Event: Hot HR Topics for 2012

Richard Courridge, Corporate Services Director for the Norfolk Chamber of Commerce, opened the first HR Forum of 2012 by introducing Katie Harris-Wright and Ben Conway from Birketts, who sponsored the event.

Katie presented a rundown of recent developments in the controversial area of discrimination, including issues such as: age, race, disability, belief and sexual orientation and how employers should be careful of falling foul to the laws covering these areas.

Ben then gave an in-depth examination of a various cases that deal with redundancy and claims of unfair dismissal. The last topic for the event was the hot topic of social-media, where employees posting information online can potentially infringe upon a companies reputation.