Employment Essentials

Listen as I and my colleagues Vivienne Reeve and Zoe Fatchen discuss our first impressions of the Taylor Review, the document which is expected to set the labour market policy agenda for years to come. Damp squib or dynamite? Join the conversation.

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With the so-called gig economy and the Taylor Review rarely out of the news (the latter even making the Queen's Speech) Jonathan Chamberlain's session at our recent semi-annual employment update seminar about the latest developments in this area was very timely. In this podcast, he sets out where we are now in the blizzard of cases and reviews and shares his thoughts on the future of employment status. What will the employment relationship look like in the UK?

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Dress codes are a perpetual source of uncertainty for employers, and they're a particularly hot topic at the moment, thanks to the recent ECJ decision on headscarves and the MPs' debate on high heels at work.

Alice Loughney, an Associate in the Employment, Labour and Equalities Team, unpicked some of the key tricky issues at our recent employment law seminar, and in this podcast she gives an overview of the main points for employers to watch out for when designing their workplace dress codes. How far can an employer go in specifying how employees present at work, while staying within the law?

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April 2015 saw the reshaping of family-friendly leave with the birth of Shared Parental Leave (ShPL). A mother can elect to curtail their maternity leave period two weeks after giving birth. She can then elect to convert the unused portion of that leave, so that up to 50 weeks' statutory leave and 37 weeks' statutory pay can be shared between both parents. BUT can employers offer enhanced contractual maternity pay to mothers for those 50 weeks, but only statutory shared parental pay to fathers?

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In this podcast, Jonathan Chamberlain looks at the risks and options for a Partnership or LLP on a team moves, international issues and securing compensation.

Partners and individual LLP members also need to understand the rights and obligations on a team move.

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In this podcast on LLPs and Partnerships, we look at the risks and options when someone leaves a Partnership or LLP.

Partners and individual LLP members also need to understand the rights and obligations arising from membership and also how and why they might want to exit such a structure.

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With religious discrimination at the forefront of the news following the recent ruling by the European court, our employment experts Jane Fielding and Vivienne Reeve discuss two recent European cases and the impact they could have for UK employers.

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In this podcast, Martin Chitty and Jonathan Chamberlain discuss the new rules for trade unions and industrial action and what it will mean in practice.

If you find yourself working with trade unions, it is vital to understand the structure of trade union law and how it works as well as what the new provisions mean.

The podcast covers:

1. Overview of how the law has evolved to understand the structure of current trade union law.
2. The latest trade union law changes; what they are; why they were introduced and what impact they will have

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In this podcast on LLPs and Partnerships, we cover the employment status of LLP members and Partners, why it matters and recommendations to minimise risks for the business.