3:00pm - 5:00pm, 4 February 2025
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Event Details
Clinical & Healthcare Sector
Tuesday 4th February
Registrations and refreshments 2:30pm-3:00pm
Meeting 3:00pm-5:00pm
Venue: Santander, 6th Floor, 1 Colmore Row, Birmingham, B3 2BJ
Networking drinks from 5:00pm
Kindly sponsored by
Key Takeaways
- Insight into the effect the employment rights bill is likely to have on the sector
- Information on the zero hours contracts reforms (and the associated consultation re: application to agency workers)
- How the hire and re-hire reforms will affect healthcare recruitment
- The impact of the NI increases on your sector
Meeting Agenda
3:00pm Welcome, introduction and sector round up
Jane Couper, Co-Founder & CEO, Novello Healthcare & Benton Robertson, MD, Hunter Gatherer AHP
3:05pm APSCo update
Samantha Hurley, Operations Director, APSCo
3:10pm Labour’s employment rights bill: Impact on the clinical and healthcare recruitment sector
John Hayes, Managing Partner, Constantine Law
John will focus on the following 3-4 areas in the employment rights bill, which are of particular interest to this sector including:
- The reduced unfair dismissal qualifying period and the concept of a statutory probationary period
- The zero hours contracts reforms (and the associated consultation re: application to agency workers)
- Collective redundancy and the fire and re-hire reforms
- Employment status reforms later in this Parliament.
You will also have the opportunity to put your questions to John after his presentation.
4:00pm Change NHS
Change NHS https://change.nhs.uk/ is the health secretary Wes Streeting’s project to get as much feedback as possible on the NHS to shape a new 10 Year Health Plan for England. Work is continuing apace within NHS England and the Trusts to review the workforce plan. We are submitting APSCo members views in writing, and this is the opportunity for members to articulate their view on why contingent workers will always play a part in the health sector and what needs to change to ease current burdens on the supply chain.
This session offers an opportunity to discuss how recent legal changes and NHS reforms may impact recruitment needs in the clinical and healthcare sector, as well as the implications for suppliers. Gain a clearer understanding of these developments and their potential effects on your role and responsibilities.
4:45pm Q&A session
A chance to put your burning questions to our expert speakers.
4:50pm Feedback & close
Who should attend?
This session is ideal for Business owners, Directors, HR specialists and senior leadership teams responsible for risk & compliance in their recruitment business. It’s particularly relevant for those looking to understand the implications of recent legal and NHS reforms on recruitment practices.
Speakers
John Hayes
Constantine Law, Managing Partner
John Hayes is Managing Partner of Constantine Law, who are one of APSCO’s Trusted Partner, law firms. John is one of London’s leading employment lawyers. John acts for a number of the UK’s largest, privately owned, employment businesses, particularly in the temporary worker healthcare market.
Over recent years, John and Constantine Law have advised on all employment law areas that affect the temporary healthcare staffing market including: employment status issues; restrictive covenants; the proposed Day 1 rights; issues affecting zero hours and agency workers and he is particularly interested in (and concerned about) how the new Employment Rights Bill will affect the industry. He looks forward to speaking with the Group on 4th February.