Managing your Travel Workforce through the Coronavirus Crisis

This 90 minute webinar will provide helpful guidance on Coronavirus-related workforce issues for travel companies. The webinar content is tailored for HR professionals and those involved in workforce management. 

Get an employment law update including the latest on furlough, redundancies and the UK’s immigration scheme. Hear about Government guidance on Covid-19 secure working environments. Get a view on what future workplaces could look like for the travel sector. Learn about new flexible ways of working and hear what wellbeing strategies could work best for your business. Learn how you can upskill and train your workforce to address the skills gaps created by the Coronavirus crisis. 

Put your workforce and HR-related questions to travel legal experts, wellbeing consultants and workplace specialists. Take away tips and practical guidance to implement in your travel business.

• Employment law update including furloughing, redundancies, immigration scheme 
• What could the future of workplaces look like?
• Wellbeing strategies
• Training and upskilling options for your staff during Coronavirus, including furloughed employees 
• Tips for building confidence and connectivity among workforces 

• Moderator: Vicki Wolf, Education Manager, ABTA
• Kathryn Dooks, Employment Partner, Kemp Little 
• Rebecca Butler, Managing Associate, Employment Team, Kemp Little
• Anushka Sinha, Immigration Senior Associate, Employment Team, Kemp Little
• David Gibbens, HR Consultant, RSM
• Hazel Craig, Senior Data Analytics and Wellbeing Consultant, Howden Employee Benefits & Wellbeing 
• Professor Dimitrios Buhalis, Bournemouth University 

Contributors

Howden Employee Benefits & Wellbeing is part of Howden UK. Our expert team work with clients of all sizes to provide dedicated employee benefits & wellbeing consultancy. We’ve won many industry awards for our work and are widely recognised for our innovative and creative approach to benefit design. We help employers both in the UK and globally to have healthy, happy and productive workforces by delivering benefit strategies that suit your individual business, workforce and budget. And with the growing focus on mental health in the workplace, we can help you to consider the right solutions to proactively look after your employees’ mental wellbeing.

Kemp Little’s specialist travel team has an in-depth understanding of the travel industry and the issues which travel businesses face. As a result, our team can provide pragmatic and commercial legal advice helping you comply with your regulatory obligations, whilst also managing risk and maintaining strong commercial and customer relationships. 
 
We have experience in acting for tour operators, online travel agents, hotels, airlines, travel consortia and accredited bodies, travel management companies, flight consolidators, villa and accommodation providers, adventure travel operators and festival organisers. As the UK’s leading specialist technology and digital law firm we are best placed to support travel and tourism businesses as the digital revolution creates further opportunities for their operations as they create the best possible experience for their customers.

RSM is a leading provider of audit, tax and consulting services to middle market leaders, globally. Its roots are firmly embedded in the consumer sector and that’s why your business will always be central to what we do. With a 3,800 strong UK team and access to more than 43,000 people across the RSM global network, you can draw on the knowledge and experience of our sector specialists. We invest in our people and in their understanding of the travel and tourism sector in the UK so we are in the best position to help you drive and build a successful business. Our dedicated team can support travel businesses in navigating the operational and financial challenges and opportunities as and when they arise. No matter where in the world you operate, or plan to in the future, our team, active in over 120 countries, will be ready to share their insights and industry knowledge to help you move forward with confidence.

Bournemouth University International Centre for Tourism and Hospitality Research (ICTHR) is a globally leading centre for research in tourism, hospitality and related fields of study. ICTHR has over 30 research active members of staff, including 6 professors and undertakes projects for research councils, government agencies and industry bodies. It focuses on Tourism management, marketing and etourism; Tourism economics and impact modelling; Transport, travel, mobilities and sustainability; and Hospitality management. 

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ABTA Members and Partners* - Free of charge.

Non-Members - £99 plus VAT.

Our booking terms and conditions can be viewed here. 

_{*Must have a current ABTA Member/Partner number.}