Annual Employment Conference, 23 September

Date: Tuesday 23rd September 2025

Time: 12pm – 12:50pm Registration & Lunch, 12:50pm-5.35pm Conference, Networking and Canapes: 5.35pm-7.30pm

Location: St Philips Chambers, 55 Temple Row, Birmingham B2 5LS

Cost: Free

Topics & Speakers

12:45pm Welcome from the Head of Group

1:00pm-1:45pm Biological Sex and the Equality Act 2010 – Elizabeth Hodgetts & Tamsin Sandiford
A closer look at the legal and practical workplace impact of the Supreme Court’s decision in For Women Scotland Ltd v Scottish Ministers

1:45pm – 2:30pm The Employment Rights Bill– Petar Starcevic & Patrick Keith
The changing landscape and practical implications for employment lawyers. Get up to speed on the forthcoming changes to ‘fire and rehire’, gig economy workers’ rights, trade union rights,  and more

Break 2:30pm-2:45pm

2:45pm-3:30pm Harassment under the Equality Act 2010 – Paul Wilson & Connor Wright

“Stick and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me” – scoping out the boundaries of harassment at work 

3:30pm-4:15pm Religion and Belief and Whistleblowing cases – Ed Beever & Wendy Miller

“It’s not what you do, it’s the way that you do it ….” 

4:15pm-4:30pm – Break

4:30pm-5:15pm – Whistleblowing: its not just about protected disclosures – Bruce Frew & Colin Baran

A practical and engaging insight into detriments what you need to know about the losses that might flow

5:15-5:30pm – Q+A with Panel

5:30pm-7:30pm- Networking with drinks and canapes.

REGISTRATION

The conference is now full, please email events@st-philips.com to join the waitlist.