As the Worker Protection Act 2024 comes into effect, HR professionals face a pivotal opportunity to reassess and enhance their recruitment strategies. While compliance with new regulations is crucial, the focus shouldn’t solely be on ticking boxes. Instead, it’s time to pivot towards a more profound and transformative approach: hiring for attitude. The Conventional Recruitment […]
Author Archive: Paul Newman
Paul is Co-founder & CTO for Big 5 Assessments. He's worked in the Psychometric Testing industry for over 25 years. Paul is responsible for the day–to–day running of the business, but also for overseeing the technology side of the business. Paul has extensive experience in software development, product management, sales and marketing. In addition, Paul also has frontline recruitment & selection experience from sourcing and attracting candidates, assessing, screening, behavioural interviewing, offer management and resource planning as well as developing assessment centres and competency frameworks from scratch.
How to Get Your Anti-Harassment Policy Ready for the Worker Protection Act 2024
The Worker Protection Act 2024 is shaking things up, and HR teams need to ensure their Anti-Harassment Policies are ready for the changes. Don’t worry—here’s a quick, practical guide to help you update your policy and keep your workplace compliant and harassment-free. 1. Know What’s New The Act focuses on prevention, so here’s what to […]
How to Run Effective Training to Prevent Sexual Harassment Under the Worker Protection Act 2024
With the Worker Protection Act 2024, UK employers must step up their game in preventing sexual harassment at work. Training and awareness programs are now a legal requirement, and they play a vital role in creating a respectful, inclusive workplace. Here’s a straightforward guide to designing and delivering effective training that meets the new regulations […]
How to Set Up Effective Reporting for Sexual Harassment Under the Worker Protection Act 2024
Creating a safe and respectful work environment is crucial for HR professionals, and having an easy-to-use, confidential process for reporting sexual harassment is a key part of that. With the Worker Protection Act 2024 now in effect, UK employers must ensure their reporting procedures are clear, accessible, and legally compliant. Here’s a simple guide to […]
10 Practical Tips for Training Employees on Preventing Sexual Harassment: A Guide for HR Professionals
Building a workplace that’s safe, respectful, and harassment-free is not just a legal responsibility—it’s the right thing to do. Unfortunately, even with solid policies in place, sexual harassment can still be an issue. As HR professionals, we need to make sure employees have the knowledge and tools to stop harassment and speak up when they […]
Rethinking Recruitment: Why Hiring for Attitude is Key to Compliance with the Worker Protection Act 2024
As the Worker Protection Act 2024 comes into effect, HR professionals face a pivotal opportunity to reassess and enhance their recruitment strategies. While compliance with new regulations is crucial, the focus shouldn’t solely be on ticking boxes. Instead, it’s time to pivot towards a more profound and transformative approach: hiring for attitude. The Conventional Recruitment […]
Building a Speak-Up Culture: The Key to Preventing Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
Preventing sexual harassment in the workplace is a top priority for HR professionals, but simply having policies and procedures in place isn’t enough. If you want to create an environment where employees feel safe to speak up, it takes a deliberate effort to foster a culture built on trust, accountability, and open communication. In today’s […]
Speak Up, Stay Safe: Your Guide to Effective Harassment Reporting
Building a safe and respectful workplace is a must! Yet, despite having strong policies and training in place, many employees still hesitate to report sexual harassment. As HR pros, it’s our job to create a reporting process that not only encourages staff to come forward but also assures them that their concerns will be taken […]
Why Workplace Culture is Key to Preventing Sexual Harassment
Creating a safe and respectful workplace goes beyond policies—it’s about building a culture that actively prevents harassment. Here’s why workplace culture is essential to stopping harassment before it starts: 1. Setting Behavioural Standards Workplace culture defines the unwritten rules of acceptable behaviour. When respect, inclusivity, and integrity are embedded in your organisation’s culture, employees know […]
Why culture is important to preventing sexual harassment in the workplace
This video from TikTok featuring Peter Sage hit a chord with me. It got me thinking about the importance of culture in tackling sexual harassment in the workplace. If we can create more positive work environments then we can work to prevent sexual harassment from happening more easily. What do you think?
5 Recruitment Tips for Compliance with the Worker Protection Act 2024
Here are five practical recruitment tips that an HR professional can appreciate and implement to help them become more compliant with the Worker Protection Act 2024: 1. Revise Job Descriptions for Compliance 2. Incorporate Compliance Checkpoints in the Recruitment Workflow 3. Use Technology for Automated Compliance Reporting 4. Train Recruiters and Hiring Managers Regularly 5. […]