About Us
For over quarter of a century Business Forums International (BFI) has been the go-to provider for executive level training in HR compliance and policy
With unparalleled access to real-time research, our training courses answer the current questions being asked of HR. Our track record includes ground-breaking events in:
- Pandemic response going back to the SARS crisis in 2006.
- The latest immigration and right to work practice and policy
- Trade Unions negotiation and relations with emphasis on successful outcomes
- Response to government directives on HR compliance and policy
- Clear and concise advice on implementing changes to employment law
Who do we train?
Over 20,000 senior-level HR professionals have benefited from our practical, information packed and highly relevant training courses. Our clients are senior level HR decision makers from medium and large employers.
BFI programmes are co-created with industry experts to address your HR pain-points and remove the confusion, stress and challenge of staying abreast of the bewildering and ever-changing HR landscape.
Why do we do it?
We are committed to supporting the HR function daily as well as providing a platform to examine challenges facing the profession.
Frequently quoted at the highest level, our research, white papers and round-table debate challenges the status quo and is fed back to national and international think-tanks and lobbying bodies on a regular basis.
Who do we work with?
We work with an exclusive group of industry experts and leading practitioners. All our trainers and speakers are both subject specialists as well as talented instructors. We are fastidious in our choice of tutors to ensure we continue to deliver the world-class training that will make you an employer of choice.
Contact us to book or discuss our events & services
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(1) Covid-19: Employers’ Legal Toolkit: Update, policy and practice - 1/7/20
(3) Covid-19: Employers’ Legal Toolkit: Health & Safety - 3/7/20
(4) Covid-19: Employers’ Legal Toolkit: Conducting Disciplinary & Grievance Procedures - 3/7/20
12th Annual Effectively Working with Trade Unions Conference - London, 23/5/19
13th Effectively Working with Trade Unions Conference - 18/06/2020, London
19th Employing & Vetting Non-UK Employees Conference 02/07/2020
21st Pandemic Planning Conference for Employers - London 05/03/2020
22nd Pandemic Management Online Conference for Employers: Essential Covid-19 Update - 21/5/20
23rd Annual Employee Vetting & Screening Conference - London 14/11/18
24th Employee Vetting & Screening Conference for Employers - London, 06/02/2020
2nd GDPR Employee Data Conference for Employers, One Year On: An Essential Update - London, 16/10/19
2nd Gender Pay Gap Reporting Conference for Employers: Gender - Ethnicity - Disability - London, 2/7/19
2nd Supporting Employees Through the Cost of Living Crisis Conference, 28/03/2023
2nd Supporting LGBT+ in the Workplace Summit - London 4/10/18
3rd Annual Supporting LGBTI+ in the Workplace: An Inclusion Guide for Employers 09/10/19
3rd GDPR Employee Data Conference - 02/12/2020, London
3rd Gender, Ethnicity & Disability Pay Gap Conference for Employers - London, 2/7/20
6th Annual Workplace Menopause Summit, 07/12/2023
7th School Leavers and Apprentices Conference for Employers - London, 21/11/19
Advanced Effective Negotiations with Trade Unions: A Practical Toolkit Workshop - London, 27/2/20
Advanced Effective Negotiations With Trade Unions: A Practical Toolkit Workshop, Birmingham, 7/2/19
