In 2025 the Employment Rights Bill will become legislation and from April 2026, the government will start to change employment rules.  
It is the biggest reform of employment legislation in a generation and a flagship policy for the Labour Party. Changes include a Fair Pay Agreement for Adult Social Care, new rights to Statutory Sick Pay from day one, guaranteed hours and increased union access to the workforce.  

So, what does this mean for your organisation and what happens next?  

In this free webinar for members, we explore:  
  • The implications of the Employment Rights Bill for the homecare sector  
  • The work we have done as the Homecare Association to represent you so far 
  • The timescales for change   
  • What you can do to prepare for the changes 

Speakers

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Daisy Cooney - Head of Policy, Practice & Innovation - Homecare Association 

Daisy Cooney is Head of Policy, Practice, and Innovation at the Homecare Association, where she leads work on regulation, financial sustainability, commissioning, integrated care, innovation, and workforce development across the UK homecare sector. With senior policy experience at NHS England, DHSC, Age UK, Macmillan Cancer Support, and The Royal British Legion, she has advised on social care and health innovation, digital transformation, workforce strategies, and palliative and end-of-life care. Daisy holds a BSc in Social Policy from the London School of Economics and is passionate about raising the profile of social care and securing its future investment. 

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Michelle Dumont - Policy Specialist - Homecare Association 

Michelle has more than 12 years' experience working on government policy issues relating to care, workforce, disability and ageing. As part of the Homecare Association policy team, her current foci includes zero-hours working; sponsored workers and fair work. She will highlight some of our recent insights into Employment Rights, how this intersects with other policy areas and what action we are taking. 

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Anna Dabek - Partner - Anthony Collins Solicitors 

As head of the firm’s employment and pensions team, Anna specialises in advising social care and charity sector clients on a broad range of employment and workforce matters. With over 15 years’ experience, she acts for charities, owner-managed businesses, and private equity-backed providers delivering home care, supported living, elderly care, and services for children and people with learning disabilities. 

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Sharon Lowrie - CEO - Be Caring  

Sharon is the Chief Executive of Be Caring, and oversaw the company’s  transformation from CASA, a struggling organisation to a financially prudent employee-owned social enterprise. Under her leadership Be Caring has has been able to reward and incentivise colleagues in recognition of the hard work. 

Sharon was appointed in 2018 from Locala, where she had worked as their Director of Finance and Business Development since 2015 

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Camille Leavold MBE - CEO - Abbots Care  

For nearly three decades, Camille Leavold, as the CEO of Abbots Care, has focused on improving client well-being, workforce development, and operational efficiency through technology. Her understanding of the sector's challenges and her dedication to innovative solutions have led Abbots Care to deliver quality personalised homecare services. The company has twice achieved an 'Outstanding' rating by CQC since 2019 under her leadership. Camille led on the development of the Abbots Care Wellbeing App, an innovation to empower, support, reward and celebrate the workforce. Her passion for technology extends beyond operational efficiency. It is about enhancing human connections and ensuring that care is compassionate and personalised. 

  

We are also joined by a representative of the Department of Business and Trade,  working on implementing the Employment Rights Bill.

Please note we will be covering the Fair Pay Agreement in a separate webinar.
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