In this episode, you’ll learn about employee data, monitoring and privacy, including:-

• When a subject access request is considered excessive
• The biggest pitfall employers fall into when capturing data
• Whether an employer needs consent to use work monitoring software? 

Daniel discusses the topic with Jeremy Scott-Joynt from Outer Temple Chambers.

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

Platinum Policy Package 2023 - up-to-date HR Policies from a practising Employment Law Barrister that you can rely on to be concise, easy to follow and legally compliant  http://www.policies2023.com


🎁 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 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 learn about union recognition and collective bargaining, including:-

• Top tips on dealing with a difficult union representative
• Who can be a companion to help represent employees in workplace formal processes?
• How to run collective bargaining negotiations

Daniel discusses the topic with Sarah Fraser-Butlin from Cloisters Chambers.

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

Platinum Policy Package 2023 - up-to-date HR Policies from a practising Employment Law Barrister that you can rely on to be concise, easy to follow and legally compliant  http://www.policies2023.com


🎁 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 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

This is a bonus episode, to tell you a little about my new HR Policies for 2023 - www.policies2023.com.

Find out more about the entire Platinum Policy Suite, consisting of:

• 26 compliant, up to date HR Policies
• two template employment contracts
• an implementation kit, showing businesses EXACTLY how to implement the policies, including an implementation guide, template letters, FAQs for employees and more
• a 'business in a box' marketing kit, containing a resale license, a template sales letter, keyword research and more. 

This series  is supported by rradar and by Breedon Consulting and by the HR Inner Circle (the UK's leading community for smart, ambitious HR Professionals).

🎁 FREE STUFF
Employment law updates - www.danielbarnett.co.uk
Employer’s guide to redundancy - go.danielbarnett.com/free/redundancy
My YouTube channel - www.youtubelegal.co.uk

💎 PRODUCTS, MEMBERSHIPS AND COURSES
The Virtual Employment Law Academy – www.virtualemploymentlawacademy.com
Join the HR Inner Circle – www.hrinnercircle.co.uk
Getting Redundancy Right - https://gettingredundancyright.com
Employment Tribunal Compensation course - https://courses.virtualemploymentlawacademy.com/p/employment-tribunal
Changing Terms and Conditions course - go.danielbarnett.com/courses/changingterms
Marketing your Employment Law Practice - go.danielbarnett.com/courses/marketing
Own-branded email updates for solicitors - www.employmentlawbulletins.com

My recommended transcription service for grievances, disciplinaries and interviews - https://go.danielbarnett.com/rev

📚 BOOKS
My books include the Employment Law Handbook, Resolving Grievances and Deconstructing TUPE (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:
Tweeting @daniel_barnett directly is the quickest way to get a response from me.  Sadly there aren’t enough hours in the day to respond to everyone 😭, but I promise I read all messages.

♨️ 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

In this episode, you’ll learn about time limits in the employment tribunal, including:

• The tests for getting an extension of time in the employment tribunal
• What does it mean when a discriminatory act extends over a period?
• Does lodging a grievance pause or extend the time limits?
  
  

Daniel discusses the topic with Rebecca Tuck KC from Old Square Chambers.

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


Platinum Policy Package 2023 - up-to-date HR Policies from a practising Employment Law Barrister that you can rely on to be concise, easy to follow and legally compliant  http://www.policies2023.com


💎 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

In this episode, you’ll learn about restrictive covenants, including:-

• How does an employer actually go about enforcing a restrictive covenant?
• In cases of constructive dismissal, are employees still bound by their restrictive covenants?
• Should time-limited restrictive convenants take probationary periods into account?

Daniel discusses the topic with Adam Solomon KC from Littleton Chambers.

This podcast  is supported by rradar and by Breedon 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 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 learn about mental health in the workplace, including:-

• How to reconcile the tension between poor performance and looking after employees mental health.
• How to become a mental health first aider
• Is an occupational health report better than a GP report?

Daniel discusses the topic with Jodie Hill from Thrive Law.

This podcast  is supported by rradar and by Breedon Consulting 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
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 about tribunal procedure, including:-

• Can a Claimant speak to the press while the case is ongoing?
• Are covert phone recordings admissible?
• What can you do if a witness is not available for the hearing?
  
  

Daniel discusses the topic with Jude Shepherd from 42 Bedford Row.

This podcast  is supported by rradar and by Breedon Consulting 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

In this bonus episode, you’ll learn about wellbeing in the workplace. Our guests from Season 5 give you their top tips on wellbeing - the secret passageway to productivity.   

This podcast  is supported by didlaw  and by Recruitment HR  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 about stupid tribunal applications, including:-

• what types of applications are common
• unless orders and strike out applications
• costs in the employment tribunal
  
  

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

This podcast  is supported by didlaw  and by Recruitment HR  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 about flexible working, including:

• what’s happened during and since Covid
• what the government proposals for reform are
• what happens in the future if the proposals don’t go through

Daniel discusses the topic with Rebecca Tuck KC from Old Square Chambers.

This podcast  is supported by didlaw  and by Recruitment HR  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