The next HR Directors meeting will take place on 17 March, 1:30-3pm, MS Teams and the agenda for the call is below.
These are quarterly meetings aimed at HR Directors and senior leaders: it is an opportunity to update members on the latest developments and for members to set the forward agenda on key strategic issues. This session will host a discussion on Acas' latest research on workplace conflict, and will also focus on the current Employment Rights Act open consultations.
HR Directors Meetings are for senior HR colleagues and are by invitation only, so please contact Cara (Cara.Shepherd@brc.org.uk) if you or a colleague would like to be added to the group.
HR Directors meeting agenda
17 March 2026, 1.30 pm – 3 pm, Microsoft Teams
1. Welcome and introductions (Amy Davies, Chair)
2. Workplace conflict prevalence and impacts in retail: insights, data and research, upcoming ERA changes and Acas support (Kirsty Watt, Director of Strategy and External Affairs, Acas)
3. Policy update (Luiza Gomes and Ben George, BRC)
a. Employment Right Act
i. Updated timeline
ii. Open consultations
1. Trade Union recognition code of practice
2. Fire and rehire
3. Flexible working
4. Collective redundancies
5. Agency work
iii. Closed consultation – an overview of BRC’s positioning:
1. Trade Union – right of access
2. Trade Union – duty to inform
3. Trade Union – e-balloting
4. Trade Union – Acas: right to time off
5. Enhanced dismissal protections
6. Bereavement leave
iv. Gender Pay Gap and Menopause action plans
b. Growth and Skills Levy
4. Legislative and Campaign update (Tom McCarthy, BRC)
5. AOB
