A FREE online event that will help Ilkley businesses to better understand the very latest employment trends, as well as the legal aspects of furloughing, sick pay, home schooling and disciplinaries will take place on Tuesday, February 23 at 9.30am.

The webinar has been developed by leading law firm, LCF Law, and recruitment firm, Hays and is ideal for anyone owning, running or working at a small, medium or large company or organisation in both the private and public sectors. It will cover the latest, relevant hot topics and provide valuable, free market insight into employment trends, employment law, and developments associated with Covid-19 and furlough.

Every year Hays publish the renowned UK Salary and Recruiting Trends Report. This year it details how employers have reacted to Brexit and Covid-19 and what they can expect in the future, it also reveals average salaries for roles across multiple professions and explains how they are changing, as well as predicting employee movement for the year ahead and what benefits attract the best talent.

Experienced employment lawyer and senior associate within LCF Law’s corporate team, Gemma Sherbourne, said: “We will be talking through an array of useful subjects including when sick pay is payable, how to manage staff who are home-schooling and providing new updates on the furlough scheme. The impact Covid-19 has had on businesses of all shapes and sizes across every sector is huge. We are here to support people who are managing change and often having to adopt new policies and procedures very quickly.

“We will also explain how to manage disciplinary issues and will make complicated issues easy to understand and solve. The webinar is designed to offer bite-sized, free advice that will help people achieve the best possible outcomes and ensure employers fully understand the latest changes and requirements. Just 45 minutes long and delivered via Zoom, it will definitely prove to be time well-spent.”

LCF Law’s managing partner, Simon Stell, said: “This is the first of many informative webinars that we plan to run throughout 2021 that will benefit the wider business community and focus on the real hot topics that impact all companies. Covering everything from employee matters, to how to improve profitability, how to manage pricing structures and how to sell a business, we will be partnering with a number of business experts to help add value and offer expert guidance that will make a difference.”

To register for the event visit https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/discover-the-latest-in-employment-trends-employment-law-covid-furlough-tickets-138417736175