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#BioForward 2024 is open! Pop in and say "Hi" to us on stand 23 or catch Adam Pickford at the first workshop at 9.30am on the importance of Learning and Development for growing teams.

Highlight People are looking forward to exhibiting at #BioForward 2024. Our own Adam Pickford and Russell Oakley of CK Group will be leading the first workshop of the day at 9.30am on the Importance of Learning and Development for growing teams. Find out more at www.bioforward.co.uk

🔔 Only a few places remain for our next #BioTuesday event on 17 September: A Spotlight on Risk and the Challenges Facing R&D SME's as they Grow 🔔 Taking place at Milton Park in Oxfordshire, this event will spotlight the main areas of risk that R&D founders face as their company grows, whether that be funding, tax, team, talent, culture, location or regulatory matters. There will also be plenty of time for Audience Questions before an hour of networking over drinks and nibbles. During the evening, we will hear from a range of expert industry speakers including: Bharat Chudasama, Vice President, Strategic Enterprise Partnerships, Europe, Syneos Health, Debbie Molyneux MCIPD , Co-Founder and Director at Highlight People, Dianne Lee, CEO at DLRC Regulatory Consultancy, Tom Booker, Commercial Manager, Milton Park (Oxfordshire), Alisa Voznaya, Director, Head of Risk Transformation at BDO, Ben Beasley, Partner & Patent Attorney, Venner Shipley Book your place here: https://lnkd.in/eqh49i4W

The polls are now closed and with the exit polls showing a Labour landslide, changes in employment law as outlined in the Labour manifesto are likely to be legislated in. Labour’s aim is to strengthen worker rights and wellbeing to create a fairer working environment for all employees, across all social classes. This will mean changes for you and your business, but how? What are the Key Policies? Around 60 changes are proposed, with most likely to be implemented quickly. The Labour party have stated that they want to implement this legislation within 100 days of entering government and the Sailsbury convention 1945 means that the House of Lords does not have the right to veto or delay policies that are included in the governing party’s manifesto. With a significant focus on Day One rights to an employee you and your business will need to be aware of the following key policies which will change: ·      The banning of ‘exploitative’ zero hours contracts – although how ‘exploitative’ is defined will be key. ·      Basic Day One Rights  for all workers ending the requirement for 2 years’ service for claims against unfair dismissal with probationary periods taking on a new significance in this regard. ·      Statutory Sick Pay payable immediately from first day of absence coming at an extra cost to your business. ·      Family friendly rights to be extended – including enhanced protection for maternity returners, extending statutory maternity and paternity leave, parental leave as a day one right and bereavement leave from day one. ·      Flexible working to be a default right – from day one of employment and the introduction of the right to switch off. ·      Changes to minimum wage - Altering the criteria for determining national minimum wage to include consideration of cost of living and removing age bands, so all adults are entitled to the same minimum wage. ·      A Ban on The Practice Of ‘Fire and Rehire’ - strengthening information and consultation procedures and adapting unfair dismissal and redundancy legislation to prevent workers being dismissed for not agreeing to less favourable contract terms. ·      Enhancing the role of trade unions - simplifying the process of union recognition, strengthening the protections for trade union reps, and introducing a new duty on employers to inform the workforce of their right to join a union. Remember… these changes will become the law, HR professionals will have a busy rest of the year, choosing how to adapt to these policies in the most appropriate way for differing businesses in differing circumstances. If you do not feel ready to enact these changes in your business by yourself, then do not hesitate to contact our brilliant team at Highlight People where we will be more than happy to support your business with the changes. Follow us at Highlight People to keep you updated with more details as they emerge.

Now hiring: Clinical Operations Specialist in Remote. For more information, please view the full job details which can be seen here: https://lnkd.in/eymH29Ur

Amber Tx successfully closes a $100 million Series A financing to advance breakthrough Amber-UI neuromodulation therapy for mixed urinary incontinence towards US FDA approval. US approval would make Amber-UI the first fully implantable adaptive neuromodulation therapy for women with mixed urinary incontinence (MUI). Amber-UI has the unique potential to treat the millions of women who suffer from both urge and stress incontinence with a singular adaptive therapy. Read the full press release and learn more about our therapy approach on our website: https://lnkd.in/eZ7XthCy

Panellist announcement: We are thrilled to announce that Mike Lawton, Co-Founder & Director at Oxford Dynamics, will be our Keynote speaker at this upcoming event. He will also be joined by esteemed panellists Steve Dobson, Non Executive Director at FluoRok Ltd, Nexeon Ltd and the Tullis Russell Group, and Kate Ronayne, Investment Director at Longwall Venture Partners LLP, for a panel discussion following the keynote address. The session will be chaired by Adam Pickford, Co-Founder of Highlight People, HR & People Development Services. For starting or scaling sci-tech organisations, the right board at the right time can make the difference between growing successfully or failing to take off. Establishing and managing a board can seem like a burden, but done the right way it can provide the underpinning guidance, skills and contacts your business needs for success. 🚀 How do you recruit the right board, and how do you evolve it as your company changes and grows? Hear from serial founders and serial board members on key lessons they have learnt at the next ITS leadership/C-Suite breakfast, held at Harwell Science and Innovation Campus. Event details: 📅 13th May 2024 🕗 8:30am - 10:00am 📍 ESA/ ESCAT, Harwell Campus, Didcot, OX11 0FD · 8:30am - 10am Who Should Attend: CEOs, founders, directors, and senior leaders of rapid-growth companies and organisations based in Oxfordshire looking to enhance their board's impact. How to Register👉 Please book to reserve your spot. Spaces are limited, so early registration is encouraged: https://lnkd.in/eNU5VgF8 This free event is delivered in Partnership with Freeths, Bidwells and proudly supported by Barclays. #businessgrowth #oxford #leadership

For the last 3 years Highlight People have been proud sponsors of the Faringdon Rugby Club Women's and girls teams. In that time we have gone from 7 women attending the very first inner warrior introductory session to a touch and contact team for women and our amazing, and growing, girls team. These girls demonstrate such positivity and resilience and just get stuck in growing physically, mentally and, the most important bit, having fun! That's a wrap on this season and I can't wait to see what the next season brings! This is the girls last night at their last session getting muddy and warming up with a well deserved BBQ with their coaches Chris Ellacott and Anthony Cook. I might need to reconsider if white is a good background colour on our logo! A massive thanks to all those at the club who work tirelessly to promote grassroots sport in our town - you're amazing!

Back at the end of 2023 Highlight People bid for a social media marketing session kindly donated by Sara Witham from Evil empire marketing as part of a fundraising event for The Platform Project CIC. Today Hannah Boyle, Dan Pickford and I had our session and what an eye opener it has been! We've got some great tools and invaluable tips from Sara that we're really looking forward to implementing. Thank you so much Sara for so kindly donating your time and we're very proud to have contributed in some way to support such a fabulous charity run by the amazing Sadie Sharp! Follow us at Highlight People to keep up to date with employment legislation and useful people tips and see how we get on with social media! #socialmediatraining #socialmediaworkshop #hrsupport #employmentlaw