Employment Rights 2026 - What's changing and what this means for HR!

The Employment Rights Act 2025 is a fundamental shift of employment rights with the changes being introduced throughout 2026 and into 2027.
About this Event

Oliver Tasker from Impact Employment Law Limited will provide a practical seminar covering what businesses should already have done and how to prepare for the changes in October and January.

The session will cover:

• A clear recap of the key changes already in force (and what you may have missed)
• What's coming next, and when, including the significant changes in October and January 2027
• The approach to probationary periods with the right to claim unfair dismissal reducing to 6 months from January 2027
• Practical steps to get your contracts, policies and line managers ready
• Mitigating risks of costly Tribunal claims
• Q&A

Guest speaker's profile

Over 16 years experience in providing clear, practical employment law advice with personality to businesses nationally. My approach is to build strong and close relationships with my clients to deliver proactive commercial employment law advice tailored to how they operate. I advise employers across a wide range of sectors both locally and throughout the UK.

LinkedIn page.

Oliver Tasker ([email protected])

www.impactemploymentlaw.co.uk

Please note:

1. Reminder emails will be sent to you the day before, with a further reminder on the day of the event.

2. Photography and video production may be taking place at the event, and these images may be used in the CIPD newsletters.

3. By attending the event, you are giving your consent for your image to be used on any CIPD promotional materials.

4. As we are supplying refreshments, if you can no longer attend, please cancel your place either on Eventbrite, responding to this email.

5. This event may include an external speaker who has prepared their own presentation. Any views or opinions expressed by the speaker are their own and do not reflect those of the CIPD.

6. If you require any reasonable adjustments to enhance your experience, please get in contact with us by responding to this email and we will do our best to accommodate