11:00am - 12:00pm, 21 May 2025
(Europe/London)
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Event Details
APSCo Insight
Wednesday 21st May
11:00am-12:00pm
Webinar
Key Takeaways
- Practical advice to prepare your recruitment business for upcoming employment law changes.
- Insights into optimising staffing models for greater agility and compliance.
- Strategies to future-proof your recruitment business while navigating regulatory challenges
Meeting Agenda
11:00am Welcome, introduction and APSCo update
Jackie Torr, Member Services Director, APSCo
11:05am Staffing companies of the future
Nicola Ihnatowicz, Employment Law Partner, Trowers & Hamlins
Imogen Reseigh, Managing Associate (Employment), Trowers & Hamlins
Are you ready to future-proof your recruitment business? Join us for an exclusive webinar tailored for owners and directors of recruitment businesses in the UK. Our Employment experts, Nicola Ihnatowicz and Imogen Reseigh from Trowers & Hamlins Employment & Pensions team, will provide invaluable insights into the rapidly evolving landscape of the staffing industry.
What to expect:
This session will explore:
1. The Latest Updates on the Employment Rights Bill
- Gain a clear understanding of how proposed legislative changes could impact recruitment businesses.
- Learn how to position your business for success considering new employment law developments.
2. The future of zero hours contracts, agency temps, and umbrella companies
- Navigate the complexities of flexible working arrangements in today’s regulatory environment.
- Understand the potential challenges and opportunities for staffing models, ensuring compliance while staying competitive.
3. AI in recruitment and the workplace
- Explore the transformative power of AI in automating processes and driving smarter recruitment decisions.
- Address key considerations in using AI responsibly, including transparency and data privacy.
Speakers
Nicola Ihnatowicz
Trowers & Hamlins, Partner, Employment and Pensions
Nicola Ihnatowicz is a partner in the Employment and Pensions Department at Trowers & Hamlins LLP, and specialises in all aspects of human resources and employment law for employers and recruitment businesses.
Nicola specialises in supporting businesses to become "Employers of the Future". Her expertise includes advising on sustainable workforces, achieving inclusivity and business transformation. She also supports employers with difficult employee relations matters, such as changing terms and conditions, managing stress at work, reasonable adjustments, discrimination and harassment investigations, and restructures and redundancies.
Nicola regularly advises and represents clients on Employment Tribunal matters and has recently dealt with complex claims for discrimination and harassment, holiday pay, whistleblowing and workplace stress. She is a frequent speaker at seminars and conferences, including the firm's weekly online Q&A "Trowers Tuesday".
Nicola chairs the firm's Social Impact Committee and has experience as a charity trustee.
Imogen Reseigh
Trowers & Hamlins LLP, Managing Associate (Employment)
Imogen trained at Trowers and has specialised in employment law since 2012. She acts for a wide range of private and public sector employers, and also advises employees on individual employment matters.
Imogen has experience of advising on TUPE, complex restructures and collective redundancy exercises, changes to terms and conditions and union matters. She also regularly deals with tricky and sensitive employee relations issues, including disability and absence management, discrimination, disciplinary and grievance issues and termination negotiations. Her advice is pragmatic and solutions focused.
Imogen regularly represents clients in employment litigation, from the Employment Tribunal to the Court of Appeal, including complex claims for discrimination, whistleblowing, TUPE matters and equal pay.
She is a frequent speaker at events and conducts tailored training sessions for clients.
Imogen has a keen interest in diversity and inclusion, and wellbeing in the workplace. She is a member of the firm's Diversity & Inclusion Committee, Trowers Includes, and the firm's Physical and Mental Wellbeing Network.
