Joy Burnford and the Encompass Equality team would like to invite you to our first member peer roundtable lunch of 2026 on Tuesday 24 February, kindly hosted by Leathwaite.

We’re delighted to be joined by Helen Beedham, author of ‘People Glue: Hold on to your best people by setting them free’. Helen will share insights from her new book on how to create a truly “sticky” organisation - one that makes your most valued employees want to stay.

She will explore why organisations with stellar retention have freedom in their DNA, and how you can develop this low-risk, win-win approach within your own workplace.

This lunch is designed for HR and inclusion professionals from our member organisations, offering an opportunity to share best practice, make meaningful connections, ask questions, and learn from each other’s experiences.

We do hope you can join us, and as this is an invitation-only member lunch and is limited in spaces, please do RSVP now.

Please contact Claire at [email protected] if you have any questions.

What previous guests have said following our lunches:
- “It was inspiring and thought provoking to meet so many talented individuals and share ideas and best practice.”
- “I had a wonderful time, and my head is still buzzing from the conversations we had.”
- “Everyone was open to sharing their successes and ideas; a fabulous example of best practice and working collaboratively together.”