Description
This HR Forum is held in partnership with Peritus Learning. On the day there will be a focus on how to create an effective learning environment, we will also hear how the business community can support the alignment of post-16 training to business needs via the Local Skills Improvement Plans and will also provide an essential employment law update detailing the changes in the recently introduced Employment Rights Bill.
Overview
AGENDA
- Introduction to the Employment Rights Act – Philip Pearson-Batt, Senior Associate, Precept HR and Law Solutions
Understanding these changes is crucial for ensuring your organisation remains compliant while continuing to attract and retain talent in an evolving HR and employment law landscape.
During this session: We'll explore the key provisions of the Act, discuss what these changes mean in practice for your day-to-day operations, and outline the steps you need to take to prepare for implementation.
This is not just about compliance - it's about understanding how you can work within this new framework to maintain a fair, productive, and positive workplace for everyone. By the end of this training, you'll have a clear understanding of your responsibilities.
- Creating an Effective Learning Culture, Peritus Learning - Richard Gourlay, Sales and Marketing Director Peritus Learning
This session will focus on the challenges HR teams and L&D professionals are facing in creating effective learning cultures within the workplace
• Why workplace learning must be top of the do list in 2026 for HR managers and L&D directors.
• The importance of developing a workplace learning culture in today’s workplace.
• The key benefits of workplace learning in people development for delivering engaged and productive workforces.
• How organisations can equip managers with the confidence and capability to navigate change in 2026.
• The simple, scalable ways HR can support consistent development across teams even with limited time and budgets
- Update on the Local Skills Improvement Plan (LSIP) for Leicester and Leicestershire – Richard Blackmore, Director of Policy and Insight, East Midlands Chamber
LSIPs are developed to give local businesses a direct voice in shaping the skills system, each plan identifies the most urgent skills gaps in a specific area and sets out a three-year roadmap for training providers to address the demand from business.
