On Thursday 3rd April 2025, the Myerson Solicitors Employment Team hosted an insightful Employment Law Update webinar, providing key insights and practical guidance on significant employment law topics and recent developments.
Speakers at this webinar included:
- Joanne Henderson, Employment Partner
- Charlotte Gilbert, Employment Partner and Head of Myerson HR
- Vicki Fagan, Associate Solicitor
The topics covered in this informative session included:
- Understanding and managing religion or belief discrimination within your workplace.
- Effective strategies for the prevention of sexual harassment.
- Recent developments in the Employment Rights Bill, specifically relating to harassment.
- The introduction and implications of neonatal care leave and pay.
- Horizon scanning to anticipate future family-friendly entitlements and how they may affect employers.
- Navigating dismissals during or following maternity leave, ensuring compliance and sensitivity.
- Making effective use of protected conversations while understanding their limitations.
- Best practice and legal obligations in collective consultation procedures.
- Practical considerations surrounding zero-hours contracts and recent legislative reforms.
- A review of day one unfair dismissal rights and their potential impacts on employment practices.
Our Employment Law Update webinar aimed to equip HR professionals, employers, and business managers with the essential information needed to stay compliant and proactive in a rapidly evolving legal landscape.