Employment Law Matters
Episodes
Breaking - Unfair Dismissal Compensation Cap
09 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Daniel Barnett considers the impact for employers and lawyers on the proposed removal of the cap for the unfair dismissal compensator...
Where does HR earn its money? [bonus episode]
18 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this bonus episode, I discuss the grey areas between law and fairness in the world of HR and employment law.🎁 FREE STUFFEmployment law updates –...
Will Artificial Intelligence replace HR? [bonus episode]
06 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I discuss the impact of AI in HR. 🎁 FREE STUFFEmployment law updates – www.danielbarnett.com My YouTube channel - ww...
S9E14 - Bonus - Virtual Employment Law Academy lowdown
28 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this bonus episode, I tell you about the Virtual Employment Law Academy, which launches in January 2025.🎁 FREE STUFFEmployment law updates – w...
S10 E13 - Dismissals for absence, and yet more on witness familiarisation
08 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode contains:Nadia Montraghi discussing dismissals for absenceGillian Howard's 60 second top tipMichael Salter on witness familiarisatio...
S10 E12 - Director's duties, plus more on witness familiarisation
01 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode contains:Daniel Tatton-Brown KC discussing director's dutiesZain Malek's 60 second top tipMichael Salter on witness familiarisa...
S10 E11 - Recruitment and witness familiarisation
25 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode contains:Eleena Misra discussing recruitmentNancy Prest's 60 second top tipMichael Salter on Witness Familiarisation (part one)This ...
S10 E10 - Employment tribunal procedure, and more tricky redundancy issues
18 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode contains:Jude Shepherd discussing employment tribunal procedureMarc Jones' 60 second top tipDavid Reade on tricky redundancy issues ...
S10 E09 - Setting goals, dismissing problem employees, and tricky redundancy issues
11 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode contains:Bob Regnerus discussing setting - or not setting - goalsDaniel Barnett on dismissing problem employeesDavid Reade on tricky redu...
S10 E08 - Constructive Dismissal, why we sabotage ourselves, and more GDPR
04 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode contains:Sean Jones KC discussing Constructive DismissalBob Regnerus on Why we Sabotage OurselvesDaniel Barnett on GDPR (part two)This po...
S10 E07 - More employee privacy & GDPR
28 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode contains:Jeremy Scott Joynt discussing employee privacy60 second top tip from Susi O'BrienDaniel Barnett on GDPRThis podcast is supp...
S10 E06 - Employee privacy, workplace burnout & resilience, and a day in the life of a trade union lawyer
21 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode contains:Jeremy Scott Joynt discussing employee privacy (part 1)Dr Andrew Greenland on workplace burnout and resilience (part 2)Daniel Ba...
SE10 E05 - Acas Early Conciliation, Workplace Burnout and Resilience (part 1), and A Day in the Life of a Trade Union Lawyer (part 1)
14 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode contains:Andrew Short KC discussing Acas early conciliationDr Andrew Greenland on workplace burnout and resilience (part 1)Shantha David ...
SE10 E04 - Grievances (part 2) and Criminal Record checks (part 2)
07 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode contains:Darren Newman discussing grievances (part 2)60 second top tip by Pat McNameeDaniel Barnett on criminal record checks (part 2)Thi...
S10 E03 - Grievances (part1), Criminal Record Checks (part 1), Dealing with Employee theft and fraud, and Holiday Pay and Reducing Hours
30 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode contains:Darren Newman discussing grievances (part 1)Daniel Barnett on criminal record checks (part 1)Daniel Barnett on dealing with empl...
S10 E02 - Tricky Compensation Issues, What a Barristers' Clerk does (part 2) and Part Year Workers
23 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode contains:Gavin Mansfield KC on tricky compensation issuesDaniel Barnett on part year workers60 second top tip by Audrey LudwigNick Levett...
S10 E01 - Changing Terms & Conditions, What a Barristers' Clerk Does (part 1) and Victimisation
16 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode contains:Lydia Seymour discussing changing terms and conditionsNick Levett on what a barristers' clerk does (part 1)Daniel Barnett o...
Bonus Episode: Employee Mental Health Issues - How to Help
24 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This bonus podcast episode, being an extract from an audio seminar produced for members of the HR Inner Circle, discusses how employers can help emplo...
Bonus Episode: Neonatal Leave
04 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Neonatal leave in the UK is a new statutory right introduced under the Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Act 2023. It came into force on 6 April 2025.This...
Replay - Top 5 SOSR dismissals
18 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is a replay version of an episode originally published in July 2019. Please note that any law discussed in the episode may be out of date.SOSR ...
