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Employment law update: the impact of Covid on your workforce and upcoming changes to the right to work post Brexit

Posted: 1st June 2021

Lindsays is delighted to invite you to join their Employment team at a free webinar where Ben Doherty (Head of Employment Law) and Kate Wyatt (Partner), along with guest speaker Beverley Harper of IQA Immigration, will consider some of the current issues facing employers as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic and Brexit.

Employment law update: the impact of Covid on your workforce and upcoming changes to the right to work post Brexit

Join Ben, Kate and Beverley on 9 June at 10am for an insight into some of the challenges facing employers including managing the return to office-based working, adapting to flexible working requests and emerging trends, and the impact that imminent post-Brexit changes will have on recruitment and the right to work (RTW). Speakers will cover:

  1. Working flexibly
    1. Emerging trends in flexible working
    2. Avoiding common pitfalls when dealing with flexible working requests
  2. Managing the return to work and retaining staff
    1. The impact of extended home working and the return to office on mental health
    2. Attracting and retaining staff post lockdown
  3. Recruitment and immigration issues post Brexit
    1. Preparing for and obtaining a sponsorship licence and the new points-based system
    2. Understanding RTW checks

How to register

If you are interested in attending, please contact the Lindsays team at events@lindsays.co.uk.

 

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