EVENT - Levelling the Field: What Employment Law Changes Mean for Football Clubs
Where: Burges Salmon LLPLondon, England
When: Wednesday, May 20 from 5 pm to 7:30 pm
Join us in person to explore how new employment laws will impact football clubs and the industry.
Join HeyFlow, in association with Burges Salmon and Women in Football, for an evening session exploring how the upcoming Employment Rights Act (ERA) reforms will reshape employment, compliance, and workforce expectations across the football industry - spanning both the men’s and women’s game and covering the full workforce, from corporate roles to on‑pitch.
With football’s unique employment structures, the ERA reforms will bring major changes to welfare standards, organisational responsibility and legal risk. Employment lawyers Carlene Nicol and Elizabeth Buckley will break down the most relevant updates, following a welcome from Sophie Creese, CEO of HeyFlow and Yvonne Harrison, CEO of Women in Football.
Key themes include:
ERA changes affecting women’s employment across football
Enhanced family‑friendly, pregnancy and maternity protections
Menopause support and expanded welfare obligations
New flexible working rights
Pay transparency and gender pay gap reporting
Strengthened harassment, discrimination and third‑party abuse protections
NDA restrictions in discrimination cases
Unfair dismissal reforms and contractual impacts
Priority governance and compliance actions for clubs
Designed for HR and People leaders, General Counsel, Executives, Industry Bodies and Club Decision‑Makers, this session will help organisations understand upcoming risks, operational implications, and opportunities to build a more inclusive, future‑ready football workforce.
If you’re responsible for people, culture, compliance, or strategic decision‑making in football, RSVP on Eventbrite.