Festive Insights: Ten Practical Tips for Safer Celebrations

In the final video of our festive season series, Legal Director Bina Patel outlines ten practical steps employers can take to mitigate the risks of misconduct at workplace social events. Building on the legal duties and risk assessment covered in the first two videos, this session focuses on clear, actionable measures.

Together, these tips provide employers with a practical toolkit to keep celebrations safe, inclusive, and compliant.

Ten practical tips for safer celebrations:

1. Starting with alcohol
2. Consider appointing “sober chaperones”
3. Venue policies
4. Travel arrangements
5. Consider alternatives
6. Review and update policies
7. Training for managers
8. Pre-event communications
9. Social media
10. Reporting