Advanced Effective Negotiations With Trade Unions: A Practical Toolkit Workshop, Edinburgh, 6/3/19
Advanced Effective Negotiations With Trade Unions: A Practical Toolkit Workshop, London, 6/12/18
Advanced Effective Negotiations with Trade Unions: A Practical Toolkit Workshop, Manchester, 17/06/2020
Advanced Effective Negotiations With Trade Unions: A Practical Toolkit Workshop, Manchester, 24/1/19
AI for Employee Engagement & Retention Conference, 20/03/2024
AI for HR: Policy and Compliance Conference, 07/02/2024
AI for Recruitment Conference, 22/11/2023
Building a Mentally Healthy Workplace Conference, London, 21/05/2020
Building and Managing Successful Remote Teams Seminar, 22/04/2021
Conducting Effective Workplace Investigations Workshop, London, 22/5/19
Conducting Effective Workplace Investigations Workshop, Manchester, 27/3/19
Cost of Living Crisis Conference, 17/11/2022
Covid -19 Working Effectively With Trade Unions Online Conference
Covid-19 Adapting Your Workplace for a Safe Reopening Online Conference - 29/5/20
Covid-19 Employer Webinar: What to do This Week - 18/6/20 (#13)
Covid-19 employer webinar: what to do this week - 23rd April 2020 (5)
Covid-19 Employer Webinar: What to do This Week - Thursday 28th May 2020
Covid-19 Employer Webinar: What to do This Week (#17) - Thursday 6th August 2020
Covid-19 Employers' Guidance and Recovery Strategies Webinar Series
Covid-19 Legal Toolkit for Employers
Covid-19 Redundancy & Restructuring Challenges: An Employer's Toolkit 30/07/2020
Covid-19 Vaccination: Policy, Practice and Procedure Briefing for Employers, 25/03/21
Covid-19 Workplace Vaccination Policy and Practice, 10/02/2022
Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace Online Summit, 23/09/2020
Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace Summit 2021, 29/09/2021
Document Verification & Right to Work Checks for Non-UK National Employees Workshop - Manchester 18/10/18
Document Verification & Right to Work Checks for Non-UK National Employees Workshop - Birmingham 21/6/18
Document Verification & Right to Work Checks for Non-UK National Employees Workshop - Birmingham, 29/4/2020
Document Verification & Right to Work Checks for Non-UK National Employees Workshop - Edinburgh 5/7/18
Document Verification & Right to Work Checks for Non-UK National Employees Workshop - London 13/9/18
Document Verification & Right to Work Checks for Non-UK National Employees Workshop - London 15/3/18
Document Verification & Right to Work Checks for Non-UK National Employees Workshop - London 22/11/18
Document Verification & Right to Work Checks for Non-UK National Employees Workshop - London 23/5/18
Document Verification & Right to Work Checks for Non-UK National Employees Workshop - London, 07/11/19
Document Verification & Right to Work Checks for Non-UK National Employees Workshop - Manchester, 4/12/19
Document Verification & Right to Work Checks for Non-UK National Employees Workshop, Birmingham, 26/6/19
Document Verification & Right to Work Checks for Non-UK National Employees Workshop, London, 12/02/2020
Document Verification & Right to Work Checks for Non-UK National Employees Workshop, London, 27/2/19
Document Verification & Right to Work Checks for Non-UK National Employees Workshop, London, 3/7/19
Document Verification & Right to Work Checks for Non-UK National Employees Workshop, Manchester, 30/4/19
Document Verification & Right to Work Checks ONLINE Workshop 10/03/2021
Document Verification & Right to Work Checks ONLINE Workshop 23/03/2021
Document Verification & Right to Work Checks ONLINE Workshop, 06/01/2022
Document Verification & Right to Work Checks ONLINE Workshop, 07/07/2022
