Employment law update podcast

Employment law update podcast episodes:

• 03.27.2024

  Ep. 45 - What’s new in the employment tribunal?

  Nick Price and Charles Pigott discuss four key changes that are likely to have an impact on users’ experience of the employment tribunal.

  
• 02.28.2024

  Ep. 44 - Internal appeals: recent case law

  Remziye Ozcan and Charles Pigott draw out the lessons to be learnt from recent case law about handling internal appeals.

  
• 01.31.2024

  Ep. 43 - Menopause in the workplace

  Kate Watkins and Charles Pigott outline the law and discuss emerging best practice.

  
• 12.29.2023

  Ep. 42 - Review of the year 2023

  Charles Pigott and Lindsey Hill discuss key employment cases from 2023 and explain what legal changes to expect in 2024.

  
• 11.29.2023

  Ep. 41 - Unfair dismissal and misconduct

  Amy Durham and Charles Pigott assess the lessons to be learnt from two recent unfair dismissal cases involving employee misconduct.

  
• 10.13.2023

  Ep. 40 - Animals in the workplace

  Alex Curnow and Charles Pigott explore the legal issues arising from bringing animals into the office environment – whether these are assistance dogs, emotional support animals or simply pets.

  
• 06.01.2023

  Ep. 39 - Confidentiality and workplace investigations

  Jameel Mann and Charles Pigott explore the extent to which confidentiality can and should be maintained during workplace investigations.

  
• 03.24.2023

  Ep. 38 - Freedom of speech in the workplace

  In the aftermath of the dispute between the BBC and Gary Lineker, Samantha Love and Charles Pigott explore the extent to which employers can legitimately impose restrictions on what their employees say in a private capacity.

  
• 03.03.2023

  Ep. 37 - The Workers (Predictable Terms and Conditions) Bill

  Emma Williams and Charles Pigott discuss a Government-backed private member’s bill, which will introduce a new right for workers with unpredictable working conditions to request a more predictable contract.

  
• 01.19.2023

  Ep. 36 - Employment law review of the year 2022

  Amy O’Brien and Charles Pigott select their top employment cases of 2022 and highlight some of the legislation currently before Parliament which will be of particular interest to employers.

  
• 11.21.2022

  Ep. 35 - What is witness familiarisation training?

  Amy O'Brien and Charles Pigott explore the benefits of offering witnesses training - unrelated to the case in which they are involved - to help them prepare for the experience of giving evidence at an employment tribunal.

  
• 10.10.2022

  Ep. 34 - Discrimination and philosophical beliefs

  Siȃn Jackson and Charles Pigott discuss some recent cases which have helped define the scope of protection against discrimination for those holding philosophical beliefs.

  
• 07.07.2022

  Ep. 33 - Employment status after Uber

  Amy O’Brien and Charles Pigott discuss the immediate legacy of the Supreme Court’s decision in Uber, just over a year after the announcement of the ruling.

  
• 04.29.2022

  Ep. 32 - Living with COVID

  Alison Williams and Charles Pigott explain the new guidance which took effect on 1 April and explore its implications for employers.

  
• 03.28.2022

  Ep. 31 - Fire and re-hire

  Kate Watkins and Charles Pigott discuss the legal framework regulating dismissal and re-engagement, and highlight two recent examples which illustrate the pitfalls that employers embarking on this process need to avoid.

  
• 03.04.2022

  Ep. 30 - The latest on backdated holiday claims

  Charles Pigott and Emma Pattenden discuss the implications of the February 2022 Court of Appeal ruling in Smith v Pimlico Plumbers.

  
• 01.28.2022

  Ep. 29 - Key employment cases of 2021

  Mills & Reeve professional support lawyers Charles Pigott and Lindsey Hill discuss their selection of the most significant employment cases from 2021.

  
• 12.21.2021

  Ep. 28 - Compulsory COVID-19 vaccination within the NHS

  Surbhi Shah and Lindsey Hill discuss the regulations, coming into force in April 2022, which will make COVID-19 vaccination a condition of deployment for frontline NHS workers and frontline workers of other CQC registered employers. This podcast was recorded prior...

  
• 11.23.2021

  Ep. 27 - Unlawful inducements and special circumstances

  Carrie March and Charles Pigott discuss two important cases on collective rights: the Supreme Court’s ruling in the Kostal litigation about unlawful inducements, and the decision of the Employment Appeal Tribunal about the special circumstances defence in the context of...

  
• 10.29.2021

  Ep. 26 - Where to with whistleblowing protection in the UK?

  James Kidd and Charles Pigott assess the most recent changes to the UK’s whistleblowing law and what further changes could be prompted by the EU’s Whistleblowing Directive.

  
• 09.29.2021

  Ep. 25 - Making flexible working “the default”

  Charles Pigott explores the Government’s flexible working consultation, which was published on 23 September, in the context of other proposals to improve the employment rights of parents and carers.

  
• 07.16.2021

  Ep. 24 - Step 4 and hybrid working

  In this episode, Charles Pigott and Mel James explore what the lifting of working from home restrictions on 19 July means for employers in England, and how to make a success out of hybrid working.

  
• 06.10.2021

  Ep. 23 - Whatever happened to the Employment Bill?

  Charles Pigott explains what has happened to the Government’s key proposals for employment law reform announced in December 2019, and what other plans for legal changes are in the pipeline.

