The HR community has been at the heart of the response from organisations to the coronavirus pandemic, dealing with ongoing uncertainty, emerging and re-emerging schemes while also dealing with perennial HR issues. Sarah-Jane Georges and Allen Liedkie, both account directors at behaviour change company Steps, discuss the best ways to develop behaviours to build resilience during these times.

Employment lawyer David Whincup provides practical tips on managing the end of a redundancy process.

Jo Broadbent, counsel knowledge lawyer at Hogan Lovells, provides practical guidance on the key discrimination decisions of the past ten years since the introduction of the Equality Act 2010, including cases relating to: discrimination arising from disability; religious and philosophical beliefs; sexual orientation discrimination; and the "costs plus" approach to justification of indirect discrimination.

Jo also discusses future developments in discrimination legislation.

Employment lawyer Darren Newman discusses the Job Support Scheme, which takes effect on 1 November 2020, including: the parameters of the scheme and to whom it applies; funding arrangements; and its potential impact for employers.

We also look at the consequences of the self-isolation regulations for employers and workers.

We talk to Joy Stephens about how organisations can create a more racially diverse and inclusive workplace, from the different forms that racism can take to microaggressions - what they are and how to deal with them.

Richard Martin from the employment relations and HR training provider byrne-dean joins us to discuss managing mental health wellbeing. He takes us through some of the mental health challenges arising from working arrangements as a result of the coronavirus pandemic and offers sound practical advice on meeting these challenges.

David Whincup, partner and head of employment at the London office of law firm Squire Patton Boggs, discusses the key elements of a whistleblowing complaint, and shares his tips on how employers can deal effectively with protected disclosures in the context of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Roianne Nedd, a diversity and inclusion expert, explores the impact of the Black Lives Matter movement. We discuss the concepts of white privilege and white fragility; how to be an effective ally; how organisations translate powerful conversations into meaningful action; and practical steps that organisations can take in the context of both recruitment and capability.

Darren Newman, employment lawyer, discusses how flexible furlough will work under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme from 1 July 2020.

Mary Lawrence, partner at law firm Osborne Clarke, joins us to discuss the key health and safety issues for HR professionals during the lifting of the coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown.