15th Annual Employment Law Breakfast Briefing (Reading)

The 15th Annual Employment Law Breakfast Briefing is coming to The Green Park Conference Centre in Reading on Tuesday 19 January 2027. It's an in-person session run by Field Seymour Parkes LLP, aimed at HR professionals, in-house counsel, company directors and anyone else with HR responsibilities. The whole thing is built around getting clear on the legislative changes coming our way, with a focus on practical steps to stay compliant rather than just a list of rules.

The morning is led by four members of the Field Seymour Parkes employment team, including Katie Burley. They'll be running through the key employment law developments of 2026 alongside the 2027 changes that are already in place or still to come. It's a fair bit of ground to cover: harassment, unfair dismissal and tribunal limitation periods; the Fair Work Agency; trade unions and the right to access; fire and re-hire proposals; pregnancy and maternity protections; and zero-hours contract reforms. Each speaker also brings a 'hot topic' they've seen playing out in practice, so you get the theory and the real-world application in one go.

It's a morning session, not a full day, so it fits around a working day. It kicks off with registration, networking and breakfast, then moves into the presentations, and finishes with optional informal networking if you want to stick around and chat. The whole thing runs from 8:30 AM to 12:00 at The Green Park Conference Centre, 100 Longwater Avenue, Reading RG2 6GP, and entry is free.