BRC CEO Call on Employment Rights
This event is restricted to CEOs or their designated delegates of BRC's retail members.
This session will provide a focused briefing on the Employment Rights Act (ERA) and what it means for CEOs. The ERA introduces significant shifts in employment obligations, risk exposure, and workforce management — and senior leaders need to understand the practical consequences at a strategic level.
We’ll open with a high level assessment of the current employment landscape and the pressures shaping executive decision making.
Our Partners on the ERA, Bird & Bird will then outline the key changes through a CEO lens — including new liabilities, compliance expectations, and where businesses may face increased cost or scrutiny. We will also advise on the work of the BRC in this area and leave time for comment, discussion and questions.
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Meet the Speakers
Helen Dickinson OBE
Chief Executive
Helen leads the team and sets the strategic direction of the BRC. She joined in January 2013 and has been working with retailers for over 25 years. In 2016 she was awarded an OBE for Services to Retail.
Helen is passionate about diversity and inclusion in retail, she acts as the BRC’s Social Mobility Commission ambassador and was previously the Chair of Working Chance, a charity helping women offenders find employment. She is on the advisory board for Pennies, a charity which offers digital charity boxes to businesses, and was previously UK Head of Retail at KPMG.
Alison Dixon
Partner, Bird & Bird
Alison Dixon is a partner and co-head of Bird & Bird’s International HR Services group, based in London. With more than a decade of experience, she advises clients on complex employment law matters, including disciplinary and grievance issues, redundancies, restructurings, Employment Tribunal proceedings, severance negotiations, and cross‑border HR projects.
She has particular expertise in the employment aspects of commercial transactions, including TUPE, and regularly guides clients through fast‑moving and sensitive situations arising from the termination of commercial agreements. She is also a member of the firm’s Retail & Consumer sector group, including its Hotels & Leisure sub‑group.
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