Upcoming Employment Law Webinars

As we continue to keep you up to date with the Employment Rights Act throughout 2026, this webinar will have a particular focus on the important changes that employers need to be ready for in April. We will also up date you with all the very latest in relation to ERA consultations, guidance and UK government statements.

We will discuss:

An update on all the latest with the ERA including the latest consultations, guidance and UK  government statements

• What's happening in April - Employment Rights Act changes
• family friendly changes
• statutory sick pay changes
• sexual harassment as a qualifying disclosure
• collective consultation changes
• trade union changes
• gender pay gap - voluntary action plans
• What's happening in April - Other April changes
• Q&A

Our April essential employment law webinar is one of our popular online employment law question times. With major changes coming to collective consultation and fire and rehire rules as a result of the Employment Rights Act, we will be focusing on redundancy and restructuring. This is an interactive event that gives you access to a panel of our specialist employment lawyers who will answer your questions live. You can either email your questions in advance to employment@mfmac.com or you can ask your questions on the day via our on-line chat function. As well as answering your questions, we will also answer some frequently asked questions relating to:

• How to consult in a meaningful way
• How to identify the correct redundancy pool
• The best scoring criteria to use
• How to adjust scoring to take into account of Equality Act obligations
• Redundancy and maternity leave
• Rejecting volunteers for redundancy
• Fire and re-hire during a restructure process
• Alternative employment
• Collective consultation
• Dealing with redundancies post 1 January 2027