Businesses flock to learn about the biggest change to employment law in years

Scores of business people gathered at The Queen’s Hotel this week to learn how the biggest shake up on employment law in more than a decade is going to change what they do and how they do it.

Businesses flock to learn about the biggest change to employment law in years

The biggest shake-up of employment law in more than a decade brought scores to The Queen’s Hotel to learn how it will impact businesses in Gloucestershire and what they need to do.

The biggest shake-up of employment law in more than a decade brought scores to The Queen’s Hotel in Cheltenham to learn how it will impact their businesses and organisations.

And the example of how an individual who had not even worked a day at a business won three months’ pay for breach of contract underlined precisely why good advice is essential (if those in the room needed reminding!).

The real-life case study was just a small part of a presentation to the gathering of HR professionals and business people from across the sectors by legal experts from Cheltenham-headquartered firm Willans LLP solicitors.

It’s focus - the biggest shake-up to employment law in years; The Employment Rights Act 2025.

Hifsa O’Kelly, a partner at Willans,…