# Event Details - **Event Name**: HR Professionals lunch – Employment Rights Act 2025 - **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 10 Feb, 2026 at 12:30 pm – Tue, 10 Feb, 2026 at 02:00 pm - **Event Description**: Join us for an update on the implications for companies and HR teams following the coming into force of the Employment Rights Act.About this EventMajor employment reforms are on their way over the next 12 months into 2027. This session will look at what is happening, when and what your HR teams and managers need to be doing now to prepare. Laura will support us with advice and guidance. Plus as always popular, the opportunity to ask Laura questions and receive practical advice.There will also be plenty of opportunity for you to network and discuss the topic with your fellow people professionals in a relaxed environment.We look forward to seeing you there.Timings12.30 - Buffet lunch13.00 - Start of session14.00 - CloseAbout the speakerLaura Claridge, Partner at Clarkson, Wright and Jakes (CWJ)Laura Claridge is a partner and Head of Employment at CWJ. She advises on all aspects of employment law and HR issues for clients. As well as providing support to clients with day-to-day workplace issues such as grievances, disciplinaries, sickness, contracts and handbooks, Laura advises on Employment Tribunal claims.Litigation experience includes unfair and wrongful dismissal, whistleblowing and discrimination claims.Laura regularly works with the corporate team in providing support and advice to clients with the employment aspects of corporate transactions, including settlement agreements and Tribunal claims.Laura is a member of the Employment Lawyers Association and an Affiliate member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.Please note:Reminder emails will be sent to you the day before, with a further reminder on the day of the event.Photography and video production may be taking place at the event, and these images may be used in the CIPD newsletters.By attending the event, you are giving consent for your image to be used on any CIPD promotional materials.As we are supplying refreshments, if you can no longer attend, please cancel your place either on Eventbrite, or by responding to the confirmation email.This event may include an external speaker who has prepared their own presentation. Any views or opinions expressed by the speaker are their own and do not reflect those of the CIPD.If you require any reasonable adjustments to enhance your experience, please get in contact with us by responding to this email and we will do our best to accommodate. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/royal-tunbridge-wells/hr-professionals-lunch-employment-rights-act-2025/100001981419041692 - **Event Categories**: photography - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket URL**: https://consumer.pxf.io/c/1339408/3151484/39691?partnerpropertyid=1191892&MediaPartnerPropertyId=1191892&svlink=14105511&level=1&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Fhr-professionals-lunch-employment-rights-act-2025-tickets-1981419041692 - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: Royal Tunbridge Wells - **state**: EN - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: Royal Wells - Tunbridge Wells - **lat**: 51.1346524 - **long**: 0.2586501 - **full address**: Royal Wells - Tunbridge Wells, 59 Mount Ephraim, Royal Tunbridge Wells, United Kingdom ## Event Organizer details - **affiliate_id**: 10 - **organizer**: The CIPD Branch in Kent (https://allevents.in/org/the-cipd-branch-in-kent/23213713) ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: banner - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/62246e10ca59cafe863d6cb91c1d2adac93fa236868a0d2e03ea7a00f41eb399-rimg-w1200-h600-dc3b1151-gmir.jpg?v=1769254268 - **Alt text**: thumbnail - **Image URL**: https://dyn-image.allevents.in/generate-image?v=4&title=HR+Professionals+lunch+%E2%80%93+Employment+Rights+Act+2025&date=10+Feb ## FAQs - **Q**: When is the event happening? - **A:** Tue, 10 Feb, 2026 at 12:30 pm - **Q**: Where is the event happening? - **A:** Royal Wells - Tunbridge Wells, 59 Mount Ephraim, Royal Tunbridge Wells, United Kingdom - **Q**: What is the ticket price? - **A:** starting from 0 up to 0 GBP - **Q**: Who is organizing the event? - **A:** The CIPD Branch in Kent - **Q**: What type of event is this? - **A:** photography - **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about HR Professionals lunch – Employment Rights Act 2025 ? - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "HR Professionals lunch – Employment Rights Act 2025", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/62246e10ca59cafe863d6cb91c1d2adac93fa236868a0d2e03ea7a00f41eb399-rimg-w1200-h600-dc3b1151-gmir.jpg?v=1769254268", "startDate": "2026-02-10", "endDate": "2026-02-10", "url": "https://allevents.in/royal-tunbridge-wells/hr-professionals-lunch-employment-rights-act-2025/100001981419041692", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "Royal Wells - Tunbridge Wells", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "59 Mount Ephraim", "postalCode": "TN4 8BE", "addressLocality": "Royal Tunbridge Wells", "addressRegion": "EN", "addressCountry": "GB" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "51.1346524", "longitude": "0.2586501" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "Join us for an update on the implications for companies and HR teams following the coming into force of the Employment Rights Act.", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "GBP", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-05", "availabilityEnds": "2026-02-10", "validFrom": "2026-04-05", "lowPrice": "0.00", "highPrice": "0.00", "price": "0.00", "url": "https://allevents.in/royal-tunbridge-wells/hr-professionals-lunch-employment-rights-act-2025/100001981419041692" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "GBP", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-05", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-04-05", "url": "https://allevents.in/royal-tunbridge-wells/hr-professionals-lunch-employment-rights-act-2025/100001981419041692", "price": 0, "name": "CIPD Member" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "GBP", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-05", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-04-05", "url": "https://allevents.in/royal-tunbridge-wells/hr-professionals-lunch-employment-rights-act-2025/100001981419041692", "price": 0, "name": "Non Members" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "The CIPD Branch in Kent", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/the-cipd-branch-in-kent/23213713", "description": "We are the CIPD Branch in Kent - the professional body for HR and people development. 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