Latest Staff problems Podcast Episodes
S6E8 - Conduct Dismissals (with Imogen Egan)
Employment Law Matters - May 15, 2023 23:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsIn this episode, you’ll learn about conduct dismissals, including:- how to deal with misconduct that takes place outside of the workplace the interaction between misconduct dismissals and dismissals for some other substantial reason how to manage conduct issues where the employee suffers from...
S6E7 - Grievances (with Darren Newman)
Employment Law Matters - May 08, 2023 23:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsIn this episode, you’ll learn about grievances at work, including:- How to deal with employees raising multiple grievances The interaction between grievance and disciplinary procedures Dealing with grievances from an ex-employee Daniel discusses the topic with Darren Newman. This podcast i...
S6E6 - Employee Data, Monitoring and Privacy (with Jeremy Scott-Joynt)
Employment Law Matters - May 01, 2023 23:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsIn this episode, you’ll learn about employee data, monitoring and privacy, including:- When a subject access request is considered excessive The biggest pitfall employers fall into when capturing data Whether an employer needs consent to use work monitoring software? Daniel discusses the to...
S6E5 - Union Recognition and Collective Bargaining (with Sarah Fraser-Butlin)
Employment Law Matters - April 24, 2023 23:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsIn this episode, you’ll learn about union recognition and collective bargaining, including:- Top tips on dealing with a difficult union representative Who can be a companion to help represent employees in workplace formal processes? How to run collective bargaining negotiations Daniel discus...
S6E4 - Time Limits (with Rebecca Tuck KC)
Employment Law Matters - April 17, 2023 23:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsIn this episode, you’ll learn about time limits in the employment tribunal, including:- The tests for getting an extension of time in the employment tribunal What does it mean when a discriminatory act extends over a period? Does lodging a grievance pause or extend the time limits? Daniel di...
S6E3 - Restrictive Covenants (with Adam Solomon KC)
Employment Law Matters - April 10, 2023 23:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsIn this episode, you’ll learn about restrictive covenants, including:- How does an employer actually go about enforcing a restrictive covenant? In cases of constructive dismissal, are employees still bound by their restrictive covenants? Should time-limited restrictive convenants take probati...
S6E2 - Mental Health at Work (with Jodie Hill)
Employment Law Matters - April 03, 2023 23:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsIn this episode, you’ll learn about mental health in the workplace, including:- How to reconcile the tension between poor performance and looking after employees mental health. How to become a mental health first aider Is an occupational health report better than a GP report? Daniel discusse...
S6E1 - Tribunal Procedure (with Jude Shepherd)
Employment Law Matters - March 27, 2023 23:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsIn this episode, you’ll learn about tribunal procedure, including:- Can a Claimant speak to the press while the case is ongoing? Are covert phone recordings admissible? What can you do if a witness is not available for the hearing? Daniel discusses the topic with Jude Shepherd from 42 Bedfor...
S5E11 - Top Wellbeing Tips for Lawyers
Employment Law Matters - January 17, 2023 00:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsIn 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 passageway to productivity. This podcast is supported by didlaw and by Recruitment HR and by the HR Inner Circle (the UK's leading community for...
S5E10 - Stupid Tribunal Applications (with Michael Salter)
Employment Law Matters - November 22, 2022 00:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsIn this episode, you’ll learn about stupid tribunal applications, including:- · what types of applications are common · unless orders and strike out applications · costs in the employment tribunal Daniel discusses the topic with Michael Salter from 42 Bedford Row. This podcas...
S5E9 - Flexible Working (with Rebecca Tuck KC)
Employment Law Matters - November 15, 2022 00:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsIn this episode, you’ll learn about flexible working, including:- what’s happened during and since Covid what the government proposals for reform are what happens in the future if the proposals don’t go through Daniel discusses the topic with Rebecca Tuck KC from Old Square...
S5E8 - Life as a Law Centre Advisor (with Audrey Ludwig)
Employment Law Matters - November 08, 2022 00:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsIn 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 involves how early settlement opportunities can be missed why it’s a myth that employment tribunals are so straightforward that you can represent yourself Dan...
S5E7 - Grievances about Grievances (with Simon Stephen)
Employment Law Matters - November 01, 2022 00:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsIn this episode, you’ll learn all about grievances in the workplace, including:- whether grievances actually solve anything what to do when you think a grievance is false or malicious how to deal with grievances raised during other processes, such as disciplinary or redundancy processes Dani...
S5E6 - Constructive Dismissal (with Marc Jones)
Employment Law Matters - October 24, 2022 23:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsIn this episode, you’ll learn about constructive dismissal, including:- · what amounts to a repudiatory breach? · waiving the breach · the 'last straw' doctrine Daniel discusses the topic with Marc Jones from Marjon Law. This podcast is supported by didlaw and by Recruitm...
S5E5 - Social Media and Free Speech at Work (with Gus Baker)
Employment Law Matters - October 17, 2022 23:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsIn this episode, you’ll learn about social media and free speech at work, including:- · dismissal following social media posts · protected beliefs under the Equality Act · how to deal with complaints about speech outside of work Daniel discusses the topic with Gus Baker fro...
