In this episode, you’ll learn about the future for the theory and practice of HRM, including:-

• macro-economics: brexit, covid-19 etc.
• micro-economics: increase in part-time work, wage pressures etc.
• HRM fantasies 
• HRM realities

Daniel discusses the topic with Professor Roger Seifert.

This podcast  is supported by Hunter Law and by FeMan Consulting, and by the HR Inner Circle (the UK's leading community for smart, ambitious HR Professionals).


🎁 FREE STUFF
Employment law updates – www.danielbarnett.com       
My YouTube channel - www.youtubelegal.co.uk
Ask a question - www.danielbarnett.com/podcastquestion

💎 PRODUCTS, MEMBERSHIPS AND COURSES
Join the HR Inner Circle – www.hrinnercircle.co.uk
Harassment Pack - https://danielbarnett.com/harassment/
HR Platinum Policy Package 2024 – www.polices2024.com
The Virtual Employment Law Academy – https://danielbarnett.com/vela/
Ultimate Employment Law 2024 - https://danielbarnett.com/ultimate2024/
Employment Tribunal Compensation course - https://courses.virtualemploymentlawacademy.com/p/employment-tribunal
Own-branded email updates for solicitors - www.employmentlawbulletins.com

📚 BOOKS
My books include the Employment Law Handbook, Resolving Grievances and Computer and Social Media Misuse (see all books).

🌞 WHO AM I:
I'm Daniel Barnett, an employment law and HR barrister.  I advise and represent clients in employment tribunal litigation. I have my main website and work out of a set of Chambers.  I run a membership club for smart, ambitious HR Professionals and present the legal hour on LBC Radio.

☎️ CONTACT ME:
Contact my assistant via email.

♨️ IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
This podcast is published by (c) Employment Law Services Limited. The information in this video is for general guidance only and, although the presenters and publisher believe it was correct at the time it was recorded, the law may have changed since then. You should always seek your own independent legal advice. Any employment law explained applies to England, Scotland and Wales only.

Join the Virtual Employment Law Academy - starting January 2026

Ask me a question on the podcast - https://danielbarnett.com/podcastquestion/

In this episode, you’ll learn how employment law might cope – or not cope – with problems presented by emerging technology, including:-

• How people’s choice of avatars can throw up diversity issues.  What happens if employees or managers ‘try on’ different skin colours? 
• Should a pregnant woman at a job interview hide the fact she’s pregnant with her avatar, or use an avatar which shows her pregnancy?  
• How does the duty to make reasonable adjustments engage when a physically disabled employee uses an able-bodied avatar?
• Could inappropriate behaviour with an AI character (so not a real person) give rise to charges of misconduct?

Daniel discusses the topic with Tarun Tawakley from Lewis Silkin.

This podcast  is supported by Hunter Law and by FeMan Consulting, and by the HR Inner Circle (the UK's leading community for smart, ambitious HR Professionals).


🎁 FREE STUFF
Employment law updates – www.danielbarnett.com       
My YouTube channel - www.youtubelegal.co.uk

💎 PRODUCTS, MEMBERSHIPS AND COURSES
Harassment Pack - https://danielbarnett.com/harassment/
HR Platinum Policy Package 2024 – www.polices2024.com
The Virtual Employment Law Academy – https://danielbarnett.com/vela/
Ultimate Employment Law 2024 - https://danielbarnett.com/ultimate2024/
Employment Tribunal Compensation course - https://courses.virtualemploymentlawacademy.com/p/employment-tribunal
Own-branded email updates for solicitors - www.employmentlawbulletins.com

📚 BOOKS
My books include the Employment Law Handbook and Resolving Grievances (see all books).

🌞 WHO AM I:
I'm Daniel Barnett, an employment law and HR barrister.  I advise and represent clients in employment tribunal litigation. I have my main website and work out of a set of Chambers.  I run a membership club for smart, ambitious HR Professionals and present the legal hour on LBC Radio.

☎️ CONTACT ME:
Contact my assistant via email.

♨️ IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
This podcast is published by (c) Employment Law Services Limited. The information in this video is for general guidance only and, although the presenters and publisher believe it was correct at the time it was recorded, the law may have changed since then. You should always seek your own independent legal advice. Any employment law explained applies to England, Scotland and Wales only.

