People Talk from Foot Anstey

Ep. 5 People Talk: Post-acquisition integration – the culture and people challenge

Foot Anstey’s Employment team brings you a new podcast series, going beyond employment law and talking about what makes your business what it is – its people.
In our latest episode, Partner & Head of Employment, Karen Bates is joined by Partner, Claire Holland and Jill Gates, Vice President of Culture and People, Europe and Asia at Ensono to discuss the challenges that come with integrating businesses, particularly the culture and staff.

Ep. 4 People Talk: Right to work checks - the common pitfalls, latest developments and insights from an IDSP

Foot Anstey’s Employment team brings you a new podcast series, going beyond employment law and talking about what makes your business what it is – its people.
In our latest episode, Partner & Head of Employment, Karen Bates is joined by Senior Associate, Natalie Painter and Tony Machin, CEO at Trust ID to explore right to work checks including the common pitfalls by employers, how the increased fines for illegal working will impact employers and why employers should consider engaging an IDSP, if they haven't done so already.

Ep.3 People Talk: Fraud in the workplace - how to protect your business

Foot Anstey’s Employment team brings you a new podcast series, going beyond employment law and talking about what makes your business what it is – its people.
In this episode, our experts explore fraud from an employer's perspective, discussing the importance of identifying the potential risks and where it may occur.

Ep.2 People Talk: Beyond the salary review - motivating and rewarding employees in challenging times

Foot Anstey’s Employment team brings you a new podcast series, going beyond employment law and talking about what makes your business what it is – its people.
As the post-covid business world now looks to the future of the workplace, we are seeing increasing numbers of businesses set out revised commitments to office-based working. As flexibility decreases and financial pressures such as increased mortgage rates and living costs impact employees across the country, what can you do as a progressive employer to ensure that your employees remain engaged and that you maintain a competitive employer brand proposition?

Ep.1 People Talk: Employee engagement – why it’s important and how you can measure it

In the first episode of our new series, we discuss employee engagement and break down the term to show what it actually means. 
Head of Employment Karen Bates is joined by Managing Associate, Charlie Maples and Senior People Scientist at Culture Amp, Jessica Brannigan to unpack the topic and ask key questions around:
Why it is important for business success?
How you might measure it?
How redundancy might negatively impact it?
What you can do to improve it?
Our experts then provide some helpful examples on the best methods for how this translates successfully in the workplace