Past event
Organised by The CIPD Branch in Birmingham
The Employment Rights Act is one of the most significant pieces of employment legislation in the UK in the last 30 years.
The changes to unfair dismissal, flexible working, harassment, trade union relationships and fire and rehire exercises will impact all employers and those advising on employee relations issues. Join this introductory session for an update on the changes that came into effect on 6 April 2026 and what you need to be doing now to prepare for the more significant provisions coming into force later this year.
There has been a lot of discussion recently about the Employment Rights Act and the changes that have come and are coming into force. If you have missed anything or just want to consolidate your understanding, this is the session for you.
In this session, Michael Hardiman and Daniel Stokes will provide a brief overview of what you need to be doing right now in your organisation and what to prepare for next. The delivery is intended to be in simple terms to provide basic understanding so this becomes second nature to you.
This is the first of three events designed to support you to develop your understanding of the Employment Rights Act.
Speakers bios:
Michael is a Partner in our Employment Labor and Pensions practice group.
He has UK and international experience and regularly advises clients on employment law issues arising from organizational and structural changes. In addition, Michael regularly handles executive appointments and terminations.
He also has extensive experience handling tribunal claims and regularly undertakes advocacy at any Tribunal hearing. Michael has acted for numerous respondent clients regarding a variety of discrimination claims and claims concerning breach of contract, TUPE, agency worker rights, whistleblowing, and unfair dismissal.
Clients have praised him for providing advice grounded in commercial reality and taking pride in providing advice that is to the point and tailored to the particular circumstances.
He qualified in 2008 and is experienced in all aspects of contentious and non-contentious employment law.
Daniel is a Senior Associate in the Employment, Labor and Pensions Practice Group, advising in employment law.
Since qualifying in 2020, he has advised local, national and international clients across a number of sectors, on a broad range of day-to-day employment matters, including both contentious and non-contentious aspects of employment law.
Daniel has experience with reviewing and drafting executive contracts of employment; settlement agreements; staff policies/handbooks; and assisting with employment law aspects of large corporate transactions. He also regularly manages and defends numerous Employment Tribunal claims ranging from unfair dismissal, unlawful deductions from wages, and discrimination. Daniel also has experience with assisting with, co-ordinating and managing, multijurisdictional projects; and providing strategic, practical advice to global clients on a variety of areas, such as global restructures and business re-organisations.
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