Bonus episode: Higgs v Farmor’s School
18 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Court of Appeal has just handed down the important decision of Higgs v Farmor’s School, dealing with the circumstances when an employer can (or ...
Replay - Why Verbal Warnings Annoy me
18 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is a replay version of an episode originally published in June 2020. Please note that any law discussed in the episode may be out of date.What do...
S9E12 - Tribunal Bundles
14 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about putting together employment tribunal bundles with barrister Naomi Cunningham.This podcast is supported by Occupational H...
S9E11 - Problem Employees
07 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I read a chapter from my recent book 'Dismissing Problem Employees'. You can find out more about it at www.danielbarnett.co...
S9E10 - Answering your questions
17 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I answer your HR and employment law questions. This podcast is supported by Occupational Health Assessment Ltd and didlaw Employment ...
S9E09 - Handling resignations
10 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I share my top tips on how to handle employee resignations from an employer's point of view.This podcast is supported by Occupat...
S9E08 - TUPE
03 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I discuss TUPE. This podcast is supported by Occupational Health Assessment Ltd and didlaw Employment Lawyers. 🎁 FREE STUFF Emplo...
S9E07 - How HR can build its business credibility
26 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I discuss how HR can build its business credibility with David Millner, an experienced consulting practitioner. This podcast is suppo...
S9E06 - Managing Career Breaks
19 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I discuss managing career breaks. You'll learn: The benefits of offering career breaks in the workplaceHow to avoid discriminat...
S9E05 - Tenders
12 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I interview Jason Cooney, the founder and director of TSAKS Consulting. This podcast is supported by Occupational Health Assessment L...
S9E04 - Menopause and Disability Discrimination
05 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, you'll learn about:Whether menopause meets the legal definition of disabilityKey cases in this areaMy top tipsThis podcast is su...
S9E03 - Shareholder Disputes: Golden Rules
29 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I'll be discussing shareholder disputes with Robin Somerville.This podcast is supported by Occupational Health Assessment Ltd an...
S9E02A - Bonus episode - Interview on Sexual Harassment at Work with Claire Armstrong
22 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this bonus episode, I interview Claire Armstrong from the Equality and Human Rights Commission (https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/) about the ECH...
S9E02 - The New Duty to Prevent Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
21 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I share my thoughts on the new duty to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace coming into force on 26 October 2024.This podcast i...
S9E01 - Britain's Most Hated Employment Lawyer
14 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I interview Stefan Cross, an equal pay lawyer who issued, and settled or won, hundreds of thousands of equal pay claims against local ...
S9E0 Employment Rights Bill | Initial Analysis
10 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this bonus episode, recorded just hours after the government published the Employment Rights Bill, I give my immediate reaction to the Bill and dis...
Replay - Making an Occupational Health Referral
02 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is a replay version of an episode originally published in January 2020. Please note that any law discussed in the episode may be out of date.In t...
Replay - Ten Top Tips for Case Management Hearings (with Michael Salter)
04 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is a replay version of an episode originally published in January 2022. Please note that any law discussed in the episode may be out of date.In t...
Replay - Being a Good Witness (with Sean Jones KC)
31 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is a replay version of an episode originally published in June 2022. Please note that any law discussed in the episode may be out of date.In this...
S8E10 - Top Tips on Managing Employee Expenses
10 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, you'll learn my top seven tips for managing employee expenses. This podcast is supported by Occupational Health Assessment Ltd...
S8E09 - Amending Tribunal Claims
03 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Daniel discusses Amending Tribunal Claims with Nathaniel Caiden from Cloisters. You’ll learn…What the law is on amending a claim...
S8E08 - Drugs & Alcohol in the Workplace
27 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, you'll learn: When employer’s can insist on random drug and alcohol testing for employeesWhat to do if someone turns up to wo...
S8E07 - The Right to Disconnect
20 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, you'll learn about: The current protections at work The Labour Party proposed ‘right to switch off’, set out in their Gree...
S8E06 - Agency Workers
13 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Daniel discusses Agency workers with Naomi Ling from Outer Temple Chambers. You’ll learn about…The difference between agency wor...
S8E05 - Age Discrimination
06 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, you'll learn: Direct discrimination on grounds of age Associative age discrimination Stereotyping This podcast is supported ...
S8E04 - How to Protect Your Business from Departing Employees
29 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Daniel discusses How to Protect Your Business from Departing Employees with Gus Baker from Outer Temple Chambers. You’ll learn…...
S8E03 - Spotting the Liar in a Workplace Investigation
22 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, you'll learn all about how to handle a 'he said, she said' situation.This podcast is supported by Occupational Health ...
S8E02 - Unfair Dismissal pitfalls
15 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Daniel discusses Unfair Dismissal pitfalls with Andrew Allen from Outer Temple Chambers. You'll learn...Why the perfect conduct ...