Document Verification & Right to Work Checks ONLINE Workshop, 08/04/2021
Document Verification & Right to Work Checks ONLINE Workshop, 09/06/2022
Document Verification & Right to Work Checks ONLINE Workshop, 10/03/2022
Document Verification & Right to Work Checks ONLINE Workshop, 12/05/2022
Document Verification & Right to Work Checks ONLINE Workshop, 13/07/2021
Document Verification & Right to Work Checks ONLINE Workshop, 14/12/2021
Document Verification & Right to Work Checks ONLINE Workshop, 15/06/2021
Document Verification & Right to Work Checks ONLINE Workshop, 16/09/2021
Document Verification & Right to Work Checks ONLINE Workshop, 16/11/2021
Document Verification & Right to Work Checks ONLINE Workshop, 18/05/2021
Document Verification & Right to Work Checks ONLINE Workshop, 24/02/2022
Document Verification & Right to Work Checks ONLINE Workshop, 27/01/2022
Document Verification & Right to Work Checks ONLINE Workshop, 27/04/2022
Document Verification & Right to Work Checks ONLINE Workshop, 28/07/2021
Document Verification & Right to Work Checks ONLINE Workshop, 28/10/2021
Document Verification & Right to Work Checks ONLINE Workshop, 29/04/2021
Document Verification & Right to Work Checks ONLINE Workshop, 30/06/2021
Document Verification & Right to Work Checks ONLINE Workshop, 31/03/2021
Document Verification and Right to Work Checks Online Workshop 27/01/2021
Effective Negotiations with Trade Unions Post-Covid Workshop, 02/12/2021
Effective Negotiations with Trade Unions Post-Covid Workshop, 03/03/2022
Effective Negotiations with Trade Unions Post-Covid Workshop, 29/06/2022
Effective Negotiations with Trade Unions Workshop 16/03/2023
Effective Negotiations with Trade Unions Workshop, 06/07/2023
Effective Negotiations with Trade Unions Workshop, 09/11/2023
Effective Negotiations with Trade Unions Workshop, 18/10/2022
Effectively Negotiating with Trade Unions Workshop - London - 26/9/18
Effectively Negotiating with Trade Unions Workshop - London, 12/09/19
Effectively Negotiating with Trade Unions Workshop - Manchester - 3/7/18
Effectively Negotiating With Trade Unions Workshop - Manchester, 28/11/19
Employee Retention & Wellbeing Summit, 22/06/2022
EMPLOYEE RETENTION WORKSHOP, 22/09/2022
Employee Retention Workshop, 31/03/2022
Employing and Sponsoring Non-UK Staff, 05/10/2022
Employing Non-UK National Staff; A Post-Brexit Preparation Briefing - London, 21/11/19
Establishing a Mentally Healthy Workplace During and Post-Covid 19 Online Conference
FREE Covid-19 employer webinar: what to do this week - 16th April 2020 (4)
FREE Covid-19 Employer Webinar: What to do This Week - 21st May 2020 (9)
FREE Covid-19 employer webinar: what to do this week - 30th April 2020 (6)
FREE Covid-19 employer webinar: what to do this week - 7th May 2020
FREE Covid-19 Employer Webinar: What to do This Week - Thursday 9th July 2020 (#15)
FREE Covid-19 Employer Webinar: What to do This Week (8) - Thursday 14th May 2020
FREE Covid-19 Employer Webinar: What to do This Week (Week 11) - 4th June 2020
FREE WEBINAR (#1): Menopause, Workplace, Race and Inclusion
FREE WEBINAR (#3): Menopause Workplace Forums, 05/07/2023
FREE WEBINAR (#4): Menopause Workplace Forums, 05/10/2023
FREE WEBINAR (#5) Generative AI, 19/07/2023
Free Webinar for Employers: Changes to Worker Status Following Uber Ruling, 27/04/21
GDPR Employee Data Conference for Employers, One Year On: An Essential Update - London, 16/5/19
GDPR Planning & Preparation Practical Workshop for Employers - Belfast
GDPR Planning & Preparation Practical Workshop for Employers - Bristol
