The Board as Employer
​Wednesday 3 November 10am-12pm GCVS
​Whether you are new to employing staff or a long-standing employer, it’s important to understand what responsibilities your organisation has so you can ensure your employees have fair, lawful and safe working conditions. This session will cover everything from legal obligations to the different types of contracts and employment relationships.

Embracing hybrid working  
​Wednesday 3 November 10am-11am STSGF
​Where do we go from here? Martin Tyson, head of regulation and improvement at OSCR will chair this webinar with Stephanie Fraser, chief executive of Cerebral Palsy Scotland and John Fitzgerald, trustee of the Joseph Rowntree Trust. Join us to talk about the new ways of working many of us are embracing following the pandemic. What have we learned? What does hybrid working mean for trustees, employees and organisations? What are the new possibilities, and what are the risks?

Calling all trustees! A conversation with Steve Carroll, HMRC
​Wednesday 3 November 11am-12pm and Friday 5 November 6pm-7pm Stirlingshire Voluntary Enterprise
​Join Alan Clevett, SVE trustee, in conversation with Steve Carroll, to talk about Gift Aid and charity tax. Questions can be submitted in advance to: leestevenson@sventerprise.org.uk 

Collective Responsibility
​Wednesday 3 November 1pm-2.30pm OSCR
​Collective responsibility is a key principle of charity governance. Learn more by working through real life scenarios with OSCR staff. How do you make good decisions as a board and then stick by them? OSCR staff will discuss real life scenarios highlighting challenges faced by charity trustees, and key learning for the sector. 

Good Governance Webinar: Lived Experience on Boards
​Wednesday 3 November 5pm-6pm SCVO
​Boards need a variety of attitudes, skills and experience to avoid group think and ensure good governance. Join SCVO to explore the benefits and barriers of having trustees on your board with experience of the issues your charity works on. You will hear from organisations who have trustees with lived experience and the new perspectives and informed voices they bring to ensure better decision making.