DAY TWO Friday 7 October
Eira Hammond FCIPPdip, CIPP chair, opened the second day remarking on the fantastic success of the CIPP’s 13th Annual Excellence Awards on the preceding evening. Plenary motivational session
One moment mindfulness Sean Orford MSc MBACP (accred) MIAH UKRCP Live in the present Ltd and Mindfulmanagers
Neuroplasticity
• Your brain changes when you exercise it
In his usual engaging and relaxed style, Sean explained that our brain changes when it’s exercised. We can change the way we think and act and determine which chemicals are released. Up to 1,400 new brain cells can be created daily despite general increasing of age by exercising the brain and learning new things. Delegates participated in the five-minute Martini mindfulness exercise – which can be undertaken anywhere, any place, anytime. Sean discussed meditation, how it can be used
• Your brain grows in response to new learning
and the ‘zone’ that would work for each person. Whether we are happy or unhappy is our choice.
Hippocampus 1400 new brain cells per day
Plenary session
Employment law update Sally Isaacs Eversheds LLP
Sally’s session focussed on gender pay gap reporting and the potential effects of Brexit, but included case law update and other developments. The first gender reports are due to be published by 30 April 2018, but there will be no specific penalties for non-compliance. Guidance for employers will be published in due course. Although, up until such time the UK actually leaves the EU, nothing changes from a legal perspective, Sally revealed that we are already seeing workplace consequences (e.g. harassment against workers from EU). Employment law areas which might be subject to change include agency workers, working time (holiday pay), data protection and transfers of undertakings.
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