GDPR Planning & Preparation Practical Workshop for Employers - Edinburgh
GDPR Planning & Preparation Practical Workshop for Employers - Exeter
GDPR Planning & Preparation Practical Workshop for Employers - London
GDPR Planning & Preparation Practical Workshop for Employers - Newcastle
GDPR Planning & Preparation Practical Workshop for Employers - Southampton
Gender Pay Gap Reporting Conference For Employers: Prepare Your Organisation For Staff and Public Scrutiny
Gender Pay Gap Workshop for Employers - London 7/11/18
How to Become a Sponsor, 06/12/2023
How to Have Race Conversations in the Workplace (WTDTW #20) 12/11/20
How to Operate a Sponsor Licence, 10/05/2023
How to Operate a Sponsor Licence, 11/07/2023
How to Operate a Sponsor Licence, 21/03/23
How to Operate a Sponsor Licence, 22/02/2024
How to Operate a Sponsor Licence, 26/09/2023
How to Operate a Sponsor Licence, 30/11/2023
Immigrations and PBS for UK employers: 1 hour introduction, update, and refresher
Inclusive Recruitment Strategy & Practice
International Recruitment for UK Employers, 01/12/2022
International Recruitment for UK Employers, 14/09/2022
International Recruitment for UK Employers, 28/06/2023
Introduction to Checking RTW: Upskilling & new-to-the-role essentials, 02/11/2022
Introduction to Checking RTW: Upskilling & new-to-the-role essentials, 04/05/2023
Introduction to Checking RTW: Upskilling & new-to-the-role essentials, 07/09/2023
Introduction to Checking RTW: Upskilling & new-to-the-role essentials, 08/09/2022
Introduction to Checking RTW: Upskilling & new-to-the-role essentials, 09/03/2023
Introduction to Checking RTW: Upskilling & new-to-the-role essentials, 17/01/2023
Introduction to Checking RTW: Upskilling & new-to-the-role essentials, 27/06/2023
Introduction to IR35, 16/04/2024
Introduction to IR35, 23/11/2023
Introduction to Trade Unions Relations & Ground Rules, 07/12/2022
Introduction to Trade Unions Relations & Ground Rules, 11/05/2023
Introduction to Trade Unions, 21/02/2023
Introduction to Trade Unions, 30/11/2023
IR35 2023 - A Crucial Update, 21/09/2023
IR35 2024 - A Crucial Update, 08/02/2024
IR35 Clinic: A Compliance Checklist for Employers -26/11/2020
IR35 Latest Developments and Updates for Employers (WTDTW #19) - 5/11/20
IR35 Planning and Preparation Conference for Private Sector Employers - Practical Strategies to Maximise Your Contractor Retention - London, 30/4/19
IR35 Planning and Preparation Conference for Private Sector Employers - Practical Strategies to Maximise Your Contractor Retention - Manchester, 26/3/19
IR35 Planning and Preparation Conference for Private Sector Employers - Practical Strategies to Maximise Your Contractor Retention, London, 13/2/19
IR35 Planning and Preparation Conference: Compliance - Contracts - Organisational Solutions - A Practical Guide, London, 15/01/2020
IR35 Planning and Preparation Conference: Compliance - Contracts - Organisational Solutions - A Practical Guide, London, 19/09/2020
IR35 Planning and Preparation Workshop: An Intensive Practical Training Day - 20/11/19, London
IR35 Planning and Preparation Workshop: An Intensive Practical Training Day - London, 2/4/20
IR35 Planning and Preparation Workshop: An Intensive Practical Training Day - London, 5/3/2020
IR35 Post-Implementation Compliance for Employers: Essential Checklists, Benchmarks & Case Studies, 17/06/2021
IR35: Practical Guide to Preparing - Compliance, Contracts, and Organisational Solutions 2019- London, 4/7/19
Managing Authentic Workplaces Workshop, 23/01/2024
Managing Industrial Relations Post-Covid: Employers’ Masterclass 2021
