Employment Law Matters
Episodes
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...