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Quarter 2 HR Forum, held in partnership with BRM Solicitors

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Agenda for the day includes:

- Employment Law Update – to include recent case law and legal updates, Employment Rights Act 2025 developments and preparations needed by businesses and HR teams. The changing landscape of probationary periods, performance management and unfair dismissal rights - Amy Hallam Head of Employment and Director at BRM and Ellie Leatherday Senior Associate Solicitor at BRM

- Recruitment & Retention in a Changing Local Market: What’s Really Happening - and What Employers Can Do About It - Izabella Edwards, Managing Director of Edwards Employment Solutions

In this session, Izabella Edwards will provide a straight-talking overview of the local recruitment landscape, drawing on real-time insight from employers and candidates across Chesterfield, South Yorkshire and the wider East Midlands.
Covering both recruitment and retention, this session will explore:

● What the current talent market actually looks like locally (not the headlines)

● Why attraction has become harder - even when unemployment exists

● The real reasons employees are leaving roles (and where businesses often get it wrong)

● Practical, low-cost retention strategies that SMEs can implement immediately

● How recruitment and retention need to work together - not as separate conversations

This will be a practical, no-nonsense session designed to help HR leaders and business owners make better hiring decisions, reduce churn, and build more resilient teams in today’s market.

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About the Speaker:

Izabella Edwards is the Managing Director of Edwards Employment Solutions, a Chesterfield-based recruitment agency supporting businesses across the East Midlands and Yorkshire. With over 20 years’ experience in recruitment, Izabella has worked closely with SMEs and growing organisations across Industrial & Engineering, Head Office Support & Professional, and Call & Contact Centre functions. Known for her honest, commercial approach, Izabella specialises in helping employers move away from reactive hiring and towards sustainable recruitment and retention strategies that actually work in the real world. She is passionate about simplifying recruitment, strengthening local businesses, and helping employers compete for talent without over-engineering the process

This event is available for: Anybody

10th June 2026

8:30am - 10:30am

In-Person

Central Technology, Chesterfield, S41 9RX

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For further information on this event, please contact The Policy Team on 0333 320 0333 or email policy@emc-dnl.co.uk

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