Join the Virtual Employment Law Academy - starting January 2026

In this episode, you'll discover some of the most important labour law cases from the past 50 years, including:-

• Iceland Frozen Foods v Jones
• Wilson v Associated Newspapers; Wilson v UK
• O’Kelly v Trusthouse Forte 
• Autoclenz v Belcher

Daniel discusses the topic with Professors Alan Bogg and Anne Davies.

This podcast  is supported by Hunter Law and by FeMan Consulting, and by the HR Inner Circle (the UK's leading community for smart, ambitious HR Professionals).


🎁 FREE STUFF
Employment law updates – www.danielbarnett.com       
My YouTube channel - www.youtubelegal.co.uk
Ask a question - www.danielbarnett.com/podcastquestion

💎 PRODUCTS, MEMBERSHIPS AND COURSES
Harassment Pack - https://danielbarnett.com/harassment/
HR Platinum Policy Package 2024 – www.polices2024.com
The Virtual Employment Law Academy – https://danielbarnett.com/vela/
Ultimate Employment Law 2024 - https://danielbarnett.com/ultimate2024/
Employment Tribunal Compensation course - https://courses.virtualemploymentlawacademy.com/p/employment-tribunal
Own-branded email updates for solicitors - www.employmentlawbulletins.com

📚 BOOKS
My books include the Employment Law Handbook, Resolving Grievances and Computer and Social Media Misuse (see all books).

🌞 WHO AM I:
I'm Daniel Barnett, an employment law and HR barrister.  I advise and represent clients in employment tribunal litigation. I have my main website and work out of a set of Chambers.  I run a membership club for smart, ambitious HR Professionals and present the legal hour on LBC Radio.

☎️ CONTACT ME:
Contact my assistant via email.

♨️ IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
This podcast is published by (c) Employment Law Services Limited. The information in this video is for general guidance only and, although the presenters and publisher believe it was correct at the time it was recorded, the law may have changed since then. You should always seek your own independent legal advice. Any employment law explained applies to England, Scotland and Wales only.

Join the Virtual Employment Law Academy - starting January 2026

Ask me a question on the podcast - https://danielbarnett.com/podcastquestion/

In this episode, you’ll learn about the benefits of paperless working and how to make the most of technology to improve your productivity, including:-

• the advantages of paperless working
• making the most of paperless working during and outside of a hearing
• how to automate your systems  of paperless working

Daniel discusses the topic with Michael Salter from 42 Bedford Row.

This podcast  is supported by Hunter Law and by FeMan Consulting, and by the HR Inner Circle (the UK's leading community for smart, ambitious HR Professionals).


🎁 FREE STUFF
Employment law updates – www.danielbarnett.com       
My YouTube channel - www.youtubelegal.co.uk
Ask a question - www.danielbarnett.com/podcastquestion

💎 PRODUCTS, MEMBERSHIPS AND COURSES
Join the HR Inner Circle – www.hrinnercircle.co.uk
Harassment Pack - https://danielbarnett.com/harassment/
HR Platinum Policy Package 2024 – www.polices2024.com
The Virtual Employment Law Academy – https://danielbarnett.com/vela/
Ultimate Employment Law 2024 - https://danielbarnett.com/ultimate2024/
Employment Tribunal Compensation course - https://courses.virtualemploymentlawacademy.com/p/employment-tribunal
Own-branded email updates for solicitors - www.employmentlawbulletins.com

📚 BOOKS
My books include the Employment Law Handbook, Resolving Grievances and Computer and Social Media Misuse (see all books).

🌞 WHO AM I:
I'm Daniel Barnett, an employment law and HR barrister.  I advise and represent clients in employment tribunal litigation. I have my main website and work out of a set of Chambers.  I run a membership club for smart, ambitious HR Professionals and present the legal hour on LBC Radio.

☎️ CONTACT ME:
Contact my assistant via email.

♨️ IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
This podcast is published by (c) Employment Law Services Limited. The information in this video is for general guidance only and, although the presenters and publisher believe it was correct at the time it was recorded, the law may have changed since then. You should always seek your own independent legal advice. Any employment law explained applies to England, Scotland and Wales only.

