Uncapped exposure: Preparing for the new unfair dismissal regime (webinar)
Tuesday 14 July 2026, 11:00am BST
With the new unfair dismissal protections coming into force in January 2027, HR and reward professionals need to understand how the risk landscape has changed.
Qualifying periods for ordinary unfair dismissal protection drop from two years to just six months, but the statutory cap on unfair dismissal compensatory awards will be abolished entirely.
The cushion of a two-year window to resolve underperformance or a cultural mismatch has gone. But the predictability of an employment tribunal exit will also vanish.
This Personnel Today webinar, in association with Employee Benefits Live, provides practical insights into what these changes mean for your business.
Rob Moss and Debbie Lovewell-Tuck, editors of Personnel Today and Employee Benefits, are joined by Sonya O’Reilly and Olivia Toulson, partners at Birketts law firm, to examine how employers should prepare for the new regime.
Register now to learn:
- About the practical realities of the shorter qualifying period and what it means for probationary periods
- How tribunals will calculate compensation
- What it means for high earners and senior executives’ salaries, discretionary bonuses, pension contributions and incentive plans
- How contracts need to change to accommodate the new rules
- About the actions HR must take to avoid compliance failures.
This 60-minute webinar features a presentation and panel discussion with an audience Q&A.
Reserve your place on the webinar now
About our panellists
Sonya O’Reilly is an employment law partner at Birketts in Ipswich. She has more than 24 years’ experience advising employers and senior executives on contentious and non-contentious employment issues arising out of the employment relationship. Sonya regularly advises on difficult staff grievances and the mediations and employment tribunal claims that can ensue, and has particular expertise in senior executive settlement agreements, large and small-scale redundancy situations, TUPE transfers, and changes to terms and conditions.
Olivia Toulson is a partner in Birketts’ employment team, based in Cambridge. She predominantly acts for clients in the financial services, technology and independent healthcare sectors. Olivia has considerable experience handling employment tribunal litigation for employers, having worked on many complex, multi-day claims involving unfair dismissal, discrimination, whistleblowing, breach of contract and unlawful deductions from wages.
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