Overview
Employment law is changing – and for many organisations, keeping up can feel overwhelming. With significant reforms emerging through the Employment Rights Act, employers and managers are asking the same questions: What is actually changing? What do we need to do differently? And where are the biggest risks if we get it wrong?
This practical 45-minute webinar cuts through the complexity to provide a clear, jargon-free overview of the key changes every employer should understand. Rather than focusing on legal theory, we’ll explore what the reforms could mean in practice, highlight the areas most likely to impact organisations, and outline the practical steps employers can start taking now.
Whether you’re responsible for people management, HR, compliance or organisational leadership, this session will help you understand what’s coming, prepare for future changes, and reduce the risk of costly employment issues.
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Why Attend?
The Employment Rights Act represents one of the most significant changes to UK employment law in recent years. While many reforms are still being introduced, organisations cannot afford to wait until the legislation is fully implemented before preparing.
This webinar will provide practical insight into the direction of travel, helping you understand the likely impact on recruitment, probation, dismissal, flexible working, family rights and wider people management practices. You’ll leave with greater confidence about what to monitor, where the key risks lie, and how your organisation can begin preparing now.
What You'll Learn
- The key Employment Rights Act reforms every employer should know about.
- The practical implications for managers, HR teams and organisational leaders.
- Common areas of legal and operational risk.
- Steps organisations can begin taking now to prepare.
- How to ensure policies, procedures and management practices remain fit for purpose.
- Where to go for further support and development.
Who Should Attend?
- HR professionals
- Line managers
- Team leaders
- Business owners
- Senior leaders and directors
- Anyone responsible for managing people or employment policies
Speaker
Gary Cookson
Trainer
Gary is a father of four and a husband of one, running a successful business, EPIC, in his spare time. He’s an expert on work and workplace performance, with extensive experience leading and directing HR, OD and L&D functions across all sectors. His clients like working with him as he is authentic, honest, knowledgeable, communicative and people focused, with a broad and deep range of skills and experience –a glance at his prolific social media output will verify this.
Gary is a leading expert in the design and delivery of leadership, management and HR/L&D programmes, as well as an inspiring and entertaining keynote speaker. He has been recognised in the HR Most Influential awards, written for publications worldwide and spoken at global events.
He is a multi-published author and one of the worlds’ leading thinkers on the modern world of work. He is in regular demand with clients and conference organisers worldwide as a result, speaking on these topics plus leadership, management and various HR/L&D issues.
Continue Your Learning
This webinar also serves as an introduction to our Understanding the Employment Rights Act for Managers programme, providing those who want more in-depth guidance with a clear next step for developing practical people management skills.