Join the Virtual Employment Law Academy - starting January 2026

Ask me a question on the podcast - https://danielbarnett.com/podcastquestion/

In this episode, you’ll learn how to conduct employment background checks including:

• why do screening?
• what screening can be done?
• how does screening interact with an employees' right to private life?

Daniel discusses the topic with Mike Clyne from FeMan Consulting.

This podcast  is supported by Hunter Law and by FeMan Consulting, and by the HR Inner Circle (the UK's leading community for smart, ambitious HR Professionals).



🎁 FREE STUFF
Employment law updates – www.danielbarnett.com       
My YouTube channel - www.youtubelegal.co.uk
Ask a question - www.danielbarnett.com/podcastquestion

💎 PRODUCTS, MEMBERSHIPS AND COURSES
Join the HR Inner Circle – www.hrinnercircle.co.uk
Harassment Pack - https://danielbarnett.com/harassment/
HR Platinum Policy Package 2024 – www.polices2024.com
The Virtual Employment Law Academy – https://danielbarnett.com/vela/
Ultimate Employment Law 2024 - https://danielbarnett.com/ultimate2024/
Employment Tribunal Compensation course - https://courses.virtualemploymentlawacademy.com/p/employment-tribunal
Own-branded email updates for solicitors - www.employmentlawbulletins.com

📚 BOOKS
My books include the Employment Law Handbook, Resolving Grievances and Computer and Social Media Misuse (see all books).

🌞 WHO AM I:
I'm Daniel Barnett, an employment law and HR barrister.  I advise and represent clients in employment tribunal litigation. I have my main website and work out of a set of Chambers.  I run a membership club for smart, ambitious HR Professionals and present the legal hour on LBC Radio.

☎️ CONTACT ME:
Contact my assistant via email.

♨️ IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
This podcast is published by (c) Employment Law Services Limited. The information in this video is for general guidance only and, although the presenters and publisher believe it was correct at the time it was recorded, the law may have changed since then. You should always seek your own independent legal advice. Any employment law explained applies to England, Scotland and Wales only.

Join the Virtual Employment Law Academy - starting January 2026

Ask me a question on the podcast - https://danielbarnett.com/podcastquestion/

In this episode, you’ll learn about the definition of disability under the Equality Act 2010, including:

• the different limbs of the definition of disability;
• when fluctuating and recurring conditions qualify as a disability;
• whether covid 19 and long covid are disabilities; and
• invisible disabilities, and the challenges they present.

Daniel discusses the topic with Karen Jackson from didlaw.


This podcast  is supported by Hunter Law and by FeMan Consulting, and by the HR Inner Circle (the UK's leading community for smart, ambitious HR Professionals).



🎁 FREE STUFF
Employment law updates – www.danielbarnett.com       
My YouTube channel - www.youtubelegal.co.uk
Ask a question - www.danielbarnett.com/podcastquestion

💎 PRODUCTS, MEMBERSHIPS AND COURSES
Harassment Pack - https://danielbarnett.com/harassment/
HR Platinum Policy Package 2024 – www.polices2024.com
The Virtual Employment Law Academy – https://danielbarnett.com/vela/
Ultimate Employment Law 2024 - https://danielbarnett.com/ultimate2024/
Employment Tribunal Compensation course - https://courses.virtualemploymentlawacademy.com/p/employment-tribunal
Own-branded email updates for solicitors - www.employmentlawbulletins.com

📚 BOOKS
My books include the Employment Law Handbook, Resolving Grievances and Computer and Social Media Misuse (see all books).

🌞 WHO AM I:
I'm Daniel Barnett, an employment law and HR barrister.  I advise and represent clients in employment tribunal litigation. I have my main website and work out of a set of Chambers.  I run a membership club for smart, ambitious HR Professionals and present the legal hour on LBC Radio.

☎️ CONTACT ME:
Contact my assistant via email.

♨️ IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
This podcast is published by (c) Employment Law Services Limited. The information in this video is for general guidance only and, although the presenters and publisher believe it was correct at the time it was recorded, the law may have changed since then. You should always seek your own independent legal advice. Any employment law explained applies to England, Scotland and Wales only.

