Employment Essentials

In this podcast, we cover ill health and sickness management. With sickness and absence costs amounting to £9.3 billion per year*, this is a significant commercial and practical issue for employers and employees. So, what can employers do to improve productivity, efficiency and manage risk? Members of our Employment, Labour & Equalities team consider the five main pitfalls for managing sickness absence:

1. Problematic policies
2. Ropy records
3. Contract concerns
4. Dubious dismissals and
5. Awkward adjustments.

*HSE (Health and Safety Executive) Cost to Britain Model 2014/2015 for illness (excluding injuries) http://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/cost.htm

Does your business use flexible labour? If so, can it take a 10% hike in its payroll costs?

If not, listen to this podcast. Jonathan Chamberlain and Jane Fielding discuss the renewed activity in the courts, regulation, and press and public focus in this area. They look at the Uber & Citysprint cases and ask what all this means for the bottom line. They suggest steps your business can take if it finds itself next in the media spotlight, the Court lists or the regulators' cross-hairs.

In this podcast, we cover the key employment issues affecting businesses setting up or expanding in the UK, whether from the US or elsewhere. We discuss the 'must know' areas for any General Counsel, HR Director, or anyone responsible for implementing a UK strategy on the ground. Members of our Employment, Labour & Equalities team consider the Top 10 issues to consider when employing staff in the UK, ensuring compliance and protecting your business.

Last year saw many important announcements with regards to employment law. As 2017 moves into its second month, we are now starting to see these changes come to light, meaning lots of change can be expected for employers and employees in the coming months.

Whether it's the gender pay gap, apprenticeship levy or Brexit, the year ahead is certainly going to be significant for employment law. But what does it all mean and how does it impact employers?

In our first podcast of 2017 our employment experts discuss the major developments that employers should be aware of and what it means for businesses in the UK.

In this industrial action podcast, Martin Chitty, partner in the UK Employment team and Caron Gosling, director in the team discuss Trade Unions, trade disputes and strikes with a focus on what steps employers can take to respond to these issues.

In this TUPE & pensions podcast, Louise Clifford and Caron Gosling, Directors in the Employment & Equalities Team and Liz Wood, Director in the Combined Human Resources Solutions (CHRS) Team discuss the latest changes in some key areas affecting organisations involved in a TUPE transfer.

In this TUPE Club: Doing the deal podcast, Jane Fielding, Partner in the UK Employment & Equalities Team and Caron Gosling, Director in the Team discuss some key legal issues and solutions in an outsourcing scenario with a keen practical and commercial focus. Service Provision Change situations can be particularly complex due to the nature of the deal and the balancing of different, usually conflicting, commercial interests.

In this Whistleblowing podcast: Where the law meets psychology, Mark Greenburgh, partner in the Employment & Equalities team and Dr Michael Drayton, a management consultant, coach and clinical psychologist from Opus Performance discuss some key legal and psychological issues for individuals and organisations in the complex area of whistleblowing.

In this podcast: "What the new Conservative government means for employers", we discuss what employers face from the new Conservative Government.

In this podcast Paul Carberry and Andrea Bull discuss the recent defined contribution pension reforms and changes in public sector pensions and Fair Deal.

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