Managing Remote Teams and Working from Home Strategy Conference - 27/10/2020
Menopause Policy & Guidance Workshop, 26/04/2023
NHS Scotland - How To Operate A Sponsor Licence, 05/09/2023
NHS Scotland - How To Operate A Sponsor Licence, 12/09/2023
NHS Scotland - How To Operate A Sponsor Licence, 19/09/2023
NHS Scotland - How To Operate A Sponsor Licence, 29/09/2023
Non-UK Employee Visa Workshop, 02/03/2023
Non-UK Employee Visa Workshop, 04/07/2023
Non-UK Employee Visa Workshop, 04/11/2021
Non-UK Employee Visa Workshop, 05/03/2024
Non-UK Employee Visa Workshop, 07/12/2021
Non-UK Employee Visa Workshop, 14/07/2022
Non-UK Employee Visa Workshop, 14/09/2023
Non-UK Employee Visa Workshop, 14/12/2022
Non-UK Employee Visa Workshop, 16/11/2023
Non-UK Employee Visa Workshop, 17/02/2022
Non-UK Employee Visa Workshop, 17/03/2022
Non-UK Employee Visa Workshop, 18/01/2024
Non-UK Employee Visa Workshop, 20/01/2022
Non-UK Employee Visa Workshop, 23/06/2022
Non-UK Employee Visa Workshop, 24/11/2022
Non-UK Employee Visa Workshop, 25/05/2023
Non-UK Employee Visa Workshop, 26/05/2022
Non-UK Employee Visa Workshop, 27/04/2023
Non-UK Employee Visa Workshop, 27/10/2022
Non-UK Employee Visa Workshop, 29/09/2022
Non-UK Employee Visa Workshop, 30/03/2023
Non-UK Employee Visa Workshop, 31/01/2023
Non-UK Employee Visa Workshop: Employer{{singlequot}}s Guide to Immigration & PBS - Manchester - (October)
Non-UK Employee Visa Workshop: Employer’s Guide to Immigration & PBS (London)
Non-UK Employee Visa Workshop: Employer's Guide to Immigration & PBS - Birmingham - 06/11/2019
Non-UK Employee Visa Workshop: Employer's Guide to Immigration & PBS - Birmingham 17/5/18
Non-UK Employee Visa Workshop: Employer's Guide to Immigration & PBS - Edinburgh 25/4/18
Non-UK Employee Visa Workshop: Employer's Guide to Immigration & PBS - London (February)
Non-UK Employee Visa Workshop: Employer's Guide to Immigration & PBS - London 10/10/18
Non-UK Employee Visa Workshop: Employer's Guide to Immigration & PBS - London 10/12/19
Non-UK Employee Visa Workshop: Employer's Guide to Immigration & PBS - Manchester - 20/9/18
Non-UK Employee Visa Workshop: Employer's Guide to Immigration & PBS - Manchester 8/3/18
Non-UK Employee Visa Workshop: Employer's Guide to Immigration & PBS, Birmingham, 23/5/19
Non-UK Employee Visa Workshop: Employer's Guide to Immigration & PBS, London, 18/6/19
Non-UK Employee Visa Workshop: Employer's Guide to Immigration & PBS, London, 23/1/19
Non-UK Employee Visa Workshop: Employer's Guide to Immigration & PBS, London, 3/4/19
Non-UK Employee Visa Workshop: Employer's Guide to Immigration & PBS, Manchester, 28/3/19
Non-UK Employee Visa Workshop: Includes January 2021 Latest Updates 03/02/2021
Non-UK Employee Visa Workshop: Includes January 2021 Latest Updates 18/03/2021
Non-UK Employee Visa Workshop: Includes January 2021 Latest Updates, 02/06/2021
Non-UK Employee Visa Workshop: Includes January 2021 Latest Updates, 05/05/2021
Non-UK Employee Visa Workshop: Includes January 2021 Latest Updates, 23/09/2021
Non-UK Employee Visa Workshop: Includes January 2021 New Immigration System Latest Updates 04/03/2021
Non-UK Employee Visa Workshop: Includes January 2021 New Immigration System Latest Updates 12/01/2021
Non-UK Employee Visa Workshop: Includes January 2021 New Immigration System Latest Updates 20/01/2021
Non-UK Employee Visa Workshop: Includes January 2021 New Immigration System Latest Updates 23/02/2021
Non-UK Employee Visa Workshop: Includes January 2021 New Immigration System Latest Updates, 03/12/2020
Non-UK Employee Visa Workshop: Includes Latest Updates, 06/07/2021
