About this event
Cut through legal complexity with clear, practical advice to make your business fit for the future.
Join us for our West & East London jointly-hosted CIPD employment law update event presented by employment law experts, Helen Burgess and Francesca Brown, from Gateley Legal.
This session will unpack the latest developments in employment law and explore how organisations can prepare for the significant legislative changes ahead — including updates on:
- Unfair dismissal
- Collective redundancies
- Sexual and third-party harassment
- Flexible working
- Family leave
Helen and Francesca will cut through the legal complexity to provide clear, practical guidance you can apply directly within your organisation. Leave with the confidence and tools to ensure your business is compliant, resilient, and fit for the future.
Timings
18:00 - 18:30- Arrival, registration, refreshments and networking
18:30 – 20:00/20:30 - Presentation
20:30 - Event ends
About the speakers
Helen Burgess, Employment Partner at Gateley Legal
Helen advises on all aspects of employment law and HR practice across many sectors, also regularly chairing and presenting at seminars, briefings and training sessions for both HR practitioners and line managers. Helen’s particular specialisms are reorganisations and large-scale redundancies, managing and negotiating senior exits, harassment, trade union-related issues and disputes, tricky grievances and dismissals, and complex, sensitive and/or multi-claimant tribunals.
Francesca Brown, Legal Assistant at Gateley Legal
Francesca advises on both non-contentious and contentious employment matters as well as all aspects of business immigration law. Francesca supports clients in managing HR matters such as disciplinary and grievances as well as advising on redundancies, corporate transactions and employment contracts and staff handbooks/policies. She also regularly conducts Employment Tribunal litigation on a variety of claims including whistleblowing, discrimination and unfair dismissal.
Please note:
- Reminder emails will be sent to you the day before, with a further reminder on the day of the event.
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- 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.
- 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.
