The Charity Governance Code is designed to support continuous improvement. The Code recommends that every charity provides strategic leadership.

The statutory protections for whistleblowers were enacted nearly 20 years ago, following a spate of high-profile disasters and controversies. At its inception, the legislation attracted unanimous support across the political divide. The legislation was viewed as a public-interest measure, rather than an employment-rights measure.

In these challenging economic times, many employers are facing difficult choices. Invariably, the largest single cost to an organisation is its payroll. Employers across all sectors continue to experience intense pressure to revise organisational structures and achieve costs savings through redundancy exercises.

Pre-employment checks are a vital part of an employer’s recruitment process. Employers must conduct all necessary checks appropriately, to ensure that they make the right recruitment decision and comply with any governing legal requirements.

Fraud, including internal payroll fraud and external cybercrime, costs charities £2.3 billion per year. As well as the obvious financial impact, there are reputational, regulatory and staff management implications to address. Charities must take swift and decisive action in response to suspected fraud. 

Understanding the employment status of your staff is crucial, not least because it determines the extent of your legal obligations.

Safeguarding and people protection is a complex, controversial and evolving area. This workshop will focus on people protection requirements in relation to those who work for or with an organisation, as well as those who then come into contact with them when benefitting from your organisation’s activities.

Whatever your position within an organisation, understanding the fundamentals of employment law is a huge advantage. Whether you are revising contracts, hiring new staff or dealing with difficult employment relationships, this masterclass will provide a detailed understanding of the core elements of employment law.

Whatever your position within an organisation, understanding the fundamentals of employment law is a huge advantage. Whether you are revising contracts, hiring new staff or dealing with difficult employment relationships, this masterclass will provide a detailed understanding of the core elements of employment law.

This session will serve as an introduction to key fundraising legislation and regulation.