# Event Details - **Event Name**: The Manchester Recruitment Leader Experience 2026 - **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 22 Oct, 2026 at 01:00 pm – Thu, 22 Oct, 2026 at 04:30 pm (+01:00) - **Event Description**: A collaborative afternoon for recruitment agency leaders to find solutions to common challenges that empower change and productivity.About this EventThe end of the year is coming. Make it count.2026 has been a year. For some, a breakthrough. For others, a grind. For most, a bit of both.Before you step into 2027, it's worth stopping. Taking stock of what worked, what didn't, and what you're going to do differently - that will move the dial during the 2026 run-in and set the tone for next.That's what this event is for. Reflect. Reset. RiseWhat to expectA half-day of honest conversation, practical insight, and genuine connection - designed specifically for recruitment agency owners, directors, and future leaders who want to finish 2026 strong and hit the ground running in 2027.Most of what you learn running an agency, you learn alone. This is a few hours out of the office with people who've worked through the same problems.Held at JMW Solicitors' swanky new Deansgate office, this is a focused, collaborative session covering the things that actually move the needle: legal, marketing, revenue, wealth creation, and exit readiness.On the agendaLegal: What's happened and what's coming with the Employment Rights Act 2025 - unfair dismissal, family leave, trade unions, and where the live consultations standMarketing: How search has changed in 2026, what's coming in 2027, and what your website needs to be read and recommended by AI models like ChatGPT and GeminiRevenue: A live scoring exercise revealing how exposed your business is to contingency, and what a more resilient, recurring revenue model could look likeExit Readiness: The checklist that decides whether your business can run without you - and what buyers actually look forWho should attendSME recruitment agency owners, directors, marketing leads, and business leaders ready to reflect on 2026 and set a clear course for 2027. Future leaders who want to be in the room where the real conversations happen.As always, this event will conclude with networking drinks.Thanks to Keybridge IT Solutions and Shazamme for sponosoring. https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events1/banners/f33df120-a7b8-11f1-a4a1-eb59356bc08b-rimg-w659-h740-dcf8f8f8-gmir.jpg Paul Chamberlain, Head of Employment and People Solutions - Specialist Recruitment LawyerI provide solid, pragmatic and effective legal advice to employers, recruitment agencies, employees and workers in relation to the world of work.Talk Title: What's Happening with the Employment Rights Act 2025?The Employment Rights Act 2025 is a major UK law that received Royal Assent on 18 December 2025. It changes the rules for workers and employers by ending zero-hours tricks, restricting fire-and-rehire, and updating family leave.Paul will summarise progress on the Act and where the live and completed consultations stand , especially the one on zero and guaranteed hours.Plus:Unfair Dismissal: Cuts the qualifying period to claim unfair dismissal from two years to six months, effective 1 January 2027Family Leave: Paternity and unpaid parental leave became day-one rights from 6 April 2026 - no qualifying period requiredFair Work Agency: A new enforcement body, live since April 2026, set up to enforce labour rulesTrade Unions: Minimum service level rules repealed and the recognition threshold lowered, giving unions easier workplace accessFire-and-Rehire: New restrictions come into force from October 2026 https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/f381b0e0-a7b8-11f1-a4a1-eb59356bc08b-rimg-w740-h740-dc486848-gmir.png Dan Jones, Founder, Kaizen SEO10+ years in SEO for recruiters, several before that as a recruiter. The only UK recruitment SEO specialist who's actually placed candidates on a recruitment desk. Built KaizenIQ, a recruitment-specific AI search platform, because the generic tools don't understand the sectorTalk title: Why Your Best Clients Will Never Find You AgainA direct look at how search has changed in 2026, what's coming in 2027, and what every agency in the room can do about it - without a big budget or a technical team.Format: 30-minute talk. Practical, data-led. Written for founders of agencies with 1–20 heads.What I'll cover:How search has shifted in 2026 - Google AI Overviews now appear on 48% of queries, ChatGPT and Perplexity are entering recruitment workflows, and most agencies haven't noticed what that means for their visibilityThe four lies the SEO industry is selling recruitment agencies right now - and why most are quietly burning budget on themA 2027 outlook on agentic search, AI browsers, brand mentions overtaking backlinks, and where the real advantage lies for micro-agenciesFive questions every founder can answer on Monday morning to audit their own visibility - no tools, no agency requiredA recruitment-specific lens throughout. I worked a desk before I worked search.What you'll leave with:A printed audit sheet you can use straight awayClarity on where to invest and where to stop wasting moneyThree concrete shifts you can make in the next 90 daysAn optional paid next step if you want to go deeper