Are you ready to navigate the latest changes in employment law?
HR professionals continue to play a vital role in ensuring compliance when looking after businesses and their employees – especially when it comes to the latest employment updates.
Join Reed and our guest speakers, Tracey Marsden and Emma Sweetman, from international law firm CMS, as we delve into the latest developments in employment legislation and their implications for employers and employees alike.
During this face-to-face event at the CMS office in Sheffield, we’ll be exploring the following topics:
Coming into force: explore the new legislation set to come into effect in 2025, including significant advancements in neonatal care, paternity leave, and bereavement policies – and how they will impact your organisation.
The Employment Rights Bill: six months after its implementation, we will track the progress and development of the Employment Rights Bill – covering unfair dismissal, redundancy, fire and rehire practices, family leave, zero hours contracts, the strengthening of trade union rights, and the new time limits for pursuing claims.
The duty to prevent sexual harassment and liability for third-party harassment: gain insights into how employers are addressing the new duty to prevent sexual harassment and the strengthened provisions under the Employment Rights Bill.
Looking forward: stay informed about other significant legislative changes and trends on the horizon for 2025 and beyond.
Why attend?
Keep up to date with the latest legislative changes and their implications.
Learn from industry experts and legal professionals.
Connect with peers and professionals in the field.
Receive actionable advice to ensure your organisation remains compliant and proactive.
This event provides a great opportunity to network with like-minded individuals and share best practice within the HR space.
Our speakers
Tracey Marsden, Partner, CMS
Tracey is a partner in the CMS employment team with 28 years' experience advising on a wide range of contentious and non-contentious matters from general advisory support and employment litigation to complex global restructuring, business transfers and multi-jurisdictional mergers and acquisitions (M&A) transactions.
Tracey has expertise in advising on strategic HR issues and project management, particularly in the context of private equity transactions and founder/senior management misconduct, workforce restructuring and change management, complex business transfers and outsourcing arrangements.
Tracey is the head of the One North Charity Committee and co-leads on the Sheffield office’s CMS Women initiative. She is also a ‘Leading Individual’ in Legal 500.
Emma Sweetman, Senior Associate, CMS
Emma is a Senior Associate in the employment team whose practice involves advising on a broad spectrum of employment-related issues, including general day-to-day HR advice and employment tribunal litigation and supporting the firm’s corporate, real estate and insolvency teams in relation to a range of transactional matters.
Emma regularly works with overseas counsel to co-ordinate advice on complex, multi-jurisdictional projects and issues. Her experience spans many sectors, with a particular focus on private equity, healthcare, real estate and construction. She works with all sizes of clients from start-ups to global organisations.
Emma sits on the One North Charity Committee and co-leads on the Sheffield office’s ‘CMS Link’ networking group. She is a member of the Employment Lawyers Association.
Amelia Goodair, Associate, CMS
Amelia is an Associate in the employment team and joined CMS in 2022 after qualifying into employment in 2021 at a regional firm. She advises employers and senior employees on a wide range of general advisory and contentious matters, and on employment aspects of corporate transactions.
Her experience covers many different sectors, including healthcare, energy, manufacturing, and technology. Amelia is a member of the One North Diversity and Inclusion Group, and of the Employment Lawyers Association.
