About this event
The human centered workplace: new Sexual harassment law and employee wellbeing round table discussions.
A round table format, this is an opportunity to work through a case study of the New Sexual Harassment Law with Employment Law specialists, Katie Davies and Lily-Rose Darwood of Wilkin Chapman Rollits.
Alexis Powell-Howard, MD of Fortis Therapy will also host a table, to discuss Leadership and Listening and Wellbeing, covering the following topics.
- Supporting employees with wellbeing
- How to spot employee who may be struggling
- Handling difficult conversations
- Empowering leaders and managers to support employees
Expect an interactive, supportive and friendly session, with fellow HR Professionals.
Alexis Powell – Howard
Alexis is the founder and MD of Fortis Therapy, Training & Consultancy providing a range of award winning effective mental health and wellbeing services to all sectors and for all ages. Alexis is an experienced leader in a range of sectors, and a BACP-accredited and experienced psychotherapist, systemic practitioner, supervisor, trainer, mediator and coach. Alexis is passionate about therapeutic approaches and how effective they can be to help people and organisations to prevent, to move through and to recover from, difficult times.
Alexis is a twice TEDx and professional speaker and the Inspirational Leader of the Year 2024 and Fortis is the Mental Health Consultancy of the Year 2022 and won the Community Champion Award 2024. Alexis has been listed in the Top 100 of female entrepreneurs in the UK
Katie Davies
Katie Davies is a partner in the employment team based in our Grimsby office. She is joint head of the Grimsby office and Head of the Education Sector.
Katie has been a partner at Wilkin Chapman Rollits since 2013, after joining the firm in 2004 and qualifying in 2006. She offers excellent client care and adapts to her clients’ needs. She prides herself on taking the time to understand her clients and their requirements.
Katie offers practical and commercial advice over a wide range of services, dealing with all aspects of employment issues and acting as a support to in-house HR teams. Her client portfolio covers sole traders, partnerships, SMEs, and PLCs.
Key specialisms
Expert daily support
Providing employment and HR advice to employers and employees, Katie gives advice ranging from day-to-day HR advice (such as holiday pay issues, grievances and disciplinaries) to more technical advice on redundancy and TUPE matters.
She regularly hosts seminars and provides training for her clients on an array of HR and employment issues. Katie is passionate about helping in-house teams build confidence and teaches them how to apply best practice processes to tackle the problems at hand.
Tribunal representation
Facing an employment tribunal claim can be complex and daunting, but Katie’s thorough and forward-thinking approach eases the worries of her clients. She frequently deals with tribunal claims and handles the claim from start to finish. She guides her clients through every step, from Acas Early Conciliation and submitting an ET3 defence, to the final hearing at the tribunal.
Her work sees her representing parties at the tribunal as necessary. She undertakes her own advocacy at the employment tribunal and is an active member of the Employment Lawyers Association.
Sector-specific knowledge
Specialising in the education sector, Katie acts for a variety of schools and academies. She uses the knowledge she has gained as a governor to understand the issues that educational establishments face and the ever-changing academic environment.
Furthermore, Katie is also the lead on health and social care strategies. She has extensive experience working in the health and social care sector. She regularly advises care homes, domiciliary care providers, and registered charities on all types of employment issues
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