Employment Law
Employment law is an ever-evolving area of regulation that governs the relationship between employers and employees. This section aims to provide employers with an overview of some of the important requirements of employment law, to support them to create a fair, transparent and legally compliant work environment. This includes guidance on managing sickness, conducting a fair redundancy process and managing HR processes remotely.
Learning about employment law

Managing employee sickness in the workplace
From time to time, your employees are going to get ill and will need time off to recover.

How to conduct a fair redundancy process
What should employers take into account during the redundancy process to ensure fairness and transparency?

How to manage a fair disciplinary / grievance process remotely
With more people working from home, discipline, grievance and performance management policies need to evolve.
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New one stop shop Business Growth Service roadshow kicks off to support firms in the North East
Small Businesses across the UK will benefit from a new support service, bringing together central, devolved, and local support in one place for the first time.
Communications for Small Businesses: Webinar Series
Communications, marketing, PR – these can be complicated to navigate as a small business. But Hey Me is here to help. Our communications workshops have been specially designed to help small businesses just like yours reach your target customers and increase your potential for growth.
Fully Funded Automation & Efficiency Webinar Series
Step into digital with Data Stream's Automation & Efficiency Webinar series. Designed to support small businesses make day-to-day work smoother. This series gives a balanced overview of everything needed to streamline everyday work, through a well-rounded introduction to the digital tools and techniques that make running your business smoother and more managea
Events
25th November 202510:00 am - 4:00 pmFREE
[FULL] Smartphone Video Masterclass: York
Join our one-day hands-on video workshop designed to help businesses of all types and sizes take their first confident steps into video marketing. Whether you're B2B or B2C, a sole trader or a growing team, this workshop will equip you with the essential skills to produce professional, social-media-ready video content in-house. The Growth Hub are happy to be offering these workshops, following exceptional demand last year under North Yorkshire Council’s UKSPF programme.
26th November 202510:00 am - 4:00 pmFREE
Smartphone Video Masterclass: Northallerton
Join our one-day hands-on video workshop designed to help businesses of all types and sizes take their first confident steps into video marketing. Whether you're B2B or B2C, a sole trader or a growing team, this workshop will equip you with the essential skills to produce professional, social-media-ready video content in-house. The Growth Hub are happy to be offering these workshops, following exceptional demand last year under North Yorkshire Council’s UKSPF programme.
28th November 202510:00 am - 11:30 amFREE
🟣 Steps into Digital: AI Agents, Chatbots & LLMs in Business
ChatGPT and AI agents are transforming how businesses interact with data and customers. This session focuses on natural language processing (NLP), chatbots and large language models (LLMs), showing how they can streamline customer service, automate reporting and make company data more accessible to non-technical staff.
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Webinar Series: How to Run a Pop-Up
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Webinar Recording: 🟢 Data Protection Essentials
In this engaging and practical webinar series, Privacy Protect Group Ltd will guide you through everything you need to know to build a confident, compliant, and resilient approach to data protection in your business. Whether you’re just starting out or looking to refine your practices, each session is designed to build your understanding step-by-step.
Webinar Series: Data Analytics for Smarter Decisions
Data Analytics for Smarter Decisions, is a nine part online workshop series designed to help businesses at every stage of their data journey, from those just starting out to those ready to explore artificial intelligence and compliance. Each session is practical, jargon free and grounded in real business use cases, ensuring participants leave with tools and knowledge they can apply immediately.









