About this event
Join the new CIPD Birmingham and Black Country branch for an Employment Law Update and Clinic with Eversheds Sutherland and annual meeting
This is the second of three sessions to develop your understanding of the Employment Rights Act.
Following on from our lunchtime session in April, this face to face event is a chance for you to ask all your questions in an employment law clinic set up.
Michael Hardiman and Dan Stokes from Eversheds Sutherland will be presenting an update on upcoming key areas of focus for the Employment Rights Act, including changes to Unfair Dismissal rules and the duty to take all reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment.
After the update there will be the opportunity to ask questions in a clinic style format.
You’ll also have the opportunity to network with our newly formed committee at our Annual Meeting.
The annual meeting is an essential part of branch governance and will:
• Provide an overview of activity and financial update from the previous year.
• Showcase plans, priorities, and opportunities for the year ahead.
• Offer members the chance to connect and engage.
• Support formal decision-making, including the election of committee members.
The Annual Meeting is an opportunity for us to:
• Celebrate branch activity and achievements from the past year.
• Provide a financial update from the previous year.
• Share our plans, priorities and opportunities for the year ahead.
• Create space for members to connect with us and with each other.
• Support transparent, member‑led decision‑making, including committee elections.
Guest speaker's bio:
Michael Hardiman- michaelhardiman@eversheds-sutherland.com
Daniel Stokes- danielstokes@eversheds-sutherland.com
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.
Please note:
1. Reminder emails will be sent to you the day before, with a further reminder on the day of the event.
2. Photography and video production may be taking place at the event, and these images may be used in the CIPD newsletters.
3. By attending the event, you are giving your consent for your image to be used on any CIPD promotional materials.
4. As we are supplying refreshments, if you can no longer attend, please cancel your place either on Eventbrite, responding to this email.
5. 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.
6. 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