  
• 05.24.2021

  Ep. 22 - COVID and work: Looking to the future

  This month's podcast is a recording of a webinar that was first broadcasted on 28 April. David D’Souza (CIPD) and James Kidd looked to predict what a return to the workplace will look like, or if indeed there will be...

  
• 04.23.2021

  Ep. 21 - Asda and equal pay

  Kate Watkins and Charles Pigott assess the significance of Supreme Court’s ruling in the Asda equal pay litigation.

  
• 03.29.2021

  Ep. 20 - Sleep in shifts and the National Minimum Wage

  Becky Pallot and Charles Pigott discuss the implications of the Supreme Court’s ruling in the Mencap litigation.

  
• 02.24.2021

  Ep. 19 - Uber in the Supreme Court

  Charles Pigott and Amy O’Brien discuss the implications of the Supreme Court’s ruling that Uber drivers are workers, not self-employed.

  
• 01.29.2021

  Ep. 18 - The UK/EU Trade Agreement and UK employment law

  In this episode Charles Pigott explains the employment “level playing field” provisions in the UK/EU Trade Agreement and considers what effect they may have on the Government’s future employment policy.

  
• 03.10.2020

  Ep. 17 - Employment law and Brexit

  In this episode Charles Pigott and Amy O’Brien discuss what, if anything, changes on the employment law front at the end of the transitional period.

  
• 01.22.2020

  Ep. 16 - Three key employment law topics for 2020

  In this episode Amy O’Brien and Charles Pigott mark the start of the new decade by selecting three key employment law topics that are likely to prominent in 2020.

  
• 03.14.2019

  Ep. 15 - Suspending employees

  In this episode Anne Adamson and Charles Pigott discuss suspending employees in light of Agoreyo v London Borough of Lambeth.

  
• 02.28.2019

  Ep. 14 - The Good Work Plan

  In this episode Anne Adamson and Charles Pigott explore the forthcoming changes arising from the Government’s Good Work Plan published in December 2018.

  
• 10.08.2018

  Ep. 13 - Giving and receiving references: three key developments

  In this episode we will be discussing employment references. In particular, we will be looking at two cases where an employee gave a false reference as well as an employer giving an unfavourable reference to his former colleague. We...

  
• 05.16.2018

  Ep. 12 - Employees going through the menopause, the legal issues and how employers can support women in the workforce

  In our latest episode, Jog Hundle talks about the implications of employees going through the menopause, the legal issues and some top tips on how employers can support women in the workforce.

  
• 02.12.2018

  Ep. 11 - How will GDPR affect HR?

  In this episode, Anne Adamson talks to Charles Pigott to find out how will GDPR affect the HR Function? Does HR need to be worried about the changes?

  
• 10.08.2017

  Ep. 10 - New whistleblowing guidance from judiciary

  In this month’s podcast we discuss a recent Court of Appeal decision which illustrates why challenging whistleblowers’ behaviour as colleagues can present problems for employers.

  
• 10.08.2017

  Ep. 9 - Understanding indirect discrimination

  In this month’s podcast, we assess the practical implications of the recent Supreme Court decision about the potentially discriminatory impact of promotion assessments and service-related pay.

  
• 10.08.2017

  Ep. 8 - Ending the employment relationship by written notice

  Following the latest decision on this issue from the Court of Appeal, we discuss when written notice terminating an employment contract takes effect, if it is not handed to the employee personally. Can it take effect simply by being delivered...

  
• 10.08.2017

  Ep. 7 - Where are we now on holiday pay

  Following the Supreme Court’s decision in February 2017 to refuse British Gas permission to appeal from last year’s Court of Appeal judgment, we thought it would be a good time to take stock of holiday pay generally. What has now...

  
• 10.08.2017

  Ep. 6 - Gig economy and the “right to disconnect”

  We round up the latest news on the gig economy. We also look at the “right to disconnect” which was introduced in France last at the beginning of 2017, and consider whether it will catch on in the UK.

  
• 10.08.2017

  Ep. 5 - Two themes for 2017 - Brexit and religion

  In our first employment podcast of 2017 we look at two themes which we think will be prominent throughout 2017: the impact of Brexit on employers, and our growing understanding of what the law against religious discrimination means in the...

  
• 10.08.2017

  Ep. 4 - Rest breaks and breastfeeding mothers

  We focus on two health and safety issues. We look at what employers should do to make sure their workers can take their daily rest breaks, and explore their obligations towards mothers returning from maternity leave while they are still...

  
• 10.08.2017

  Ep. 3 - Uber drivers and the ASDA equal pay litigation

  This month’s employment update from Mills & Reeve explores the implications of October’s employment tribunal decision involving Uber drivers. We also cover the latest decision in the ASDA equal pay litigation and assess what this could mean for the food...

  
• 10.08.2017

  Ep. 2 - Employment law after Brexit and reasonable adjustments

  We look at what we have recently learned about the future of EU-derived employment law after Brexit. We also look at an important new case from the Employment Appeal Tribunal on an employer’s duty under the Equality Act to make...

  
• 10.08.2017

  Ep. 1 - Termination payments and gender pay reporting

  We explore the revised plans to change the tax treatment of termination payments. We also look at the latest news about extending compulsory gender pay reporting to the public sector.