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🚨 Probation periods: One of the biggest people management priorities for employers

It’s already July, meaning any current employee or new hire who has at least six months service by 1st January 27, will instantly get unfair dismissal protection the day the new law kicks in.

With a shorter window to identify performance concerns, probation periods matter more than ever.

Employers need to be confident they're managers are equipped to support new starter success, address performance issues early and make the right hiring decisions and reduce the risk of costly unfair dismissal claims.

✅ Are your probation periods set up to reduce the risk and costs of employment tribunal claims?
✅ Do your managers understand their responsibilities under the new rules?
✅ Are new starters set up for success from day-one, with regular check-ins?

With manager capability one of the top HR concerns, we have everything under one roof to help employers close the capability gap, update documents and policies, and reduce costly risks.

💻 Watch our probation webinar on-demand here: https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0wSkZw0

Burnout rarely happens overnight. The warning signs often appear much earlier.

If you couldn't join our “Beat burnout: Hidden wellbeing risks HR can't ignore” webinar live, you can now watch it on demand.

Join Rena Christou, CEO of Empowering People Group and practising employment lawyer, alongside Jack Butler, personal trainer, wellbeing advocate and familiar face from this year's The Traitors UK, as they explore how HR teams and managers can spot wellbeing risks sooner, have more confident conversations and create healthier workplaces before issues escalate.

If you're looking for practical ideas you can put into action straight away, it's well worth a watch.

🎥 Watch on demand: https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0wKL8G0

45% fewer ER cases 🔽. 49% faster case closure.⬆️

That’s what The Body Shop achieved in just 12 months after reviewing its employee relations approach with our Group legal experts, Halborns Limited.

The goal wasn’t just to outsource ER. It was to create a more consistent approach across 110 UK locations, while giving HR more capacity to focus on strategy.

When ER is handled with legal oversight, HR teams can reduce risk, ease pressure on managers and deliver better outcomes faster, including:

📉 45% reduction in ER case volumes in the first 12 months
⚡ 49% faster case closure in just three months
📊 Better visibility of people trends and risk
🤝 A partnership model that worked as an extension of the internal team

Check out the case study to find out how 👇

https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0wHtd10