Employment rights workshop for employers in the agroecological sector & in sustainable forestry

Join us for this evening webinar to connect with other progressive employers in the agroecological sector.

Being an employer in the agroecological sector comes with a great deal of responsibility: to your workers, to your business and to your community. Small-scale agroecological business owners are often having to grapple with low margins, rising input costs and producing food which is affordable and accessible to their communities, while also ensuring that their workers are properly paid, have good working conditions and a supportive working environment.

This relaxed and informative online session will be an opportunity to learn from one another about the responsibilities of being an employer, and to develop a shared understanding of current employment law.

We'll begin with a peer-to-peer learning space, where you will be invited to reflect on any key challenges you've experienced with regards to being an employer, or any skills and lessons that you've gained over the years.

We'll then be joined by a solicitor who will outline aspects of employment law that employers in the agroecological sector may often find challenging to either understand or implement. This will include recent and ongoing changes under the Employment Rights Act 2025.

This will be followed by a Q&A, so please come prepared with any questions you have in relation to employment legislation and practice (please note it will not be possible to provide individual legal advice).

At the end of the webinar there will be an opportunity to share any ideas or requests you have for the Landworkers' Alliance in relation to any further support or guidance you may need on this topic.

If you have any questions ahead of the event, please contact chloe.broadfield@landworkersalliance.org.uk

N.B The solicitor who will be joining us for this session specialises in employment law in England and Wales. However, we've been advised by ACAS that the legislation is the same in Scotland.