BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID://WAND//1426656 BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260513T211513 VTIMEZONE:Europe/London DTSTART:20260506T070000Z DTEND:20260506T083000Z UID:1426656 SUMMARY:Wandsworth Business Forum with Wandsworth Council - Quarterly on a Wednesday morning LOCATION:Wandsworth Chamber of Commerce - ONLINE DESCRIPTION:Wandsworth Business Forum with Wandsworth Council - Quarterly on a Wednesday morning\n\n05/06/26 08:00 AM GMT\n - 05/06/26 09:30 AM GMT\Description:\nJoin us for the Wandsworth Business Forums with Wandsworth Council updates and access to Business Experts - Meetings are open at 7.45 AM to allow you to check your online connections. We will start the meeting promptly at 8AM. Quarterly on a Wednesday morning \n\nBusiness Forum 2026 dates will be as follow:\n\n4th March\n6th May\n1st July\n7th October\n2nd December \n\n \n\n \n\Details:\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWandsworth Business Forum - Have your say for Businesses\n\n \n\nThis 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.\n\nGUEST SPEAKER:\n\nDawn Pike from New Dawn HR Consultancy\n\nEmployment Law Updates: What’s Changing and What It Means for Your Organisation\nIn 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.\n\n\nABOUT:\nDawn 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.\nThrough 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.\n\nWhile 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.\n\n\nProfessional Certifications:\n\n\n CIPD - Chartered Membership\n\n\n \n\nBusiness Forum Agenda\n\n8.00 - 8.10 Welcome from Beverley Corson\n\n8.10 - 8.20 Breakout room session 1 - Meet and Greet\n\n8.20 - 8.30 Council update including business support offering\n\n8.30 - 8.35 Questions to council speakers\n\n8.35 - 9.00  Dawn Pike - Employment Law Updates: What’s Changing and What It Means for Your Organisation\n\n9.00 - 9.15 Breakout room session 2\n\n9.15 - 9.25 Feedback and questions\n\n9.25 - 9.30 Wrap up\n\n \n\nQ&A Session\n\nThe 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.\n\nPlease spread the word by sharing this email via the social share buttons below so that more local businesses become aware of this virtual Wandsworth Business Forum.\n\nSo, please sign up, receive some useful information and share your news by getting involved in a breakout room. See you on the 6th May.\n         \n\nKind regards,\n\nBeverley Corson\n\nWandsworth Chamber of Commerce\n\nSupporting Local Businesses\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\Location:\nWandsworth Chamber of Commerce - ONLINE\n\n, X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Wandsworth Business Forum with Wandsworth Council - Quarterly on a Wednesday morning

05/06/26 08:00 AM GMT - 05/06/26 09:30 AM GMT
Description:
Join us for the Wandsworth Business Forums with Wandsworth Council updates and access to Business Experts - Meetings are open at 7.45 AM to allow you to check your online connections. We will start the meeting promptly at 8AM. Quarterly on a Wednesday morning 

Business Forum 2026 dates will be as follow:

4th March
6th May
1st July
7th October
2nd December 
 
 

Details:

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.

Please spread the word by sharing this email via the social share buttons below so that more local businesses become aware of this virtual Wandsworth Business Forum.

So, please sign up, receive some useful information and share your news by getting involved in a breakout room. See you on the 6th May.
         

Kind regards,

Beverley Corson

Wandsworth Chamber of Commerce

Supporting Local Businesses


Location:
Wandsworth Chamber of Commerce - ONLINE

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