In collaboration with Reed Recruitment, join our employment team for an insightful session on the Employment Rights Act’s most transformative changes, helping HR leaders move from reactive policy updates to proactive workforce planning.
The Employment Rights Bill has now been passed, with implementation already underway and key measures coming into effect from Spring 2026. This networking breakfast session will support your scenario planning and help you align leadership, legal, and people teams - embedding fairness, flexibility, and respect at the heart of your organisation.
Topics
The workplace is entering a new era of accountability and employee empowerment. Our breakfast session will explore some of the Act's most transformative changes:
Topics will include:
Unfair dismissal protection – Goodbye to the two-year qualifying period; hello six-month qualifying period?
Fire & rehire restrictions – Key contract of employment changes demand genuine consultation as dismissal failing agreement only permitted in limited circumstances
Enhanced enforcement – Regulators and tribunals will have sharper teeth to address holiday pay, national minimum wage and statutory sick pay; risk management is non-negotiable
Family-friendly reforms – Expanded statutory leave from bereavement leave to paternity leave and more
Sexual harassment duties – From “reasonable steps” to “all reasonable steps,” plus third-party liability
Date & Timing
The seminar will take place on Thursday 19 March.
From 8.15am - arrival & breakfast
8.30am - seminar commences
9.30am - seminar concludes, networking
10am - event ends
More information
If you have any questions about the event please contact marketing@thackraywilliams.com.
We hope you can join us.