Morton Fraser Partner and Chair, Jenny Dickson, is joined by Sara Cook of Volunteering Matters to discuss the importance of World Youth Skills Day, and the work that social enterprise Get the Gen do in empowering young people in the workplace and supporting businesses to develop diverse multi-generational workforces.

In this podcast, we look at a case in which the Employment Appeal Tribunal held that a Christian doctor’s belief that a person cannot change their sex/gender at will, and his lack of belief in ‘transgenderism’, were protected under the Equality Act but that no discrimination had taken place.

Are employee-owned businesses the answer to strong companies and a more resilient Scottish economy? 

Join Partner, and Head of Corporate at Morton Fraser as he chats to Colin Grant from Time to Adapt and Sean Elliot of Network ROI about their expereinces. 

This podcast forms part of Morton Fraser's Corporate Clarity series. You can find previous video episodes on our website. 

In this week's podcast, Nicole Moscardini and David Hossack discuss the UK Government's recent announcement that they will publish a new statutory code which aims to deter employers from using controversial "fire and rehire" tactics as well as failing to engage in meaningful consultation with their employees.

With reportedly more than 3.5 million people in the UK experiencing fertility problems, Elise Turner and David Hossack discuss the legal protections available for employees undergoing fertility treatment and the types of things that employers should be thinking about in order to support those employees.

David Hossack talks to Sarah Gilzean about a recent survey into how menopause affects women at work and what employers should be doing to help retain employees and reduce the risk of claims.

In this podcast Hayley Johnson and David Hossack discuss the steps employers should take when a member of staff is suspected of comitting a criminal offence and how the disciplinary procedure interacts with any ongoing criminal investigation.

David Hossack talks to Sarah Gilzean and Fiona Meek about the recent case of Abrahart v University of Bristol which has lessons for employers as well as educational institutions about the importance of making reasonable adjustments at an early stage in cases involving mental health and disability.

In this week's podcast David Hossack and Caroline Maher discuss a case in which an Employment Tribunal held that a comment about an employee's baldness amounted to harassment on the grounds of sex.