Labour & Employment UK Webinar Programme 2026: Managing New Recruits

With the implementation of the Employment Rights Act (ERA) 2025, employers will need to consider any new hires (especially senior ones) carefully given the decrease in the qualifying period for unfair dismissal from two years to six months and the removal of the compensation cap.

Join our webinar where we will discuss key issues to consider when recruiting and managing new hires (including performance management), as well as best practice tips and practical insight on how you can improve your contracts of employment to ensure they put your business in the strongest position in any dismissal situation.

We will cover:

• Your recruitment strategy – Key issues to consider

• Probationary periods – Do your contracts and processes need updating?

• Performance management – What does a “robust” process look like?

• ERA 2025 – Are you missing out on drafting that would give you greater protection when dealing with departing employees?

This webinar forms part of our 2026 UK webinar programme series, designed to support employers as they prepare for implementation of the Employment Rights Act 2025. It will be of particular interest to in-house lawyers, C-suite executives, HR professionals, and risk and compliance professionals, as well as managers with responsibility for staffing matters.

The main webinar presentation will last 55 minutes, followed by a five-minute online question and answer session.