Webinar
Employment Rights Act 2025: The recap
Employment law changes to prepare for now: Harassment, Trade Unions, Unfair Dismissal
When: Wednesday 12 August 2026, 11am
Duration: 45 mins
The Employment Rights Act 2025 (ERA) is redrawing the legal landscape for employers. For HR teams, keeping pace is becoming more complex—and more critical.
This recap webinar focuses on the changes you need to act on now. Hosted by Robert Shore, it brings together insights from three leading experts to revisit the most important developments and their practical implications for employers. In this session, we will cover insights from:
- Lisa Bell – Founder of Tell Jane
- Nick Chronias – Partner at DAC Beachcroft LLP
- Darren Newman – Employment Lawyer
Secure your place now and submit your questions in advance—or ask them live on the day.
The session will cover how to:
- Carry out risk assessments and refresh line manager training to meet the challenges of workplace anti-harassment reforms
- Fulfil the new requirement to provide workers with a statement of their right to join a union
- Update probation processes to align with changes to unfair dismissal
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When: Wednesday 12 August 2026, 11am
Duration: 45 mins
About the speakers
Robert Shore
HR Markets Insights Editor, Brightmine
Robert has over 20 years’ experience of publishing and journalism. At Brightmine he creates and commissions content for webinars and podcasts and for the Commentary and insights tool.
He has a Graduate Diploma in Law from the University of Law. He was formerly an International employment law editor at Brightmine, and prior to that worked as an arts journalist.
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Lisa Bell
Founder, Tell Jane
Lisa is the founder of Tell Jane, a leading global HR Consultancy and training partner that specialises in preventing sexual harassment, discrimination and bullying in the workplace. Tell Jane also provides powerful change training when incidents do occur and helps build better cultures and challenges toxic behaviour in the workplace.
With over two decades of experience and an MA in Human Resources Management, Lisa founded her first HR consultancy in 2014. It was while working with organisations of different sizes and across a wide range of sectors that Lisa found that discrimination, harassment and toxic behaviour were systemic issues. They were widespread and deep-rooted; what’s more, leaders wanted change but were unaware of how to make it happen.
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Darren Newman
Employment Lawyer, Employment Law Ltd
Darren Newman is an employment lawyer and consultant editor at Brightmine. He qualified at the Bar in 1990, and has extensive experience of representing both employers and employees in the employment tribunal. Darren has provided employment law training to major government departments, commercial organisations, local authorities and public bodies.
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Nick Chronias
Nick is a partner in DAC Beachcroft’s employment and pensions group. Nick advises a range of clients including: a household name in consumer goods; many healthcare providers (from globally known foundation trusts to leading independent sector companies); and other large employers.
Nick is one of the rare legal specialists in trade union relations. He advises on the full range of issues including recognition, changing collective agreements and industrial action. He has sought injunctions to restrain strike action and advised on strategies to mitigate the impact of it. He regularly gives strategic advice to employers on large restructuring and other non-contentious issues.
Nick is a specialist in multi-party employment cases. He represented the employers in the largest single test case in employment tribunal history. Nick is also an experienced litigator; handling cases in the courts and employment tribunal.
Connect with Nick on LinkedIn.
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