S8E01 - Are you ready for April 2024?
08 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, you'll learn: The new rules on flexible workingThe national minimum wage changes Changes to redundancy protection for employee...
Season 8 coming soon...
15 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast is supported by Policies 2024 and by HR Inner Circle. 🎁 FREE STUFFEmployment law updates – www.danielbarnett.com My YouTub...
Bonus episode: The Colour Purple, the Actress, and her Anti-Gay Beliefs
06 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this bonus episode recorded on 6 March 2024, before season 8 kicks off, we discuss today's judgment from the Employment Appeal Tribunal in Omo...
S7E10 - What is malingering and how do you spot it?
05 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, the following topics will be discussed:The four different types of malingeringThe early signs of malingering and how to look out for ...
S7E09 - Returning From Maternity Leave
21 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, the following topics will be discussed:Being clear on when maternity leave endsTaking care with changes to rolesManaging flexible wor...
S7E08 - Defending Sex Discrimination Claims
14 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, the following topics will be discussed:Victim blamingThe employer's defencePreparing cases for tribunalThis podcast is support...
S7E07 - TUPE: Part Three
07 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, the final part of the three part series, you will learn about TUPE, including:managing TUPE redundancieschanging terms and conditions...
S7E06 - TUPE: Part Two
31 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Learn all about TUPE with Daniel Barnett in this three part series. This is part two.This podcast is supported by WorkNest and by Watershed and by t...
S7E05 - TUPE: Part One
23 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Learn all about TUPE with Daniel Barnett in this three part series. This is part one.This podcast is supported by WorkNest and by Watershed and by t...
S7E04 - Zero Hours Contracts
16 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, you’ll learn about zero hours contracts, including:-employment status and zero hours contractsthe legal rights of zero hours staff ...
S7E03 - Criminal Offences Arising from Social Media Misuse
09 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, you’ll learn all about criminal offences arising from social media misuse. This podcast is supported by WorkNest and by Watershed...
S7E02 - Holiday Pay
02 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, you’ll learn about holiday pay, including:-how much paid annual leave workers getcalculating holiday payHarpur Trust v Brazel This...
S7E01 - Heat of the Moment Dismissals
25 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, you'll learn about:ambiguous v unambiguous wordswas there a dismissal or resignation?when might the dismissal be fairThis podcas...
S7E0 - Season 7 coming soon...
18 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast is supported by WorkNest and by Watershed and by the HR Inner Circle (the UK's leading community for smart, ambitious HR Professio...
S6E12 - Performance Dismissals (with Saul Margo)
12 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, you’ll learn about performance dismissals, including:-do warnings impact a performance management process?benefits and pitfalls of ...
S6E11 - Health and Safety (with Gus Baker)
05 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, you’ll learn about health and safety at work, including:-What duties do employers have to look after an employee's health and ...
S6E10 - Disability Discrimination (with Karen Jackson)
29 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, you’ll learn about disability discrimination, including:-Considerations when an employee is absent with work-related stress or anxi...
S6E9 - Whistleblowing (with Tom Croxford KC)
22 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, you’ll learn about whistleblowing, including:-How can you tell if something is a protected disclosure?What are the pros and cons of...
S6E8 - Conduct Dismissals (with Imogen Egan)
15 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, you’ll learn about conduct dismissals, including:-how to deal with misconduct that takes place outside of the workplacethe interact...
S6E7 - Grievances (with Darren Newman)
08 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, you’ll learn about grievances at work, including:-How to deal with employees raising multiple grievancesThe interaction between gri...
S6E6 - Employee Data, Monitoring and Privacy (with Jeremy Scott-Joynt)
01 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, you’ll learn about employee data, monitoring and privacy, including:-When a subject access request is considered excessiveThe bigge...
S6E5 - Union Recognition and Collective Bargaining (with Sarah Fraser-Butlin)
24 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, you’ll learn about union recognition and collective bargaining, including:-Top tips on dealing with a difficult union representativ...
S6E4 - Time Limits (with Rebecca Tuck KC)
17 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 t...
S6E3 - Restrictive Covenants (with Adam Solomon KC)
10 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, you’ll learn about restrictive covenants, including:-How does an employer actually go about enforcing a restrictive covenant?In cas...
S6E2 - Mental Health at Work (with Jodie Hill)
03 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, you’ll learn about mental health in the workplace, including:-How to reconcile the tension between poor performance and looking aft...
S6E1 - Tribunal Procedure (with Jude Shepherd)
27 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 reco...
S5E11 - Top Wellbeing Tips for Lawyers
17 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 pas...
