2026 ushers in some of the most significant changes in employment law seen in a generation. Retail and consumer businesses are now preparing for this transformed landscape.

Join us for a lunchtime briefing where our specialists will provide a critical update on the Employment Rights Act reforms and other key HR and legal challenges affecting your workforce. We will share practical solutions and actionable steps employers can take to mitigate risk and prepare for change, including how employers are leveraging data and AI throughout the Employment Tribunal process. Topics will also include unfair dismissal reform, new industrial action and collective rights, updated anti-harassment duties and equality action planning, new rights to guaranteed hours and protections relating to shift changes, and family leave expansion.

Following a joint plenary, delegates will be invited to join one of two breakout sessions:

• HR Session: exploring the practical implications of the reforms for retail and consumer employers, including how unfair dismissal reform is likely to change workplace dynamics, risk assessments and settlement discussions. We will also consider the growing role of AI in fuelling increased volumes of grievances and Employment Tribunal claims, the practical challenges arising from guaranteed hours and restrictions on changes to shifts, and how employers can prepare for new trade union access rights and engagement obligations.
• Legal Session: examining the changing litigation...

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