In our next HR technical call, we'll discuss the latest developments of the Employment Rights Bill, and will be joined by lawyers from RPC LLP, who'll answer member queries regarding potential upcoming changes and unintended consequences.
Please note that, to ensure there's enough time for member engagement and Q&A, on this occasion, we'll host the session for 90 minutes.
Download the calendar invite below - please reach out to Ben if you have any issues doing so.
Speakers from RPC
- Patrick Brodie head of the Employment, Engagement and Equality team at the law firm, RPC. He is one of the UK's leading litigators (including in public international law) having led teams in four UK Supreme Court cases, considering variously restraint of trade, modern slavery and state and diplomatic immunity. He is noted by the legal directories as a leading corporate governance lawyer. He is a writer, podcaster and adviser on AI with a focus on its impact on the future of work and the fundamental rights of workers. Alongside these skills he, also, leads multi-disciplinary teams in high-profile employee misconduct investigations often with a significant media interest. He and his team have over the years won legal industry awards for their groundbreaking work.
- Kelly Thomson is a partner in RPC’s Employment, Engagement and Equality team. She is an experienced employment lawyer who works with clients on complex international and national employment matters, including outsourcing, restructuring and the people aspects of organisational change. She has a focus on “employee engagement” and is passionate about issues of diversity, equity and inclusion. Kelly is regularly called on by organisations grappling with their inclusion and diversity strategies and has real depth of knowledge on gender equality. Kelly has spent a number of years also leading RPC’s own firm’s activities to improve gender equality outcomes and sits on the firm's Executive Board providing strategic direction and also leads our ESG offering, so she truly understands the practicalities of implementing change.
- Rachel Dunlop is an associate in RPC's Employment, Engagement and Equality team.