https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events1/banners/f396e690-a7b8-11f1-a4a1-eb59356bc08b-rimg-w1200-h607-dc28d8b8-gmir.jpg Catherine Henderson, Fractional CMO, Boudicca ConsultingWith nearly 25 years in marketing - 16 specialising in recruitment - Catherine builds embedded, revenue-focused strategies that turn marketing into a genuine growth driver, not just a cost centre. Trusted by leadership teams, she's known for making the connection between marketing and the bottom line impossible to ignore.Miles Lloyd, Strategic Advisor, Leadership Coach, NorthStar PeopleWith over two decades helping recruitment leaders build profitable, sustainable businesses, Miles works as NED, Business Mentor, Strategic Advisor, Fractional CCO and Interim CEO - drawing on strategy, performance, proposition, growth, leadership and inclusive hiring to turn ambition into serious commercial results. His mission: leaders becoming their best, and businesses achieving serious, lasting success.A Practical Guide to Building Predictable Revenue in Your Recruitment Business (and weaning off contingency)Contingency recruitment is under more pressure than ever - commoditisation, market volatility, and an AI-driven race to the bottom on fees. Most agency leaders know the model needs to evolve. What's missing is a structured path to doing it.Format: 30-minute talk. Hands-on, live-scored. Written for agency leaders who feel exposed but haven't mapped why.What we'll cover:Why contingency is structurally weaker than it was five years ago - and why AI accelerates the squeeze, not just the competitionThe Recurring Revenue Readiness Test, run live in the room - a real-time scoring exercise against the metrics that actually predict resilienceWhat your score exposes: where your revenue is concentrated, how exposed you are to a single client walking, and where the gaps sitThe recurring revenue models working in recruitment right now, and which one fits a business like yoursWhat changes operationally when you move from placement-led to recurring - pricing, delivery, client conversationsWhat you'll leave with:Your Recurring Revenue Readiness scoreA clear picture of what an alternative model could look like for your businessThree shifts you could make in the next quarter to start the move https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events9/banners/f3cb15f0-a7b8-11f1-a4a1-eb59356bc08b-rimg-w740-h740-dcf87818-gmir.jpg Matt Fox, Business Advisor, Investor, Strategic CoachHaving built, sold and exited my recruitment business I now work with business owners to help them plan their individual journey, set goals and achieve the sale, exit, MBO, growth milestone or income goal that they set.Talk Title: Sharpening Your Business for Future GainEvery recruitment business is being built for something - even if you haven't named it yet. Maybe it's an ongoing income machine. Maybe it's an exit. Either way, the same checklist decides whether you get maximum return. This session walks you through it.The essential checklist that makes any recruitment business fit for its aspirations - one desk or fiftyWhat buyers actually look for, and why most agencies aren't ready, whatever their sizeYour billings don't set your valuation. Your systems do.If the business can't run without you, you don't own an asset - you own a job. (Practical fixes for solopreneurs included.)What to fix before you even think about going to marketWhy the best time to start preparing for exit is long before you need one - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/manchester/the-manchester-recruitment-leader-experience-2026/100001983071346781 - **Event Categories**: digital-marketing, sports, workshops, art, fine-arts, contests - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Duration: 3 hours 30 minutes - Location: JMW Solicitors - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 22.38, max: 27.8, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: Manchester - **state**: EN - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: JMW Solicitors - **lat**: 53.4801113 - **long**: -2.2481399 - **full address**: JMW Solicitors, 125 Deansgate, Manchester, United Kingdom ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: The Manchester Recruitment Leader Experience 2026 - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events9/banners/f73a4a12bd017ffa8135088953ae2464bcf91497f481ae51e5eb24bbb18cf983-rimg-w1200-h601-dc020202-gmir.jpg?v=1770984928 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is The Manchester Recruitment Leader Experience 2026 being held? - **A:** The Manchester Recruitment Leader Experience 2026 takes place on Thu, 22 Oct, 2026 at 01:00 pm to Thu, 22 Oct, 2026 at 04:30 pm at JMW Solicitors, 125 Deansgate, Manchester, United Kingdom. - **Q**: Who is organizing The Manchester Recruitment Leader Experience 2026? - **A:** The Manchester Recruitment Leader Experience 2026 is organized by RecConnect. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** The Manchester Recruitment Leader Experience 2026 is ideal for professionals, entrepreneurs, startup founders, and networking enthusiasts eager to grow their connections. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Manchester, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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