Wandsworth Business Forum - Have your say for Businesses

This Forum will feature an introduction from Cllr. Kemi Akinola, Deputy Leader, Wandsworth Council/ Cabinet Member with responsibility for Business. We will also hear about other business support initiatives from Susan Shaw, Economic Development Office at Wandsworth Council.

GUEST SPEAKER:

Dawn Pike from New Dawn HR Consultancy

Employment Law Updates: What’s Changing and What It Means for Your Organisation
In this session, Dawn will outline the key employment law changes affecting employers in 2024–2025, explaining what’s changing, why it matters and the practical steps local businesses should take now. Designed for non‑lawyers, the talk offers clear, actionable guidance to help employers stay compliant, strengthen their people practices and support their teams with confidence.


ABOUT:
Dawn Pike is the founder of New Dawn HR Consultancy, providing practical, in-house-style HR support to not-for-profit organisations, particularly within the membership, education and healthcare sectors. She works closely with leaders to navigate complex people challenges, strengthen HR foundations and turn engagement insight into meaningful, lasting action.
Through New Dawn HR, Dawn supports organisations across the full employee lifecycle, from recruitment and onboarding to employee relations, investigations and organisational change. She is particularly valued for helping employers interpret and respond to evolving employment legislation, translating complex legal requirements into clear, pragmatic guidance that can be confidently applied in practice.

While ensuring compliance is essential, Dawn’s focus goes further, supporting organisations to use these changes as an opportunity to improve engagement, strengthen leadership capability and build more consistent, high-performing workplaces where people can do their best work.


Professional Certifications:

• CIPD - Chartered Membership

Business Forum Agenda

8.00 - 8.10 Welcome from Beverley Corson

8.10 - 8.20 Breakout room session 1 - Meet and Greet

8.20 - 8.30 Council update including business support offering

8.30 - 8.35 Questions to council speakers

8.35 - 9.00  Dawn Pike - Employment Law Updates: What’s Changing and What It Means for Your Organisation

9.00 - 9.15 Breakout room session 2

9.15 - 9.25 Feedback and questions

9.25 - 9.30 Wrap up

Q&A Session

The Panel for the Q&A session will include our speakers and Steve Diamond from the Economic Development at Wandsworth Council, You will have an opportunity to direct questions to our panel, hear questions from other business owners, share strategies, and take action. The session will be recorded.

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Kind regards,

Beverley Corson

Wandsworth Chamber of Commerce

Supporting Local Businesses