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The Brightmine Podcast (UK)

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Employment Rights Bill
Employment Rights Act 2025
Gender Pay Gap
Trade Unions
Flexible Working
Menopause
Well-Being Strategies
Probationary Periods
EU Pay Transparency Directive
Brightmine
UK Immigration
Industrial Action
Parental Leave
Men's Health
Neurodiversity
Employee Support
Boss Whispering
Career Development
Unfair Dismissal
Employment Law

XpertHR is now Brightmine. This podcast brings you must-have employment law guidance, HR best practice and insights, from the team behind the UK's leading online HR resource.

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Latest Episodes

What do you do when a brilliant performer is also a difficult boss? Put up with the behaviour because they deliver results, or show them the door? Confidence coach Stephen Tolfree argues there·s a third way. He joins the podcast to explore the fine a... more

With unfair dismissal protection kicking in after just six months from January 2027, probation is about to matter more than ever. Organisations are already reviewing, and often shortening, their probationary processes in response to the Employment Ri... more

Burnout is a growing workplace challenge, driven by economic uncertainty, rapid change and the impact of AI. In this episode, Nicola Turner, founder of BodyMindBrain, explores why tackling the body's stress response, through regulation and recovery, ... more

India's employment law framework is undergoing a once-in-a-generation transformation.

As four new Labour Codes reshape everything from wages and contract labour to leave and workplace grievances, employers are facing a host of new challenges and op... more

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Recent Guests

Stephen Tolfree
Confidence coach and boss whisperer working across the civil service
Episode: The fine art of boss whispering – how to tame abrasive leaders
Deborah Kent
HR manager at Money Advice Trust
Money Advice Trust
Episode: ERA unfair dismissal changes – how success profiles can help you make a success of shorter probationary periods
Nicola Turner
Founder of BodyMindBrain
BodyMindBrain
Episode: Burnout in the workplace – a new approach to recovery
Charlotte Wiseman
CEO and founder of Step Inside Group
Step Inside Group
Episode: Flexible working – tips to achieve best practice now
Lilia Dangi
Legal editor at Brightmine
Brightmine
Episode: Employment Rights Act 2025 – the trade union reforms reshaping industrial relations
Georgie Williams
Licensed skipper; researcher; DEI advocate
Slash Queer / Brightmine contributor
Episode: Employment Rights Act 2025 harassment changes - a fresh perspective from the high seas
Lilian Duckart
Founder of FromTo; organization design practitioner
FromTo; European Organization Design Forum
Episode: Employment Rights Act special – how organisation design can help businesses in a period of profound change
Laura Kimpton
HR strategy and practice editor at Brightmine
Brightmine
Episode: Employment Rights Act special – how organisation design can help businesses in a period of profound change
Jeremy Hollander
Expert in enterprise technology and HR/AI, guest on the episode
Confidential based on introduction
Episode: The AI challenge - adjust your performance expectations and measurements now!

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Robert Shaw
Host of The Brightmine Podcast, appears across episodes discussing HR, employment law, and organizational design.

Reviews

4.7 out of 5 stars from 38 ratings
  • Professional, succinct and relevant

    I have recently discovered this podcast having signed up to xpertHR subscription at work. I like podcasts and have found the quality of xpertHR to be excellent. On trend, great speakers and succinct. Highly recommend.

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    sebollie
    United Kingdom4 years ago

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Professional, succinct and relevant insights for HR pros and managers.
Data-driven discussions that translate policy into practice.
Quality guests and on-trend topics; consistently concise and practical.
Strong emphasis on actionable frameworks and real-world applicability.

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The fine art of boss whispering – how to tame abrasive leaders
Q: So the question that occurs to me there is that these are people who simply do not grasp the effect they have on other people and yet, obviously for a boss whisperer to be called in, usually there will be a bit of a track record of complaints about this person or whatever. Why haven't they worked it out prior to this? Why is it so hard to grasp this impact? Why do they need a boss whisperer to?
Tolfree says empathy can be developed, and the coaching repeatedly asks leaders to consider what others may be feeling and why. He suggests that some leaders were not taught empathy and may also be managing unresolved personal pain.
The fine art of boss whispering – how to tame abrasive leaders
Q: What are the qualities that you typically find in these abrasive change-resistant leaders?
Tolfree says they often lack awareness of their behavior and are highly anxious about their performance. They may react strongly when they believe a colleague's work could reflect badly on them.
Flexible working – tips to achieve best practice now
Q: How in essence do you work with organisations?
Charlotte describes a three-stage 'step-inside' approach: build awareness of mindsets and conditions, develop growth by building skills and integrating interventions into policies and processes, and then accelerate and cascade benefits across the organisation.
Employment Rights Act 2025 – the trade union reforms reshaping industrial relations
Q: What is the purpose and impact of the Fair Work Agency?
The Fair Work Agency consolidates enforcement powers into a single body, enabling proactive investigations, inspections, and the ability to bring tribunal claims on behalf of workers, increasing enforcement visibility and compliance requirements.
Employment Rights Act 2025 – the trade union reforms reshaping industrial relations
Q: What does union access rights practically mean for employers?
Unions can request access to workplaces (in person or digitally); if not agreed, the CAC will decide. Access includes on-site meetings and digital communications, with safeguards to prevent undue interference or disclosure of confidential discussions.

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The program focuses on practical HR guidance, employment law updates, and workplace culture strategies drawn from real-world cases and cross-border comparisons. Recent episodes illuminate topics such as reforms to probation under new employment rights, burnout and wellbeing through embodied stress models, and how legislation like ERA 2025 and pay-gap rules reshape policy, design, and people-centric practices. Noteworthy is the sustained emphasis on actionable frameworks—such as success profiles for onboarding, organization design for change, and data-driven pay and wellbeing initiatives—that listeners can translate into immediate improvements in HR operations, risk management, and employee experience.

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Recent guests on The Brightmine Podcast include:

1. Stephen Tolfree
2. Deborah Kent
3. Nicola Turner
4. Charlotte Wiseman
5. Lilia Dangi
6. Georgie Williams
7. Lilian Duckart
8. Laura Kimpton

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