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With Bright Contracts, creating thorough, tailored, professional contracts of employment is quick and easy. What was once a very expensive and time-consuming process (often involving a third-party service provider) can now be done on your PC.
Bright Contracts starts with a ready-made handbook that fully conforms to the latest employment law guidelines. Additional sections that may apply to your business are a click away. You can be up and running in minutes.
You do not need to have any employment law or HR experience to use Bright Contracts – it's designed for everybody. Our goal is to help you fulfil your employer obligations quickly and easily, giving you more time to run your business.
The 2024 CIPD Festival of Work was a landmark achievement for HR professional development, with over 11,000 attendees gaining access to more than 150 content sessions, 60 festival activities, and 180 exhibitors of leading products and services.
Keynote Speeches
The festival opened with Dr Daniel Hulme’s keynote speech, ‘Rethinking AI and impact on Business and Humanity’. Dr Hulme inspired attendees by generously sharing ideas for how HR practitioners could use Artificial Intelligence, including: data visualisation, chatbots, employee avatars, video generation, and network analysis.
Stacey Dooley MBE presented the next keynote, with the topic of breaking barriers and igniting change in media, mind, and society. The compelling speech was warmly received by attendees, with highlights including an amusing anecdote about her experience meeting David Dimbleby, and sincere reflections on her gratitude for the many learning experiences she accesses through her work. Attendees were moved by her explanation of the difficulties and disillusionment she experienced with education as a teenager, and her genuine appreciation for the lifelong learning opportunities offered through her career. The Learning and Development Stage offered attendees a wealth of professional development content, with topics including: lifelong learning, strategic skills development, and navigating the future landscape of learning initiatives.
The final keynote was presented by Alex Mahon, Chief Executive of Channel 4. This insightful speech explored leadership, culture, and key principles for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion. Attendees engaged with her exploration of authenticity, resilience in response to challenges, and her passion for fostering an open and honest organisational culture. The Festival provided further opportunities for reflection on the importance of EDI with a plethora of interesting presentations and panel discussions on topics including: neurodiversity, psychological safety, advocacy, and diverse leadership.
Takeaways for Employers
It’s an exciting time for professional development with a vast amount of guidance and learning opportunities, but many people are likely to feel apprehensive about the volume of work involved in keeping up with the increased compliance requirements and recommendations for best practices.
Bright Contracts clients have access to over one hundred carefully reviewed employment policies and additional resources, including new content for 2024 on Flexible Working, Carer’s Leave, Paternity Leave, and Absence Management.
The new standard in payroll software, now available for employers in the UK and Ireland.
Create tailored professional employment contracts and staff handbooks. Available for employers in the UK and Ireland.