway-to-resolution-vista-webinar/

26/08/2024

📅 On 26th October 2024, employers will be obliged to take ‘reasonable steps’ to protect workers from harassment of a sexual nature (‘sexual harassment’).

📝 Draft guidance from the Equality & Human Rights Commission (‘EHRC’) illustrates the new preventative duty to anticipate scenarios that may give rise to sexual harassment and take reasonable pro-active steps to address them (i.e. risk assess & act). This extends to preventing sexual harassment of workers by third parties.

🔍 Here are our tips for employers to identify the risks in their organisations and how to mitigate them: https://www.vista-employer.co.uk/what-is-the-risk-of-sexual-harassment-in-your-organisation/

On 26th October 2024 employers will be obliged to take ‘reasonable steps’ to protect workers from harassment of a sexual nature (‘sexual harassment’). Draft guidance from the Equality & Human…

23/08/2024

🚨 On 26th October 2024, employers will be obliged to take ‘reasonable steps’ to protect workers from harassment of a sexual nature (‘sexual harassment’).

Draft guidance from the Equality & Human Rights Commission (‘EHRC’) illustrates what the new preventative duty will require in practice:

🔍 Employers should anticipate scenarios which may give rise to sexual harassment and take reasonable pro-active steps to address them (i.e. risk assess & act).

🛡️ This extends to preventing sexual harassment of workers by third parties.

❓ Have you done enough to comply with the new duty?

🚫 If not, the EHRC may take enforcement action against you.

💸 Tribunals may uplift compensation for sexual harassment by 25%.

📅 Join Victoria Roberts and Tim Cross on 11th September at 9.30am for an expert discussion on this change to the law and what it means for UK employers.

🔗 Register here: https://www.vista-employer.co.uk/calendar-event/employers-duty-to-prevent-sexual-harassment-by-3rd-parties-vista-webinar/

📑 You can also find a template Sexual Harassment Policy and our tips for assessing the risk and taking preventative measures on our resource hub, which is free to join.

📞 If you require further guidance on the new duty and the reasonable steps to take, please contact us at [email protected] or 0330 053 9345.

22/08/2024

📅 Webinar Alert 📅

Join us for an insightful session on "Diagnosing a Performance Gap and Setting Your Managers Up for a Great PIP!"

🛠️ Learn how to effectively identify performance issues and implement a Performance Improvement Plan (PIP) that empowers your managers and drives success.

🔍 Gain practical strategies and tools to bridge performance gaps and foster a culture of continuous improvement.

Date: Tuesday 15th October
Time: 9am
Register Now: https://www.vista-employer.co.uk/calendar-event/diagnosing-a-performance-gap-and-setting-your-managers-up-for-a-great-pip-vista-webinar/?utm_source=ontraport&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=in-view

Don't miss out on this opportunity to enhance your leadership skills!

21/08/2024

HR professionals and managers have a lot to think about when conducting workplace investigations. What are the key issues? 🗝️ What is the evidence? 📂 Who will be involved in the process? 👥 How to ensure confidentiality? 🤫 etc.

Unfortunately, because everyone is focused on getting the process right, the impact on individual mental wellbeing can sometimes be overlooked. So how do we encourage engagement in the investigation, avoid unnecessary stress for those involved, and enable a good ‘recovery’ from the process? Here are our top tips for looking after wellbeing through an investigation process.

https://www.vista-employer.co.uk/mental-wellbeing-during-workplace-investigations/

Workplace investigations can be stressful for everyone involved and have a significant impact on mental wellbeing. Anxiety, fear and uncertainty can arise both during and after the investigation. Providing effective…

20/08/2024

Recent Case Law has highlighted the importance of early consultation during a redundancy process. Two cases in particular are:

1️⃣ Joseph de Bank Haycocks v ADP RPO UK Limited
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) ruled that the Claimant’s dismissal was unfair due to insufficient consultation at the early stages of redundancy. Notably, the EAT emphasized that an appeal cannot correct a lack of consultation during the formative stages.

2️⃣ Valimulla v Al-Khair Foundation
In this case, the EAT overturned a Tribunal's decision, finding the Claimant’s dismissal procedurally unfair. The Claimant, placed in a pool of one despite others holding the same position, had not been consulted on the pool used in the redundancy process. The EAT stressed that consultation must occur when it can still influence the outcome.

Read full details as well as other updates here: https://www.vista-employer.co.uk/inview-july-2024/

16/08/2024

⚖️ Recent case law has highlighted the importance of early consultation during a redundancy process.

1️⃣Joseph de Bank Haycocks v ADP RPO UK Ltd

→ In this case, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) held that the Claimant’s dismissal was unfair, due to a lack of consultation at the early stages of the redundancy process.

→ The EAT also held that an Appeal could not rectify the lack of consultation at the formative stages.

2️⃣ Valimulla v Al-Khair Foundation

→ The EAT, overturning a Tribunal’s decision, held that the Claimant’s dismissal was procedurally unfair as they had not been consulted on the pool used in the redundancy process.

→ The Claimant was placed in a pool of one although others had the same position. The EAT held that consultation must take place at a time when it can make a difference.

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