Bullying and harassment rules – what changes for small firms

June 30 | 11:00 BST | Live webinar

Real-life scenarios showing how Conduct Rules expectations align with Employment Rights Act (ERA) in practice

From September, bullying and harassment move into scope of the FCA Conduct Rules for small firms. This session uses real‑life scenarios to show what falls in scope, how this aligns with the ERA, and what firms need to have in place to handle and evidence these situations properly.

Join us to learn about:

Behaviour in meetings that creates a hostile environment
Comments or conduct that undermine dignity at work
Situations at work events that raise conduct concerns
Cases where issues were handled informally with no clear record

Agenda

The September 2026 NFM rules – what small financial services firms must now cover
Understand what has changed. Recognise what falls in scope using real‑life scenarios small firms already face. See where firms are exposed – not in policy, but in training, handling and evidence. Get clarity on what to put in place without adding unnecessary complexity or process.
Getting NFM coverage in place – live demo of CoreCompliance
Viewing how to produce audit-ready evidence, who is covered and who is not. Discover how Aida, the AI compliance assistant, supports from day one.
Q&A
Questions from the floor. Anything not covered in the session can be followed up by email.

Who should join?

By role:

Heads of Compliance and CCOs
HR Directors and Chief People Officers
Owners and MDs of FCA-regulated firms
Risk and Legal leads at small financial service firms
Investment managers and wealth managers
Fund managers, insurers, IFAs

at small firms with 1-50 employees in the UK

By company:

FinTech start-ups
IFAs
Boutique asset advisers
Mortgage advisers
Small insurers
Credit brokers

Meet the speakers

Katharine Leaman

Former FCA regulator, CEO Leaman Crellin

Katharine Leaman is the founder and CEO of Leaman Crellin, an independent regulatory compliance consultancy she established in 2018. As CEO she runs the firm in full, covering strategy, business development, people management, technology, marketing, contracts, and operations, as well as leading client work. Her technical range is unusually broad: she has worked in retail and wholesale markets, insurance, investments, and banking, held senior policy and supervisory roles at the FSA, and operated across all three lines of defence. She has coached C-suite executives, including a CEO of a third-country bank branch in the UK, and advises boards on SMCR, CASS, Consumer Duty, market abuse, and financial crime. She is a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment, a Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute, and Vice President as well as an Officer of ACI UK.

Laurence Tanti

Compliance Solutions Manager and CoreCompliance lead | Skillcast

My role is to help organisations understand the importance of engaging compliance training while also contributing to the company’s marketing initiatives, brand positioning, outreach strategies, and client partnerships.

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