WorkWise 2026: Navigating the modern workplace

Schedule

Thu May 21 2026 at 08:30 am to 04:30 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

Anderson Strathern | Edinburgh, SC

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Join us for our annual WorkWise event, where we’ll tackle the latest changes and key issues in employment law.
About this Event

Tailored for HR professionals, this event is designed to equip you with the insights needed to succeed in your role. Our varied agenda, covering topics such as staff wellbeing, hybrid working, the Employment Rights Bill, alongside your chosen workshop session, promises to spark some vibrant and engaging discussion. You can also help shape the agenda by choosing your preferred final session.

Have your say in the final session of the day here.

Choose your workshop:

1: AI-use in grievances and litigation: managing modern technological warfare

2: Assessing witness evidence; assessing credibility and reliability in employee relations and in tribunals

3: Cross-border working – international workforce and organising and retaining talent from abroad

4: Immigration reform: where are we now and what does it all mean?


Please email [email protected] with your chosen workshop once you have purchased your ticket, along with any dietary requirements you may have. If you would like to pay via invoice, you can also contact us there to arrange this.


If we do not hear from you with your chosen workshop, we will allocate one to you.


Ticket price includes VAT.



Agenda

πŸ•‘: 08:30 AM - 09:30 AM
Registration and breakfast
πŸ•‘: 09:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Shabnum Hanif, Managing Director at Introspexion: Staff wellbeing
πŸ•‘: 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Guest Panel chaired by Dawn Dickson on Hybrid working merits and demerits
πŸ•‘: 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Coffee break and networking
πŸ•‘: 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Workshops
πŸ•‘: 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Lunch (provided by us)
πŸ•‘: 02:00 PM - 02:45 PM
Employment Rights Bill Update with Director Mandy Armstrong
πŸ•‘: 02:45 PM - 03:30 PM
Interactive session - make sure you cast your vote!
πŸ•‘: 03:30 PM - 04:30 PM
Networking and event close
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Anderson Strathern, 58 Morrison Street, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

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