Join the Virtual Employment Law Academy - starting January 2026

Ask me a question on the podcast - https://danielbarnett.com/podcastquestion/

In this episode, you’ll learn about the value of workplace mediation and how it works, including:-

• when mediation is most effective
• what outcomes you can expect from mediation
• the costs involved

Daniel discusses the topic with Antony Sendall from Littleton Chambers, who is also a Director of a Workplace mediation company called Mediation Rescue.

This podcast  is supported by Hunter Law and by FeMan Consulting, and by the HR Inner Circle (the UK's leading community for smart, ambitious HR Professionals).


🎁 FREE STUFF
Employment law updates – www.danielbarnett.com       
My YouTube channel - www.youtubelegal.co.uk
Ask a question - www.danielbarnett.com/podcastquestion

💎 PRODUCTS, MEMBERSHIPS AND COURSES
Join the HR Inner Circle – www.hrinnercircle.co.uk
Harassment Pack - https://danielbarnett.com/harassment/
HR Platinum Policy Package 2024 – www.polices2024.com
The Virtual Employment Law Academy – https://danielbarnett.com/vela/
Ultimate Employment Law 2024 - https://danielbarnett.com/ultimate2024/
Employment Tribunal Compensation course - https://courses.virtualemploymentlawacademy.com/p/employment-tribunal
Own-branded email updates for solicitors - www.employmentlawbulletins.com

📚 BOOKS
My books include the Employment Law Handbook, Resolving Grievances and Computer and Social Media Misuse (see all books).

🌞 WHO AM I:
I'm Daniel Barnett, an employment law and HR barrister.  I advise and represent clients in employment tribunal litigation. I have my main website and work out of a set of Chambers.  I run a membership club for smart, ambitious HR Professionals and present the legal hour on LBC Radio.

☎️ CONTACT ME:
Contact my assistant via email.

♨️ IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
This podcast is published by (c) Employment Law Services Limited. The information in this video is for general guidance only and, although the presenters and publisher believe it was correct at the time it was recorded, the law may have changed since then. You should always seek your own independent legal advice. Any employment law explained applies to England, Scotland and Wales only.

Join the Virtual Employment Law Academy - starting January 2026

In this episode, you’ll learn how to get the most out of an occupational health referral, including:-

• how to find the right occupational health practitioner
• whether cloud video platform assessments are satisfactory replacement for face to face  assessments
• how to deal with employees who won’t cooperate

Daniel discusses the topic with Gillian Howard.

This podcast  is supported by Hunter Law and by FeMan Consulting, and by the HR Inner Circle (the UK's leading community for smart, ambitious HR Professionals).


🎁 FREE STUFF
Employment law updates – www.danielbarnett.com       
My YouTube channel - www.youtubelegal.co.uk
Ask a question - www.danielbarnett.com/podcastquestion

💎 PRODUCTS, MEMBERSHIPS AND COURSES
Join the HR Inner Circle – www.hrinnercircle.co.uk
Harassment Pack - https://danielbarnett.com/harassment/
HR Platinum Policy Package 2024 – www.polices2024.com
The Virtual Employment Law Academy – https://danielbarnett.com/vela/
Ultimate Employment Law 2024 - https://danielbarnett.com/ultimate2024/
Employment Tribunal Compensation course - https://courses.virtualemploymentlawacademy.com/p/employment-tribunal
Own-branded email updates for solicitors - www.employmentlawbulletins.com

📚 BOOKS
My books include the Employment Law Handbook, Resolving Grievances and Computer and Social Media Misuse (see all books).

🌞 WHO AM I:
I'm Daniel Barnett, an employment law and HR barrister.  I advise and represent clients in employment tribunal litigation. I have my main website and work out of a set of Chambers.  I run a membership club for smart, ambitious HR Professionals and present the legal hour on LBC Radio.

☎️ CONTACT ME:
Contact my assistant via email.

♨️ IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
This podcast is published by (c) Employment Law Services Limited. The information in this video is for general guidance only and, although the presenters and publisher believe it was correct at the time it was recorded, the law may have changed since then. You should always seek your own independent legal advice. Any employment law explained applies to England, Scotland and Wales only.

