Is your talent acquisition strategy up to date? Are you aware of the impact upcoming employment changes will have on your ability to hire?
Join us in Worcester for a free event where we will delve into the critical aspects of recruitment and retention, highlighting common pitfalls and how to avoid them. This session is designed for HR professionals, business leaders, and anyone involved in talent management and hiring.
Hear from Lisa Kemp and Katherine De Saulles, from law firm HCR Legal, alongside Reed’s Business Development Manager, Dan Davis, as they provide in-depth knowledge of the recruitment landscape. The session will be split into two sections:
Legal elements in recruitment and retention
Presented by HCR Legal, this segment will cover the essential legal considerations to ensure your recruitment and retention strategies are compliant and effective. They will provide an overview of the issues to be considered when recruiting staff, including planning the recruitment process, prohibited conduct under the Equality Act 2010, and the importance of well-prepared employment documentation.
2025 salary update
Presented by Reed, this segment will provide a comprehensive update on salary trends from previous years and discuss the potential impact of the upcoming April changes on 2025 salaries. Gain valuable insights into how these changes could affect your organisation's compensation strategies and stay ahead of the curve in attracting and retaining top talent.
Why attend?
Stay informed about the latest legal requirements and avoid costly pitfalls.
Understand the evolving salary landscape and its implications for your business.
Network with industry peers and share best practices.
Speakers
Lisa Kemp, Partner - Employment and Immigration, HCR Legal
Having qualified in 2010, Lisa Kemp is a Partner in HCR’s employment and immigration team in Worcester, specialising in employment law. She advises a wide range of clients and has recently been recruited by HCR to build their employment practice further in this key area.
Lisa’s specialisms include representation at employment tribunal for both claimants and respondents, day-to-day HR support, advice on restructuring and redundancy, and drafting employment documentation. She also negotiates employee exits and settlement disputes, and provides corporate support, from supporting businesses with the employment aspects of merger and acquisition work, to disposals and corporate restructuring.
Katherine De Saulles, Employment and Immigration Senior Associate, HCR Legal
Katherine enjoys the diversity of employment law, both in terms of the variety of people she works with and the broad range of queries they raise.
HCR’s employment team work alongside all kinds of companies, from start-ups to major global operations, and all kinds of employees. Katherine’s focus is on identifying each clients’ individual needs and working with them to get the best possible outcome.
Dan Davis, Business Development Manager, Reed
Dan is a Business Development Manager within Reed, covering the Southwest, south coast, and Wales. He has a proven track record of successfully winning, developing, and retaining profitable client relationships, offering solutions to a breadth of organisations' staffing requirements – from SME to global tech businesses – all while maintaining close ties to the most talented professionals on the market in order to support their individual career growth and ambitions.
With 10 years' experience of working within the recruitment industry, from being a consultant through to area manager, Dan understands the recruitment challenges in changing markets and how to structure a successful partnership to source the best talent for clients. He enjoys implementing recruitment solutions, engaging with clients, identifying their resourcing challenges, and designing solutions that successfully deliver.
