Employment Law Matters
Episodes
S1E20 - Vegetarianism and Philosophical Belief
19 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
While most employers would be familiar with religious discrimination rights, the Equality Act 2010 goes beyond safeguarding employees' religious ...
S1E19 - Giving notice
12 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes there can be uncertainty around notice periods – how long should they be? How much do you have to pay? Both parties must understand thei...
S1E18 - A couple of cases on harassment
05 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Can an employer be held liable for an employee’s post on social media, or for his personal views said to the press? A conflict between an employee’...
S1E17 - Disrupting Disciplinaries
29 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It is common for an employee to go off sick during a disciplinary process. In this episode, Daniel Barnett shares his suggestions on how to make sure ...
S1E16 - Employees who go AWOL
21 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
An unauthorised absence can be deemed fair grounds for dismissal, but there could be a lot of reasons why an employee might simply not turn up for wor...
S1E15 - Without Prejudice and Professional Privilege
14 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Discover the two types of Privilege that applies in the employment setting.how to qualify for ‘without prejudice’ protectionwill an advice provide...
S1E14 - Two Recent Cases on TUPE
07 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
TUPE can be intimidating. If your business, or part of it, is in the process of changing hands, you’ve probably seen how the processes involved in a...
S1E13 - Predicted Brexit changes
30 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Much of the UK’s employment law derives from the EU, but it is unlikely that the UK’s withdrawal from the EU will have an immediate impact on empl...
S1E12 - What, exactly, is 'Fair'?
24 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, you'll learn about the standard of 'reasonableness' in conduct and performance dismissal, including:-why you should ne...
S1E11 - Requests to Drop Sexual Harassment Allegations
16 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, employment barrister Daniel Barnett discusses what to do when an employee who has complained of sexual harassment decides she wants t...
S1E10 - When will Alternative Employment be 'Suitable'?
09 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This episode considers when alternative employment will and won’t be ‘suitable’ in a redundancy situation. You'll learn:what is the duty ...
S1E9 - Will Tribunal Fees be Brought Back?
02 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In 2017, the trade union Unison persuaded the Supreme Court that employment tribunal fees were unlawful, because they deprived the public of effective...
S1E8 - Tips for Giving Evidence
26 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Employment Law Matters, Daniel Barnett explains 16 techniques for giving evidence well, including:answering the question that'...
S1E7 - Valuing a Claim
19 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Deciding how much a claim is worth, and how much you might be willing to offer, is a methodical process. It’s a bit of science, and a bit of art. Po...
S1E6 - Unfair Dismissal Time Limit Extensions
12 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Daniel Barnett discusses the statutory test for extending time in unfair dismissal claims, as contained in section 111(2) of the Empl...
S1E5 - Private Life and Social Media
05 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We live in an age where our private lives are shown all over the internet. And this is also where businesses live. Employees are entitled to a private...
S1E4 - Giving References: Can you? Should you?
29 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Employees can sue for negligent or incorrect references, and although those sorts of claims are rare, they can be tricky to handle.In this week’s po...
S1E3 - Top Five SOSR Dismissals
23 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
SOSR is like a classic car. It can work well but only in the right conditions. An employer must have a fair reason to dismiss an employee.When other a...
S1E2 - Holiday Pay Conundrums
23 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
How hard can it be to work out how much someone’s wage slip should be for?In recent years it has become clear that a wide range of payments that hav...
S1E1 - Can we suspend that Employee?
23 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Employment Law Matters, Daniel Barnett looks at when and how you can suspend an employee. Generally, you can suspend as long as you...
Trailer
16 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Daniel Barnett is an employment law barrister with 25 years experience at Outer Temple Chambers. He's seen everything employers do wrong and wa...