Course Details

This highly interactive workshop will provide learners with a guide to recent changes in HR and employment law, as well as anticipating future changes on the horizon. 

 

 

This workshop will include all the topical issues in HR and employment law including:

  • Labour’s Employment Law Plans and Key Upcoming Changes
  • The Employment Law Rights Act 2025: An overview of Labour's proposed legislation and its impact on workers’ rights.
  • Employment status
  • Employment contracts and zero hours contracts
  • Developments around preventing sexual harassment
  • Unfair dismissal and redundancy protections
  • Family-Friendly rights, flexible working and carer’s leave
  • Changes on the horizon

 

By attending this workshop learners will be able to

  • Broaden their understanding of the latest developments in HR practices and employment law to stay up to date with their organisation’s legal requirements.
  • Consider how recent legal updates and changes in employment law affect their organisation’s policies, operations, and the advice given to clients, ensuring compliance and effective management of risk
  • Reflect on emerging trends and changes in the HR and employment law landscape to identify potential challenges and opportunities for their organisations.
  • Proactively anticipate upcoming legal changes, developing strategies to effectively manage and adapt to evolving legal requirements

 

This session will be of most interest to tax advisers, auditors and business owners

 

Course level: Intermediate, Advanced / Need to know

CPD Course Speaker

Kate Shepherd Associates

Kate Shepherd

Kate Shepherd is a charismatic employment lawyer who specialises in online employment law training and HR consultancy. She trains and advises a diverse set of employers from small and medium sized enterprises to charities, public sector organisations and international companies, as well as taking board level director roles for clients. Prior to establishing her consultancy, Kate Shepherd Associates in 2005, Kate qualified as a solicitor, and practised employment law at a senior level with a leading firm in the Midlands.

Kate is an associate for leading organisations involved in learning and development including the CIPD, Pearson Business School and MBL Seminars and is a published author.