S5E10 - Stupid Tribunal Applications (with Michael Salter)
22 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, you’ll learn about stupid tribunal applications, including:-what types of applications are commonunless orders and strike out appli...
S5E9 - Flexible Working (with Rebecca Tuck KC)
15 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, you’ll learn about flexible working, including:what’s happened during and since Covidwhat the government proposals for reform are...
S5E8 - Life as a Law Centre Advisor (with Audrey Ludwig)
08 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, you’ll learn about a day in the life of a law centre advisor, including:what a typical day working in a law centre involveshow earl...
S5E7 - Grievances about Grievances (with Simon Stephen)
01 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, you’ll learn all about grievances in the workplace, including:-whether grievances actually solve anythingwhat to do when you think ...
S5E6 - Constructive Dismissal (with Marc Jones)
24 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, you’ll learn about constructive dismissal, including:-what amounts to a repudiatory breach?waiving the breachthe 'last straw&a...
S5E5 - Social Media and Free Speech at Work (with Gus Baker)
17 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, you’ll learn about social media and free speech at work, including:-dismissal following social media postsprotected beliefs under t...
S5E4 - Life as a Trade Union Official (with Tristan Ashby)
10 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, you’ll learn about the role of a trade union representative, including:-balancing being an employee and trade union officiallife as...
S5E3 - Tricky Issues with Pregnancy and Maternity Rights (with Betsan Criddle KC)
03 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, you’ll learn about the tricky issues associated with pregnancy and maternity rights in the workplace, including:-how pregnancy/mate...
S5E2 - Reasonable Adjustments (with Kate Lea)
26 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, you’ll learn about making reasonable adjustments in the workplace, including:what are reasonable adjustments?when should employers ...
S5E1 - Harassment (with Paul Livingston)
19 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, you’ll learn about workplace harassment, including:-what is harassment?employer’s liability and the statutory defencehow to deal ...
S4E10 - Being a Good Witness (with Sean Jones QC)
13 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, you’ll learn how to be a good witness in an employment tribunal, including:what is your job as a witness?should you prepare in adva...
S4E9 - Life as an HR Consultant (with Donna Negus)
06 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, you’ll learn about the day-to-day life of an HR consultant and what their role involve , including:what a typical day looks likemar...
S4E8 - What next for the theory and practice of HRM? (with Professor Roger Seifert)
30 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, you’ll learn about the future for the theory and practice of HRM, including:-macro-economics: brexit, covid-19 etc.micro-economics:...
S4E7 - Employment Disputes in the MetaVerse (with Tarun Tawakley)
23 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, you’ll learn how employment law might cope – or not cope – with problems presented by emerging technology, including:-How peopl...
S4E6 - Landmark Cases in Labour Law (with Professors Alan Bogg and Anne Davies)
16 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, you'll discover some of the most important labour law cases from the past 50 years, including:-Iceland Frozen Foods v JonesWilso...
S4E5 - Paperless Working (with Michael Salter)
09 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, you’ll learn about the benefits of paperless working and how to make the most of technology to improve your productivity, including...
S4E4 - Employment Background Checks (with Mike Clyne)
02 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, you’ll learn how to conduct employment background checks including:why do screening?what screening can be done?how does screening i...
S4E3 - Definition of Disability (with Karen Jackson)
25 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, you’ll learn about the definition of disability under the Equality Act 2010, including:the different limbs of the definition of dis...
S4E2 - Workplace Mediation (with Antony Sendall)
18 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, you’ll learn about the value of workplace mediation and how it works, including:-when mediation is most effectivewhat outcomes you ...
S4E1 - Managing an Occupational Health Referral (with Gillian Howard)
11 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, you’ll learn how to get the most out of an occupational health referral, including:-how to find the right occupational health pract...
S3E10 - Ten Top Tips for Case Management Hearings (with Michael Salter)
25 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, you’ll learn how to prepare for and run a case management hearing in the employment tribunal, including:Why you should follow Isaac...
S3E9 - Long Covid and Occupational Health (with Anna Harrington)
18 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode you'll learn:Long Covid - why it needs to be on the employer radar?Red flag symptoms and what the employee must avoid doing.The m...
S3E8 - When does TUPE apply?
11 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode you'll learn:when there is a business transferwhen there is a service provision change what constitutes a transferwhen TUPE does...
S3E7 - Flexible Working (with Jason Braier)
04 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, you’ll learn:-how to make a flexible working applicationthe grounds on which an employer can refuse a requesthow to challenge ...
S3E6 - Restrictive Covenants (with Jeremy Scott-Joynt)
28 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, you’ll learn:-How wide restrictive covenants can beHow you can enforce them, and why they go wrongThe golden rules for using restri...