The Indicator Podcast

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  • Does the protection against blacklisting protect those appearing on lists of striking workers?

    In this case, the Court of Appeal was asked to determine whether an airline which had compiled lists of workers who had taken part in strike action and then deprived those workers of a travel benefit had fallen foul of the legislation protecting such workers against blacklisting. Listen along to find out what happened!


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    4 min
  • Is a charity trustee protected under whistleblower legislation?

    In this potentially significant whistleblowing case, the Employment Appeal Tribunal was tasked with deciding whether a charity trustee who had made protected disclosures was a worker for the purposes of protection under the whistleblower legislation. Listen along to find out what happened!


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    7 min
  • Is Voodooism a protected belief and was a comment about a Voodoo doll religious harassment?

    An employment appeal tribunal was tasked with determining whether a belief in Voodooism was capable of amounting to a protected characteristic warranting protection under the equality legislation and then whether a black Christian worker had suffered religious harassment in relation to Voodooism, despite not believing in it personally. Listen along to find out what happened!


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    5 min
  • Proposals for miscarriage leave

    A recently tabled amendment to the Employment Rights Bill proposes that both mothers and their partners be entitled to take up to 2 weeks of bereavement leave following miscarriage or stillbirth, regardless of the stage of pregnancy.  Listen along for further details!


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    3 min
  • Government makes further decisions on changing the law on firing and rehiring

    The government has responded to a consultation it held regarding the proposed changes being introduced by The Employment Rights Bill in relation to the practice of firing and rehiring and in relation to its proposal to lift the cap on the protective award if an employer is found to not have properly followed the collective redundancy consultation process.  Listen along for further details!


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    5 min
  • Did lack of facilities to express breast milk amount to harassment?

    An employment tribunal has grappled with whether an employer’s failure to provide suitable facilities to allow a mother to express breast milk on her return to work amounted to sex-related harassment.  Listen along to find out what happened!


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    4 min
  • How to deal with minor personality clashes at work

    Personality clashes are common in every business. After all, you can’t expect everyone to get on all of the time.

    It’s not realistic in families and it’s not realistic in the workplace.

    But what if those clashes are allowed to fester and develop into something more serious?

    What risks do you run as the employer and what options do you have to take control?


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    7 min

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