This is the place to listen to our team's interviews about all things HR; from leadership to launching your benefits solution.
This month’s chat is hosted by Verity Gough, and features special guest Kul Mahay, CEO of Ignite Your Inner Potential, emotional intelligence coach, TEDx speaker, and organiser of The Human Centred Leadership Conference 2025. Kul is in good company with our second guest, Kal Kukadia FREC ✅, who has 20+ years of experience in strategic and operational talent development, recruitment, executive search, and global outsourcing/offshore talent solutions. Together, we explore the shift towards human-centred leadership, the evolving expectations of candidates, and how recruitment strategies need to adapt for the future of work.
Salary sacrifice schemes are a win-win – boosting employee engagement and saving businesses money. So why aren’t more companies taking advantage?
Join host Jamie Keeling as we discuss into the benefits, the misconceptions, and the missed opportunities of salary sacrifice with two industry experts:
Asel Tuaima 🐙⚡️ – Business Development Consultant at Octopus Electric Vehicles helping businesses navigate the EV transition.
Emma Anderson – Salary Sacrifice Lead at CBVC Vehicle Management, your fleet partner leading the charge in EV leasing and employee benefits.
Whether you’re already on board or just curious, this session will uncover how salary sacrifice could transform your employee benefits strategy.
As businesses face increasing pressure to scale back Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) efforts, what does this mean for the future of workplace culture, talent strategy, and employee engagement? We are joined by Steve Foulger, Director of Transformational Change & People Services at NFP, and Vicky Campbell, founder of Advance Populus, executive coach specialising in career transition, leadership development and organisational design, as we explore the shifting landscape of DEI in HR.
Do you dread calls with HR vendors? What do they do that grind your gears? How can the relationship be nurtured so you get what you need? How can HR better manage sales conversations? We discuss all this and more with special guests Nick Court, CEO of The People Experience Hub, Emma Djemil, ex HRD and founder of The HR Big Meet, and our host Jamie Keeling.
How HR can help encourage better money management and improve employees’ financial education. Is it the role of the employer to ensure people are savvy with their money? Where does the responsibility lie? Kim Uzzell from The Financial Wellbeing Academy gives us the lowdown…
Deborah Onabashi, People Manager and Co-lead at Crisis Women’s Network and Liz Crutchley, DEI expert from Orange Orchid joins us to discuss authenticity at work – and the HR challenges facing the Third Sector.
In this special episode of the HRchat Show, Bill Banham talks with My Staff Shop MarComms Manager Verity Gough. Tune in as Verity gives the lowdown on what to expect from DisruptHR Birmingham 2.0 on September 5th at The Button Factory. Verity also offers insights into ways My Staff Shop and partner brands are helping to reshape the world of work for the better.
In this special episode of the HRchat Podcast, regular show host Bill Banham shares what’s coming up for him on the HR and leadership events front.
Listen as Bill gives a run-through of what to expect from DisruptHR London on September 25th. Bill also highlights events happening in October in Milton Keynes, Norwich, Birmingham, and Cambridge.
Within this episode, you’ll also hear from Disrupt co-founder Jennifer McClure plus DisruptHR London 18.0 speakers Perry Timms and Ben Geoghegan.
In HRchat episode 707, we discuss employee benefits, wellness and fostering a more people-focused work culture. We also look ahead to the return of DisruptHR Birmingham at the Human Centred Leadership Conference on May 22nd.
Bill Banham’s returning guest is David Cartlidge, Group CEO at My Staff Shop, a company specializing in creating tailored employee benefits, rewards and recognition. David is also a co-organizer of DisruptHR Birmingham.
Culture in the police force, from top to bottom, is back in the headlines.
In the past week, police officers have been accused of mishandling body-worn video in more than 150 incidents, including switching off cameras and sharing footage on WhatsApp.
We’ve also seen more than 100 officers hand in permits allowing them to carry guns on duty after a colleague was charged with the murder of Chris Kaba.
In this special episode of the HRchat podcast, we look ahead to two very different, but equally awesome, events happening next week: UNLEASH World in Paris, France, and DisruptHR Birmingham in the UK.
Chris Bjorling and Bill Banham discuss why the events are must-attend for HR pros and leaders plus hear insights from UNLEASH Marketing Director Nick Craig Waller and Disrupt Birmingham co-organizer, Verity Gough.
Joining Bill Banham in this episode are David Cartlidge, Managing Director, and Jamie Keeling, Sales Director at My Staff Shop, a company specializing in creating tailored employee benefits and rewards & recognition via their Platform.
Based in Shrewsbury, UK, My Staff Shop provides employees with exclusive deals and discounts, free financial advice, and saving tips to suit every situation.
David, Jamie and the team pride themselves on their friendly and collaborative way of working, putting the interest of clients at the heart of everything they do.
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