BIMA HR Peer Network Roundtable

Online Only Event. This is a BIMA member-only session. For more information on becoming a BIMA Member visit the BIMA Site or email web@bima.co.uk

Join us for our monthly safe space for HR professionals where our HR PN leaders will be driving the conversation, but crucially looking into what you are doing and how the BIMA HR Peer Network can help you along the way.

This month we are thrilled to be joined by Deanne Walsh, Founder of DEWA Consulting, Mental Health Trainer and Wellbeing Consultant, who has many years of HR experience.

Please think about any ongoing issues within your organisation and come to the session with an open mind ready to share and listen to others. We want to create a safe, supportive place where we can encourage one another and offer differing opinons.

What the ERA Changes Really Mean for HR

The Employment Rights Act changes have already been described as the biggest shift in employment law in a generation.

Some of the changes came into force in April, but this is only the start. Further significant reforms are due in October and January 2027, with real implications for how organisations manage risk, performance, employee relations and people strategy.

In this session, we will be joined by Jonathan Bruck, Partner at Joelson, for a clear and practical guidance on the most recent changes to the Employment Rights Act (from December 2025) affecting unfair dismissal rights. Jonathan will cut through the noise and focus on what HR teams actually need to understand now, and where organisations are most likely to feel pressure.

Alongside the legal update, we will have an open and pragmatic discussion about the internal impact for HR teams. This will include how these changes may affect policies, processes, manager capability and day to day decision making, as well as how HR can best support the business through what is likely to be a period of ongoing change.

As always, the session will run under Chatham House rules. This is a safe space to ask questions, sense check your approach, and explore how these changes may affect you and your organisation in practice

Deanne will be our host and help us navigate this topic with tips and helpful suggestions you can take with you.

We hope you can make it!

Limited to 12 attendees to allow for discussion. The Chatham House Rule applies and places are strictly limited to one per organisation.

Our Peer Network leads will guide the discussion, sharing perspectives, but crucially looking into what you are doing.

We hope you can make it!

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