About this Event
Stick or Twist?
What the 6-month unfair dismissal change means for the way you hire, onboard and manage your new recruits…
Employment law is changing – and if you employ people, some of those changes are going to have a very real impact on your business.
From 1 January 2027, the qualifying period for ordinary unfair dismissal is due to reduce from two years to just six months. And that raises a pretty big question for employers:
Are you confident enough in your hiring and onboarding process to know, within six months, whether you've got the right person?
Glu Recruit's Rob Shaw and Nicola Childs from Rise 25 are joining forces for Stick or Twist? – a practical, honest and interactive round-table session looking at what the changing employment landscape means for the whole employee journey.
Because this isn't just an HR issue. It starts before somebody even joins your business.
We'll be asking:
- Are you hiring the right person in the first place?
- Are your interviews actually helping you make good hiring decisions?
- Are you setting new starters up to succeed from day one?
- Does your onboarding give people what they need to perform?
- Is your probation process actually helping you assess performance?
- Are managers having the right conversations early enough?
- And what happens when you start thinking… “This isn't working”?
With recruitment expertise from Glu Recruit and employment law expertise from Rise 25, we'll look at the journey from candidate attraction and selection right through to onboarding, probation and those trickier conversations when things aren't going to plan.
And this isn't going to be two hours of PowerPoint.
No dry presentations. No recruitment sales pitch. No HR jargon for the sake of it.
Instead, expect a relaxed round-table session with real-world scenarios, practical examples, discussion and plenty of opportunity to ask questions.
It's about helping you make better hiring decisions earlier, create a stronger start for new employees and make sure your processes are ready for what's coming.
The important bits:
Date: Tuesday 10th November 2026
Start Time: Arrival from 8:30am, round-table session begins at 9:00am
End Time: 11:00am
Location: Glu Recruit, 3 The Point, Bradmarsh Way, S60 1BP
Tea, coffee, juice and pastries will be provided.
Come along, share your experiences, challenge the way you're currently doing things and leave with practical ideas you can actually take back to your business.
Event venue & nearby stays
3 The Point, 3 The Point, Rotherham, United Kingdom
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