Employment Law Update – Autumn 2024 – The Employment Rights Bill and beyond

Following the success of our Employment Law Update in March, Claire Taylor-Evans, employment law specialist and Partner at Boyes Turner LLP, joins us again to update you on the key employment law changes that have come into effect in the last six months and help you prepare for the wide ranging reforms which will be coming into force under the Employment Rights Bill.

This practical and interactive session will cover:

• What the Employment Rights Bill means for HR - How will the new unfair dismissal rules work in practice? What steps can businesses put into place now to prepare for the extensive changes ahead.
• An overview of the new rules on Sexual Harassment
• A round up of recent tribunal decisions of interest to HR and business professionals;
• Top tips on dealing with the employment changes to come and how you should be adapting your current practices and policies
• Q&A, questions can be asked in advance upon registration

About the speaker

Claire Taylor Evans, Boyes Turner LLP

Claire is an experienced Employment law practitioner, Tribunal advocate and Partner at Boyes Turner LLP, a commercial law firm based in the Thames Valley. She is praised by her clients for providing practical pragmatic advice and “uncomplicating the complicated.” Her practice encompasses defending complex discrimination claims and managing high-level exits on behalf of corporate clients, many of whom are household names in the Technology and Leisure and Hospitality sectors.

She is passionate about diversity and inclusion and leads the firm’s ED&I services including supporting clients with pay gap reporting and equality audits. She is a contributing author to Bloomsbury Professional’s Termination of Employment and is a professional mentor to University of Law Students and CIPD members.

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