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Join us online to hear from the CIPD Central Policy Team’s Ben Wilmott and Carl Quilliam.
Following the face-to-face roundtable in Manchester as part of the Greater Manchester Good Employment Charter’s, Good Employment Week, Ben and Carl will be joining us online to give a policy update and will share some insights from the earlier roundtable discussions on the Employment Rights Bill.
There will be a chance to ask questions at the end of the update so come prepared to engage and contribute.
Guest speakers profiles:
Ben Willmott, Head of Public Policy and Practice
Ben leads our public policy team, which works to inform and shape public debate, government policy and legislation to champion better work and working lives. His personal areas of interest include industrial strategy, skills policy, labour market regulation and enforcement and employee relations and wellbeing.
Ben led the design and development of our regional People Skills pilots, which explored the value of HR support for small firms and how it can be delivered effectively within a local skills system. His published research includes reports on the Apprenticeship Levy, line management capability, zero hours contracts and the gig economy. He is also a member of the Government-sponsored Flexible Working Taskforce and has given evidence to a range of select committee inquiries on our behalf. Before joining the CIPD, Ben was news editor and employment law editor at Personnel Today magazine. He has an LLM in employment law from Kingston University.
Carl Quilliam, Public Affairs Manager
Carl leads our engagement with the UK government, working to inform policy and legislation that champions better work and working lives.
As our Public Affairs Manager, he provides evidence to Parliamentary committees, supports our work responding to government consultations and inquiries and engages with ministers, civil servants and others.
He is an experienced public affairs professional, with more than 15 years’ experience. He has advised public and private sector organisations on strategy, policy and public affairs. Carl also has direct experience of front-line politics, as a former staffer for a political party and a former elected councillor.
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