Employment Rights Act 2025, AI and the future workplace: a practical conference

The Employment Rights Act 2025 (ERA 2025) introduces the most significant update to workplace protections in over a decade. At the same time, organisations are adapting to fast‑developing workplace technologies, new expectations of flexibility and the increasing use of AI in day‑to‑day decision‑making.

This practical conference is designed for anyone responsible for people, policy, compliance or organisational change. Through expert-led briefings, real‑world examples and interactive breakouts, you’ll gain clarity on the new legislation, understand how AI is shifting workplace practice and leave with tools to strengthen processes and prepare your organisation for the year ahead.

Agenda

How can employers prepare confidently for what’s coming?

The ERA 2025 will require employers to update contracts, handbooks, sick pay arrangements and key procedures including probation, performance, conduct and redundancy. These updates take time to get right, especially where consultation, communication or manager capability building is needed.

At the same time, workplaces are evolving. AI is influencing how decisions are made, what counts as evidence, and how disputes emerge. Managers need clarity and organisations need consistent, well‑designed processes to reduce risk and support fair outcomes. This conference provides the space to step back, make sense of these developments and understand the practical steps that will help you prepare - not only for the ERA 2025, but for the wider changes shaping the future workplace.

Who should attend?

· HR directors, heads of HR/ER and HR business partners

· People leaders with responsibility for policy, compliance or employee relations

· Operational leaders managing teams or decision‑making processes

· In‑house professionals advising on procedures or disputes

· Anyone supporting organisational change, people management or future‑workplace planning.

About our panel

Claire Tait, Partner and Head of HR Consultancy at HCR Law

Claire specialises in employment law, people-related strategic projects and complex investigations. She is passionate about helping teams understand their strengths and supporting companies with their growth plans. She gets to the root of your organisation to understand its current and future needs, creating a safe space for leaders to share strengths and weaknesses. She provides commercial and practical troubleshooting advice on legal and HR strategy.

Simon Drinkwater, Founder of Vantor Advisory

Simon Drinkwater is a Prosci® certified strategic advisor helping leaders navigate change. As a senior business, HR and organisational development leader with 28 years’ experience he helps businesses align people, culture, strategy, and technology. As founder of Vantor Advisory, he helps leaders take a Strategic Pause to build FutureFit: AI-Ready organisations - reminding them that true readiness isn’t a project, but a long-term journey of learning, trust, and transformation.

Birju Pujara, Founder and CEO of Profile Health

Birju Pujara is the Founder & CEO of Profile Health and Principal Consultant at Arkad Group, where he works at the intersection of business strategy and emerging technology. With a background in digital transformation and commercial strategy in healthcare, he has led the design and deployment of AI-powered platforms built around how people actually behave - not how we assume they will. At Profile Health, this means building agentic AI that takes on the operational functions that are too costly or resource-heavy for scale - designed to feel less like software and more like a capable colleague. His core belief is simple: the technology is rarely the hard part. Adoption, trust and human engagement are.

Danny Leitch, Managing Director of Bold IT

Danny is a former Major in the Parachute Regiment and now leads the team at Bold IT as their Managing Director. With decades of operational experience across the globe, Danny will give an insight on the role of leadership in cyber resilience.

Frank Jennings, Partner at HCR Law

Frank has a passion for all things tech – this started when he was programming ZX Spectrum and BBC Acorn at school! His love for innovation and interest in the intangible – including intellectual property rights, copyright and trade marks – has come together in his role as a tech lawyer. Frank provides specialist advise to tech clients, with a pragmatic approach to solving problems and managing risk. His specialisms include AI, machine learning, IT and tech, cloud and SaaS, intellectual property licensing and exploitation, university spinouts, GDPR and commercial contracts.

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