S5E4 - Life as a Trade Union Official (with Tristan Ashby)
Employment Law Matters - October 10, 2022 23:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsIn this episode, you’ll learn about the role of a trade union representative, including:- · balancing being an employee and trade union official · life as a chief executive of a trade union · individual casework v collective negotiations Daniel discusses the topic with Trist...
S5E3 - Tricky Issues with Pregnancy and Maternity Rights (with Betsan Criddle KC)
Employment Law Matters - October 03, 2022 23:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsIn this episode, you’ll learn about the tricky issues associated with pregnancy and maternity rights in the workplace, including:- how pregnancy/maternity is legally different from other protected characteristics tricky pay issues, eg should women on maternity pay receive bonuses paid to other...
S5E3 - Tricky Issues with Pregnancy and Maternity Rights (with Betsan Criddle KC)
Employment Law Matters - October 03, 2022 23:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsIn this episode, you’ll learn about the tricky issues associated with pregnancy and maternity rights in the workplace, including:- how pregnancy/maternity is legally different from other protected characteristics tricky pay issues, eg should women on maternity pay receive bonuses paid to other...
S5E2 - Reasonable Adjustments (with Kate Lea)
Employment Law Matters - September 26, 2022 23:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsIn this episode, you’ll learn about making reasonable adjustments in the workplace, including:- · what are reasonable adjustments? · when should employers make such adjustments? · common adjustments in the workplace Daniel discusses the topic with Kate Lea from didlaw. T...
S5E1 - Harassment (with Paul Livingston)
Employment Law Matters - September 19, 2022 23:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsIn this episode, you’ll learn about workplace harassment, including:- · what is harassment? · employer’s liability and the statutory defence · how to deal with anonymous complaints Daniel discusses the topic with Paul Livingston from Outer Temple Chambers. This podcast is...
S4E10 - Being a Good Witness (with Sean Jones QC)
Employment Law Matters - June 13, 2022 23:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsIn 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 advance? how to answer questions during cross-examination Daniel discusses the topic with Sean Jones QC from 11KBW. This podcast is supported b...
S4E9 - Life as an HR Consultant (with Donna Negus)
Employment Law Matters - June 06, 2022 23:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsIn 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 like marketing and attracting new clients dealing with clients and managing expectations onboarding new clients and using their software Daniel dis...
S4E8 - What next for the theory and practice of HRM? (with Professor Roger Seifert)
Employment Law Matters - May 30, 2022 23:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsIn this episode, you’ll learn about the future for the theory and practice of HRM, including:- macro-economics: brexit, covid-19 etc. micro-economics: increase in part-time work, wage pressures etc. HRM fantasies HRM realities Daniel discusses the topic with Professor Roger Seifert. This ...
S4E7 - Employment Disputes in the MetaVerse (with Tarun Tawakley)
Employment Law Matters - May 23, 2022 23:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsIn this episode, you’ll learn how employment law might cope – or not cope – with problems presented by emerging technology, including:- How people’s choice of avatars can throw up diversity issues. What happens if employees or managers ‘try on’ different skin colours? Should a pregnant woman...
S4E6 - Landmark Cases in Labour Law (with Professors Alan Bogg and Anne Davies)
Employment Law Matters - May 16, 2022 23:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsIn this episode, you'll discover some of the most important labour law cases from the past 50 years, including:- Iceland Frozen Foods v Jones Wilson v Associated Newspapers; Wilson v UK O’Kelly v Trusthouse Forte Autoclenz v Belcher Daniel discusses the topic with Professors Alan Bogg and ...
S4E5 - Paperless Working (with Michael Salter)
Employment Law Matters - May 09, 2022 23:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsIn this episode, you’ll learn about the benefits of paperless working and how to make the most of technology to improve your productivity, including:- the advantages of paperless working making the most of paperless working during and outside of a hearing how to automate your systems of pape...
S4E4 - Employment Background Checks (with Mike Clyne)
Employment Law Matters - May 02, 2022 23:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsIn this episode, you’ll learn how to conduct employment background checks including:- why do screening? what screening can be done? how does screening interact with an employees' right to private life? Daniel discusses the topic with Mike Clyne from FeMan Consulting. This podcast is suppor...
S4E3 - Definition of Disability (with Karen Jackson)
Employment Law Matters - April 25, 2022 23:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsIn this episode, you’ll learn about the definition of disability under the Equality Act 2010, including:- the different limbs of the definition of disability; when fluctuating and recurring conditions qualify as a disability; whether covid 19 and long covid are disabilities; and invisible di...
S4E2 - Workplace Mediation (with Antony Sendall)
Employment Law Matters - April 18, 2022 23:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsIn this episode, you’ll learn about the value of workplace mediation and how it works, including:- when mediation is most effective what outcomes you can expect from mediation the costs involved Daniel discusses the topic with Antony Sendall from Littleton Chambers, who is also a Director of...
S4E1 - Managing an Occupational Health Referral (with Gillian Howard)
Employment Law Matters - April 11, 2022 23:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsIn this episode, you’ll learn how to get the most out of an occupational health referral, including:- how to find the right occupational health practitioner whether cloud video platform assessments are satisfactory replacement for face to face assessments how to deal with employees who won’t...
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