In this week's podcast David Hossack and Caroline Maher look at the case of Dobson v North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust in which the Employment Appeal Tribunal considered whether a Tribunal had erred by failing to recognise that it is an established fact, on which no evidence need be led, that women bear a greater responsibility for childcare than men and are therefore less able to accommodate flexible working patterns.

David Hossack talks to Sarah Gilzean about the recent decision from the Employment Appeal Tribunal that a belief that sex cannot be changed can be a protected belief and what this might mean for employers.

In this eighth podcast from our series on how to best represent your clients at mediation, David Hossack and Laura McKenna look at what happens during the mediation session and the role of representatives during the different stages of the process.

David Hossack talks to discrimination expert Sarah Gilzean about recent case law where claimants have been successful in arguing that their menopausal symptoms should be treated as a disability under the Equality Act and what the implications are for employers.

Immigration expert, Stuart McWilliams and employment specialist, David Hossack discuss upcoming changes to the process of carrying out right to work checks and the steps employers can take to prepare for these.

"Estimating the Costs of Workplace Conflict", a report by ACAS, confirms that the consequences of workplace conflict are costing employers huge amounts of money totalling £28.5 billion every year. David Hossack and Laura McKenna look at the report's main findings and explore what can be done by employers to avoid these staggering costs.

In our weekly employment law podcast, personal injury expert Derek Couper discusses with David Hossack how employers can best safeguard employee wellbeing and meet employees' changing needs, as working from home or hybrid arrangements become the new normal.

In our weekly podcast, Partner David Hossack and solicitor Fiona Meek take a look at how discrimination claims are compensated, focussing on injury to feelings and what a tribunal will look at in assessing the level of award.

In this week's employment law podcast, Innes Clark and David Hossack discuss the annual CIPD health and wellbeing survey and consider whether the coronavirus situation has resulted in a watershed moment for employee wellbeing.