ONLINE Document Verification & Right To Work Checks Workshop, 08/12/2022
ONLINE Document Verification & Right to Work Checks Workshop, 10/11/2022
ONLINE Document Verification & Right To Work Checks Workshop, 13/07/2023
ONLINE Document Verification & Right To Work Checks Workshop, 13/10/2022
ONLINE Document Verification & Right To Work Checks Workshop, 18/04/2023
ONLINE Document Verification & Right To Work Checks Workshop, 18/05/2023
ONLINE Document Verification & Right To Work Checks Workshop, 20/09/2022
ONLINE Document Verification & Right To Work Checks Workshop, 23/02/2023
ONLINE Document Verification & Right To Work Checks Workshop, 23/03/2023
ONLINE Document Verification & Right To Work Checks Workshop, 24/01/2023
ONLINE Document Verification & Right To Work Checks Workshop, 25/01/2024
ONLINE Document Verification & Right To Work Checks Workshop, 28/09/2023
ONLINE Document Verification & Right To Work Checks Workshop, 29/11/2023
ONLINE RECORDING Covid-19 Adapting Your Workplace for a Safe Reopening Online Conference
Overseas Student Visa Workshop, 06/06/2023
Overseas Student Visa Workshop, 14/03/2023
Post-Brexit & Post-Covid Recruitment for UK Employers Summit 2021: Challenges and Solutions, 07/10/2021
Post-Brexit Immigration – Recruitment and Compliance Briefing for Employers, 14/04/2021
Post-Brexit Recruitment Conference for Employers: Strategy & Solutions (2nd Edition) - London 27/9/18
Preparing for a UKVI Compliance Check workshop, 08/06/2023
Preparing for a UKVI Compliance Check Workshop, 20/04/2023
Preparing for a UKVI Compliance Check Workshop, 28/02/2023
Preparing for a UKVI Compliance Check, 01/02/2024
Preparing for a UKVI Compliance Check, 05/07/2023
Preparing for a UKVI Compliance Check, 05/12/2023
Preparing for a UKVI Compliance Check, 19/09/2023
Preparing for a UKVI Compliance Check, 19/10/2023
Preparing for a UKVI Compliance Check, 22/06/2023
Preparing for a UKVI Compliance Check, 28/03/2023
Preparing for the Artificial Intelligence Act Conference, 21/11/2023
Race Equality in the Workplace Summit - 09/12/2020
Race Equality in the Workplace Summit 2021, 25/11/2021
Recognising & Supporting Menopause in the Workplace Conference - 25/9/19
Recognising & Supporting Menopause in the Workplace Online Conference, 3rd edition 22/07/2020
Recognising and Supporting Menopause in the Workplace Conference, 2nd edition, London, 01/07/2020
Re-Integrating Furloughed Workers Conference
School Leavers and Apprentices Workshop for Employers - London 11/10/2018
Supporting LGBT+ In The Workplace Summit Ireland- Dublin, 26/3/19
TEST WEB JAM
Testing
The Foundations to Being an Effective D&I Leader Workshop, 16/03/21
Thursday 11th June 2020 Covid-19 Employer Webinar: What to do This Week (#12)
Thursday 17th September 2020 Covid-19 Employer Webinar: What to do This Week (#18)
Thursday 23rd July 2020 Covid-19 Employer Webinar: What to do This Week (#16)
Thursday 25th June 2020 Covid-19 Employer Webinar: What to do This Week (#14)
Transgender and Non-Binary Workplace Compliance, Policy and Practice Workshop, Cardiff, 4/4/19
Transgender and Non-Binary Workplace Compliance, Policy and Practice Workshop, Edinburgh, 7/3/19
Transgender and Non-Binary Workplace Compliance, Policy and Practice Workshop, London, 4/4/19
Transgender and Non-Binary Workplace Compliance, Policy and Practice Workshop, Manchester, 1/5/19
Women in the Workplace Policy and Compliance Summit, 15/06/2022
Workforce Planning Post-Brexit: Future-Proofing Your Recruitment, Retention and Policy - London, 26/2/19
Workplace Vaccination & Testing Policy Update, 27/05/21
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