Built by Experts in Bullying & Harassment
Wdidi - short for What Do I Do If?
Answers that come from extensive experience, not theory.
Founder Julia Gidney is a former leading employment law Partner at top UK firms and Group Head of People & Compliance for major international organisations. Julia leads all Wdidi content, bringing in recognised Bar experts to validate content where that is helpful.
30+ years front line experience
Julia has handled employee complaints, claims and disputes of every kind across a three-decade career in employment law and people compliance.
Built for the Bar
- not adapted for it
- not adapted for it
Written directly for chambers & the employers of those working at the Bar. Focussed sector-specific flexible learning for regulated & unregulated learners.
Constantly updated content
Training build on a platform that allows for real-time content updates. When we know about a change, we update for it - so you don't have to.
This means Wdidi training reflects the Equality Act 2010's protections against harassment and discrimination, which apply to barristers, pupils, employees and workers alike, together with the sector-specific layers built on top of it: the BSB's Core Duties and Conduct Rules for barristers and pupils, the Worker Protection Act's 'all reasonable steps' duty for employers of employees and workers, the Commissioner for Conduct's protocols, and the Bar Council's Toolkit training recommendations.
Different laws and professional obligations apply to regulated and unregulated personnel, so a single combined course for both groups cannot address either in full. That's why Wdidi runs separate, role-specific programmes: one for barristers and pupils, one for chambers employees and workers, rather than one course covering both.
Choose from 2 Programmes: Comprehensive or Foundation
Our Comprehensive Programme delivers in-depth understanding of bullying & harassment at the Bar.
Our Foundation Programme delivers the essential knowledge in just 30 minutes.
Barristers and pupils are self-employed and regulated directly by the BSB, with different professional consequences for misconduct findings than employees and workers - which is why Wdidi runs separate, role specific programmes for each, rather than one course for both.
Training Aligned With the Harman Review - Learners Will Recognise:
- The behaviour that may constitute bullying, harassment or sexual harassment
- When “banter” crosses the line
- That conduct at work-related social events matters just as much
- The new "reasonable suspicion" duty to report and what happens if you don't
- Exemptions for victims and their confidants from the duty to report
- When and how to raise concerns about professional clients or members of other chambers.
- How third-party harassment applies and what chambers must now do about it
- The changed reporting rules
Easy Enrolment
With bulk enrolment all we need is learner first names, last names and email addresses.
Or ask your learners to self-enrol and produce their training completion certificate as proof of study.
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What Learners Can Expect
What Does Our Training Look Like?
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Frequently Asked Questions
Get up to speed on Harman Review Training requirements.
What does the Harman Review require chambers to do?
Following Baroness Harman's independent review of bullying, harassment and sexual harassment at the Bar, the Bar Council and Bar Standards Board (BSB) now expect every chambers to take proactive preventative steps, not just react to complaints. This includes providing role-specific training for barristers, pupils, employees and workers that is recent, tailored to the Bar and aligned with the Commissioner for Conduct Protocols, the Bar Council Toolkit and the BSB's Core Duties and Conduct Rules.
What is the Commissioner for Conduct?
The Commissioner for Conduct is a role recommended by the Harman Review and agreed in protocols between the Bar Standards Board, the Lady Chief Justice and the Senior President of Tribunals. The Commissioner receives reports via "Talk to Spot," decides whether behaviour meets the threshold for serious misconduct and liaises with the judiciary on reports of judicial conduct via the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office (JCIO) portal.
Do barristers and chambers employees need different training under the Harman Review?
Yes. Barristers and pupils are self-employed and regulated directly by the BSB, facing different professional consequences for misconduct findings than employees and workers, who are covered separately by the employee focussed legislation including the Worker Protection Act. Because of this, Wdidi runs two separate, role-specific programmes: one for barristers and pupils and one for chambers employees and workers, rather than a single generic course for both.
Does this training satisfy the Worker Protection Act's "all reasonable steps" duty?
Wdidi's training for chambers employees and workers is built to support the "all reasonable steps" standard employers must meet under the Worker Protection Act. The Comprehensive Programme contains the messaging Employment Tribunals expect to see delivered on contractual, policy and behavioural obligations. Chambers also face dual compliance duties around bullying and harassment. While the Equality Act applies broadly to everyone, the Worker Protection Act specifically covers employed personnel, while barristers and pupils fall under the BSB's Conduct Rules. Training that addresses only one of these leaves a gap.
How much CPD does Wdidi's training provide?
The Comprehensive Programme provides 120 minutes of qualifying CPD for practising barristers, delivered as self-paced, video-based online learning across six modules covering regulatory safeguards and reporting routes, behavioural expectations, bullying, unlawful harassment and unlawful sexual harassment.
How is Wdidi's training different from the Bar Council's own course?
Both are 120-minute, Bar-specific programmes offering 120 minutes of CPD. The Bar Council's course ("Tackling harassment, bullying and inappropriate behaviours") runs as a one-time Zoom session at £190 (+VAT). Wdidi's Comprehensive Programme is on-demand online learning with 12 months' access at £180 (+VAT), or £150 (+VAT) on bulk purchase and additionally offers role-specific modules, auto-enrolment, auto-messaging, an audit trail and bespoke options.
Who is Wdidi's training built by?
Wdidi's content is led by founder Julia Gidney, a former leading employment law Partner at top UK firms and Group Head of People & Compliance for major international organisations, with over 30 years' front-line experience handling employee complaints, claims and disputes. Recognised Bar experts are brought in to validate content where helpful.
Is Wdidi's training kept up to date as the regulatory framework changes?
Yes. Wdidi's training platform allows for real-time content updates, so when a change is made to implementation of the Harman Review recommendations, BSB Conduct Rules or Bar Council Toolkit guidance, the training is quickly updated.
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