This month’s episode of the Personnel Today HR Podcast, brought to you by Deel, includes an exclusive interview with the head of HR at the British Antarctic Survey (BAS). We also look at the employment law changes coming in April, and what the rise in diagnoses of neurodivergent conditions means for employers.

Every month, we focus on some of the most significant events of the previous weeks and delve into the implications for HR professionals and employers.

Jo Faragher talks to Mariella Giancola about the challenges of deploying staff to work at BAS research bases in Antarctica, including how they recruit and onboard not just scientists, but a whole range of occupations to spend the whole summer (our winter) “South”.

Employment law trainer and commentator Darren Newman joins the PT team again, this time for a whistlestop tour of new employment laws coming into force in April. These include: statutory sick pay from day one, paternity and parental leave, sexual harassment and whistleblowing, trade union recognition and the establishment of the Fair Work Agency.

And we discuss the rise of neurodivergent conditions in employment tribunal claims and the challenges for HR in making reasonable adjustments.

Presented by Rob Moss, Jo Faragher and Adam McCulloch
Produced and edited by Rob Moss
Music: Eternity Bro/Shutterstock