Is your business aware of the recent changes to flexible working?
As working conditions across the UK adapt and develop with every passing year, HR and business professionals continue to play a pivotal role in navigating workplace changes – particularly when it comes to flexible working.
Flexible working is a highly sought-after benefit, with more than a third of UK professionals desiring it, according to findings in our 2024 salary guides survey. As such, it’s vital that HR leaders stay up to date with what employees most value from their benefits packages and understand how their offerings can affect the business.
Join Reed and our guest speakers Robert Hickford and Claire Sleep, both employment law partners at Ashtons Legal, as we delve into the intricacies of flexible working and the Flexible Working Act 2024.
During this face-to-face event at Ashtons Legal in Bury St Edmunds, we will provide an update on the recently passed Act and the new measures which are now in force, as well as discussing changes that have been made to holiday pay and those planned for TUPE.
This event provides a great opportunity to network with like-minded individuals, have your questions answered, and share best practice within the HR space.
Our speakers
Robert Hickford, Employment Law Partner, Ashtons Legal
Robert advises businesses ranging from multi-national corporations to local SMEs on all aspects of employment law, including advising on corporate restructures, complex discrimination and whistleblowing grievances, TUPE consultations, and defending employment tribunal claims.
He also assists employers with data protection queries, and immigration matters, including the process for sponsoring migrants to work in the UK.
Robert has been a practising employment solicitor throughout his career since qualification in 2013, and loves getting to grips with the intricacies of clients’ businesses, offering pragmatic, risk-based advice that fits their needs.
Claire Sleep, Employment Law Partner, Ashtons Legal
Claire is an experienced employment lawyer and heads up Ashtons Legal’s Cambridge team.
Claire carries out a broad range of HR advisory work and acts as a trusted adviser to a large number of employers in the region. She has a particular focus on working with schools, colleges, universities and other providers within the education sector.
Claire has significant experience in handling employment tribunal and employment appeal tribunal matters and has a focus on discrimination cases.