Join the Virtual Employment Law Academy - starting January 2026

In this episode, you’ll learn how to prepare for and run a case management hearing in the employment tribunal, including:

• Why you should follow Isaac Asimov’s three laws of robotics
• The unknown knowns
• How to be a hero in front of the judge.

Daniel discusses the topic with Michael Salter from 42 Bedford Row.


This podcast  is supported by Watson Ramsbotton Solicitors and by Cover Clinic, and by the HR Inner Circle.


🎁 FREE STUFF
Employment law updates – www.danielbarnett.com       
My YouTube channel - www.youtubelegal.co.uk
Ask a question - www.danielbarnett.com/podcastquestion

💎 PRODUCTS, MEMBERSHIPS AND COURSES
Join the HR Inner Circle – www.hrinnercircle.co.uk
Harassment Pack - https://danielbarnett.com/harassment/
HR Platinum Policy Package 2024 – www.polices2024.com
The Virtual Employment Law Academy – https://danielbarnett.com/vela/
Ultimate Employment Law 2024 - https://danielbarnett.com/ultimate2024/
Employment Tribunal Compensation course - https://courses.virtualemploymentlawacademy.com/p/employment-tribunal
Own-branded email updates for solicitors - www.employmentlawbulletins.com

📚 BOOKS
My books include the Employment Law Handbook, Resolving Grievances and Computer and Social Media Misuse (see all books).

🌞 WHO AM I:
I'm Daniel Barnett, an employment law and HR barrister.  I advise and represent clients in employment tribunal litigation. I have my main website and work out of a set of Chambers.  I run a membership club for smart, ambitious HR Professionals and present the legal hour on LBC Radio.

☎️ CONTACT ME:
Contact my assistant via email.

♨️ IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
This podcast is published by (c) Employment Law Services Limited. The information in this video is for general guidance only and, although the presenters and publisher believe it was correct at the time it was recorded, the law may have changed since then. You should always seek your own independent legal advice. Any employment law explained applies to England, Scotland and Wales only.

Join the Virtual Employment Law Academy - starting January 2026

Ask me a question on the podcast - https://danielbarnett.com/podcastquestion/

In this episode you'll learn:

• Long Covid - why it needs to be on the employer radar?
• Red flag symptoms and what the employee must avoid doing.
• The most common symptoms. 
• Will they be disabled?
• How to return someone to work who has residual long covid symptoms including adjustment ideas.

Daniel discusses the topic with Anna Harrington, the Founder, Managing Director and Clinical Lead for WHIB (Wellbeing & Health in Business), an occupational health provider.

This podcast  is supported by Watson Ramsbotton Solicitors and by Cover Clinic, and by the HR Inner Circle.



🎁 FREE STUFF
Employment law updates – www.danielbarnett.com       
My YouTube channel - www.youtubelegal.co.uk

💎 PRODUCTS, MEMBERSHIPS AND COURSES
Join the HR Inner Circle – www.hrinnercircle.co.uk
Harassment Pack - https://danielbarnett.com/harassment/
HR Platinum Policy Package 2024 – www.polices2024.com
The Virtual Employment Law Academy – https://danielbarnett.com/vela/
Ultimate Employment Law 2024 - https://danielbarnett.com/ultimate2024/
Employment Tribunal Compensation course - https://courses.virtualemploymentlawacademy.com/p/employment-tribunal
Own-branded email updates for solicitors - www.employmentlawbulletins.com

📚 BOOKS
My books include the Employment Law Handbook, Resolving Grievances and Computer and Social Media Misuse (see all books).

🌞 WHO AM I:
I'm Daniel Barnett, an employment law and HR barrister.  I advise and represent clients in employment tribunal litigation. I have my main website and work out of a set of Chambers.  I run a membership club for smart, ambitious HR Professionals and present the legal hour on LBC Radio.

☎️ CONTACT ME:
Contact my assistant via email.

♨️ IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
This podcast is published by (c) Employment Law Services Limited. The information in this video is for general guidance only and, although the presenters and publisher believe it was correct at the time it was recorded, the law may have changed since then. You should always seek your own independent legal advice. Any employment law explained applies to England, Scotland and Wales only.

Join the Virtual Employment Law Academy - starting January 2026