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Mar 2025
Business Breakfast: Harrogate Chamber to host meeting tonight
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Harrogate District Chamber of Commerce will host a meeting on Marketing and Business Growth this evening (Monday, March 10).
The event, at The Pavilions on the Great Yorkshire Showground form 5.30pm, is intended to provide "valuable insights and guidance for businesses seeking to thrive in the current economic climate".
The meeting will feature expert speakers including Chamber members Andrew Joy of ActionCOACH Harrogate, Victoria Herron of insideout communications, and Justin Ross from Sales Geek.
Attendees will learn about key marketing strategies to target the right customers, craft compelling messages, build a strong brand, and measure their results. The event will also offer practical advice on navigating the challenges and opportunities of the current economic landscape.
Phill Holdsworth, Chamber president, said:
In today's economic climate, it's more important than ever for businesses to be strategic and targeted in their approach to marketing and growth.
Our March meeting is designed to equip businesses with the knowledge and tools they need to not just survive, but thrive.
The meeting is open to both Chamber members and first-time visitors. Open networking and refreshments will be available between 5.30pm and 6.15pm.
All attendees must register their place via the Chamber website.
Legal appointment
Harrogate law firm LCF Law has appointed a new associate to its real estate team.
Rosie Beverley has worked in real estate law since qualifying as a solicitor 16 years ago, and has extensive experience of property acquisitions, disposals and refinancing in both the private and public sectors.
Rosie Beverley
Harriet Thornton, heads the busy real estate team at LCF Law, which has offices in Leeds, Bradford, Harrogate and Ilkley, said:
Rosie was the ideal candidate for us, approachable and responsive, she ensures every transaction is managed seamlessly from start to finish.
Ms Beverley, who is an active Law Society member, said:
I really enjoy building strong relationships with clients and fellow lawyers whilst guiding transactions through smoothly. In recent years I have advised and assisted clients acquiring and disposing of multi-million-pound property portfolios consisting of freehold and leasehold properties, development sites, as well as acting on behalf of trustees in bankruptcy cases.
I was excited to join LCF Law as its team of specialist property solicitors are well-known and respected, and they work with an expansive range of commercial and residential property clients.
Sexual harassment webinar
Businesses that want to avoid the pitfalls of sexual harassment cases are being invited to sign up to a free webinar.
All attendees of the online event, which will be hosted by employment lawyers at Harrogate law firm LCF Law, will also receive an up-to-date sexual harassment policy free of charge.
The hour-long webinar will be held on Thursday, March 13 from 11am and is designed for HR professionals, directors, business owners and senior managers involved in policy implementation.
During the event, employment law specialist Brendan Bah will explain the practical steps that employers must take to comply with new laws that came into force late last year as part of the Equality Act (2010), as well as looking at several recent cases where businesses have fallen foul of the new requirements.
Brendan Bah of LCF Law.
Mr Bah said:
Employers now have a legal duty to take reasonable steps to prevent their employees being sexually harassed and need to demonstrate proactive measures are in place to prevent harassment, rather than merely addressing incidents after they occur.
Failing to meet these requirements can be costly and time-consuming, and employers that don’t have the relevant measures and policies in place can face a 25% uplift in compensation claims.
Recent cases have resulted in a woman being awarded £36,000 following inappropriate conduct at a Christmas party and a teenage girl receiving over £50,000 after enduring physical and verbal harassment.
The laws also apply to male staff members, with a male manager being awarded over £20,000 for rejecting sexist ‘banter’ and a male agency worker receiving £2,500 after witnessing female colleagues being harassed.
This free webinar will explain the new legislation and employers’ obligations to prevent sexual harassment.
Anyone wanting to register for the webinar should visit LCF Works: Sexual Harassment – Free Webinar and Policy.
LCF Law employs more than 145 people at offices in Harrogate, Leeds, Bradford and Ilkley.
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