About this Event
Join LCF Law, Hays Recruitment and Soundproof Box for an engaging morning exploring some of the most pressing workplace challenges facing organisations today.
Through a mixture of expert presentations, personal stories and live performance, attendees will gain practical insights into workplace culture, inclusion, employee wellbeing, legal compliance and the changing employment landscape.
The event will feature:
• A recruitment market update from Hays
• An employment law update from LCF Law
• Lived experience speakers sharing their personal journeys of workplace issues
• A powerful live performance exploring workplace challenges through real world scenarios from Soundproof Box, a BBC featured company whose productions have been performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and a leading US university
Tea, coffee and a light lunch will be provided, with opportunities to network throughout the morning.
When: 09:00am - 12:30pm, Thursday 12 November 2026
Where: The Terrace, 5th Floor, 3 Wellington Place, Leeds, LS1 4AP
Please note: Attendance is limited to two guests per organisation.
Agenda
🕑: 09:00 AM - 09:20 AM
Arrival, teas, coffees
🕑: 09:20 AM - 09:25 AM
Welcome speech
🕑: 09:25 AM - 09:35 AM
Recruitment market update
Host: James O'Neill
🕑: 09:35 AM - 10:55 AM
Employment law update
Host: James Austin
🕑: 09:55 AM - 10:10 AM
Guest speaker
Host: Olga Geidane
🕑: 10:10 AM - 10:25 AM
Guest speaker
Host: Mike Bedford
🕑: 10:25 AM - 10:40 AM
Refreshment break
🕑: 10:40 AM - 11:25 AM
Soundproof Box theatrical performance
Host: Soundproof Box
🕑: 11:25 AM - 12:30 PM
Refreshments, light lunch and networking
Event venue & nearby stays
The Terrace, 3 Wellington Place, Leeds, United Kingdom
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