About this event
Join us a fun and information packed session to understand and unpack the upcoming Employment Rights Bill.
Following the hugely successful session held in February 2025, this is a follow up session with Herrington Carmichael to take us through the latest updates and progress of the upcoming (sooner than we think) Employment Rights Bill.
Join us in-person at the office of Herrington Carmichael law firm in Farnborough on Wednesday 15 October where we will hear from Alistair McArthur, Partner - Head of Employment, and Darren Smith, Partner – Employment for a fun and information packed session to understand and unpack the upcoming Employment Rights Bill.
Points to be covered in the session include:
- How and where the bill currently is,
- Latest updates on the ERB
- What this means for HR professionals
- Interactive Q & A session
There will also be an opportunity to meet local people professionals in the networking session before the main event and share insights!
An event not to be missed!
Timings
18:30 - Arrival, registration, networking and refreshments
19:00 - Event starts
20:30 - Event end
About the speakers
Alistair McArthur- Partner, Head of Employment
Alistair is an experienced employment lawyer with particular expertise in advising on and dealing with recruitment practices, terms and conditions of employment, discrimination and harassment, termination of contracts and dismissals, the enforcement of post-termination obligations, transfer of undertakings on acquisition and disposal of businesses, restructuring and redundancies.
Alistair is a bit of a star. He has the confidence to steer cases strategically without losing sight of the commercial sense over legal strengths. He is personable but also tenacious for his clients. He has great knowledge and experience in all employment matters. His instructions are always comprehensive. He is particularly brilliant in TUPE-related matters. - Legal 500
Darren Smith - Partner, Employment
Ranked as a Leading Individual in the Legal 500, Darren Smith is an Employment Law Solicitor with a wealth of experience advising businesses and senior executives on Employment Law and HR related issues, focusing on solutions that work for them. Darren is well known for his expertise in the Leisure and Hospitality sector and has a lot of experience working with clients in that industry
Darren Smith is an exceptional employment lawyer. His knowledge and professionalism goes without saying. Beyond this, he is pragmatic and able to take a commercial view on issues that require problem solving. He is very personable which makes him very easy to work with. - Legal 500
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