The Employment Rights Act: What Stud Farms Need to Know
About this Webinar
This webinar covers everything from day-one sick pay and parental leave rights, to the game-changing shift that will see unfair dismissal protection kick in after just six months' service. There's also critical new guidance on zero-hours contracts, seasonal staffing, sexual harassment duties and much more. For further information, visit: The TBA website The TBA website - Employer Support ACAS Keystone Law
Rachel is an employment lawyer with a well-established sector specialism in horseracing and equine for the last 30+ years. As an employment lawyer, she brings a common-sense perspective to complex problems and is well versed in resolving employment and commercial issues strategically, using negotiation, mediation, and litigation.
Rachel’s market-leading specialism in the horseracing and equine world includes acting for a range of businesses and individuals in the sector, notably The Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association, the European Breeders’ Fund, The National Stud, and the Federation of Bloodstock Agents on a wide range of legal issues where industry knowledge is required. She is also personally involved in the racing industry as an owner, breeder, and former amateur jockey.
Rachel brings value, commercial insight, and a client’s perspective to HR issues, having managed a team to profitability at her former firm and spent a period as a main board director of British horseracing’s administrators, Weatherbys. She also delivers leadership and people skills training to the Northern Horseracing College’s trainers’ licensing courses.
Video details
- Length:
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1h
- Subject:
- Business Operations - Management
- Published:
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28 May 2026
- Talk type:
- Webinar
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