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The Employment Rights Bill, introduced to Parliament on 10 October 2024, contains new rights for workers for family friendly working as well as increased protection for pregnant women amongst other things. Join us to discuss the EDI implications of the bill.    

 

 

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    Why you should come to this best practice group:

    Join us for our next interactive Equality, Diversity and Inclusion session when we’ll be hearing from Sam Greenhalgh from Birketts LLP about the EDI implications of the Employment Rights Bill.

    The Bill covers changes to paternity and parental leave as well as new protections against dismissal for pregnant women, mothers on maternity leave, and mothers who return to work. It strengthens the right to request flexible working and requires employers to produce action plans addressing the gender pay gap and supporting employees going through the menopause.

    Join us to find out about the detail in the bill and discuss the issues and how you are preparing for the changes with your colleagues from across the sector.

  • Programme

    10:00am Welcome and Introductions

    • Monica Teixeira, Network Business Manager, HQN

    10:10am The EDI implications of the Employment Rights Bill

    • Catherine Hepworth, Partner, Employment, Birketts LLP

    10:40am Q&A

    11:00am Group discussion

    12:00pm Close

  • Our speakers

    Catherine Hepworth, Partner, Employment, Birketts

    Catherine has a wealth of experience in all areas of employment law. She primarily advises employers (respondents) on both contentious and non-contentious matters, with a particular focus on managing employment tribunal claims. She takes a pragmatic and commercial approach, advising clients on the merits of their case, their options and the proportionality of litigating through the employment tribunal.

    Catherine’s more generalist advisory work also covers drafting of employment contracts, policies and procedures, advising and guiding clients through complex disciplinaries, grievances and dismissals, restructures and redundancies, settlement agreements, TUPE and other regulatory matters.

    Catherine also advises individuals (claimants) including company directors, having experience representing several claimants in the employment tribunal (including undertaking advocacy) as well as regularly advising on agreed exits via settlement agreements.

    Catherine has significant experience advising clients within the public sector including social housing and NHS organisations. She also has particular expertise in the care and ecclesiastical sectors.

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