Ep. 30 - The latest on backdated holiday claims
Charles Pigott and Emma Pattenden discuss the implications of the February 2022 Court of Appeal ruling in Smith v Pimlico Plumbers.
Mar 04, 2022•11 min
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Episodes
Ep. 29 - Key employment cases of 2021
Mills & Reeve professional support lawyers Charles Pigott and Lindsey Hill discuss their selection of the most significant employment cases from 2021.
Jan 28, 2022•25 min
Ep. 28 - Compulsory COVID-19 vaccination within the NHS
Surbhi Shah and Lindsey Hill discuss the regulations, coming into force in April 2022, which will make COVID-19 vaccination a condition of deployment for frontline NHS workers and frontline workers of other CQC registered employers. This podcast was recorded prior to the regulations being passed, however its content remains relevant.
Dec 21, 2021•14 min
Ep. 27 - Unlawful inducements and special circumstances
Carrie March and Charles Pigott discuss two important cases on collective rights: the Supreme Court’s ruling in the Kostal litigation about unlawful inducements, and the decision of the Employment Appeal Tribunal about the special circumstances defence in the context of the collapse of the Carillion Group.
Nov 23, 2021•22 min
Ep. 26 - Where to with whistleblowing protection in the UK?
James Kidd and Charles Pigott assess the most recent changes to the UK’s whistleblowing law and what further changes could be prompted by the EU’s Whistleblowing Directive.
Oct 29, 2021•15 min
Ep. 25 - Making flexible working “the default”
Charles Pigott explores the Government’s flexible working consultation, which was published on 23 September, in the context of other proposals to improve the employment rights of parents and carers.
Sep 29, 2021•14 min
Ep. 24 - Step 4 and hybrid working
In this episode, Charles Pigott and Mel James explore what the lifting of working from home restrictions on 19 July means for employers in England, and how to make a success out of hybrid working.
Jul 16, 2021•13 min
Ep. 23 - Whatever happened to the Employment Bill?
Charles Pigott explains what has happened to the Government’s key proposals for employment law reform announced in December 2019, and what other plans for legal changes are in the pipeline.
Jun 10, 2021•12 min
Ep. 22 - COVID and work: Looking to the future
This month's podcast is a recording of a webinar that was first broadcasted on 28 April. David D’Souza (CIPD) and James Kidd looked to predict what a return to the workplace will look like, or if indeed there will be such a return for many workers, and the issues arising from this.
May 24, 2021•54 min
Ep. 21 - Asda and equal pay
Kate Watkins and Charles Pigott assess the significance of Supreme Court’s ruling in the Asda equal pay litigation.
Apr 23, 2021•10 min
Ep. 20 - Sleep in shifts and the National Minimum Wage
Becky Pallot and Charles Pigott discuss the implications of the Supreme Court’s ruling in the Mencap litigation.
Mar 29, 2021•10 min
Ep. 19 - Uber in the Supreme Court
Charles Pigott and Amy O’Brien discuss the implications of the Supreme Court’s ruling that Uber drivers are workers, not self-employed.
Feb 24, 2021•11 min
Ep. 18 - The UK/EU Trade Agreement and UK employment law
In this episode Charles Pigott explains the employment “level playing field” provisions in the UK/EU Trade Agreement and considers what effect they may have on the Government’s future employment policy.
Jan 29, 2021•5 min
Ep. 17 - Employment law and Brexit
In this episode Charles Pigott and Amy O’Brien discuss what, if anything, changes on the employment law front at the end of the transitional period.
Mar 10, 2020•8 min
Ep. 16 - Three key employment law topics for 2020
In this episode Amy O’Brien and Charles Pigott mark the start of the new decade by selecting three key employment law topics that are likely to prominent in 2020.
Jan 22, 2020•10 min
Ep. 15 - Suspending employees
In this episode Anne Adamson and Charles Pigott discuss suspending employees in light of Agoreyo v London Borough of Lambeth.
Mar 14, 2019•7 min
Ep. 14 - The Good Work Plan
In this episode Anne Adamson and Charles Pigott explore the forthcoming changes arising from the Government’s Good Work Plan published in December 2018.
Feb 28, 2019•11 min
Ep. 13 - Giving and receiving references: three key developments
In this episode we will be discussing employment references. In particular, we will be looking at two cases where an employee gave a false reference as well as an employer giving an unfavourable reference to his former colleague. We will also look at data protection and how the new GDPR regulation may affect employment references.
Oct 08, 2018•7 min
Ep. 12 - Employees going through the menopause, the legal issues and how employers can support women in the workforce
In our latest episode, Jog Hundle talks about the implications of employees going through the menopause, the legal issues and some top tips on how employers can support women in the workforce.
May 16, 2018•8 min
Ep. 11 - How will GDPR affect HR?
In this episode, Anne Adamson talks to Charles Pigott to find out how will GDPR affect the HR Function? Does HR need to be worried about the changes?
Feb 12, 2018•6 min
Ep. 10 - New whistleblowing guidance from judiciary
In this month’s podcast we discuss a recent Court of Appeal decision which illustrates why challenging whistleblowers’ behaviour as colleagues can present problems for employers.
Oct 08, 2017•8 min
Ep. 9 - Understanding indirect discrimination
In this month’s podcast, we assess the practical implications of the recent Supreme Court decision about the potentially discriminatory impact of promotion assessments and service-related pay.
Oct 08, 2017•10 min
Ep. 8 - Ending the employment relationship by written notice
Following the latest decision on this issue from the Court of Appeal, we discuss when written notice terminating an employment contract takes effect, if it is not handed to the employee personally. Can it take effect simply by being delivered to the employee’s home address, or is it necessary for the employee have to actually read it before the notice period starts to run?
Oct 08, 2017•10 min
Ep. 7 - Where are we now on holiday pay
Following the Supreme Court’s decision in February 2017 to refuse British Gas permission to appeal from last year’s Court of Appeal judgment, we thought it would be a good time to take stock of holiday pay generally. What has now been decided about the calculation of holiday pay under the Working Time Regulations, and what are the remaining areas of uncertainty?.
Oct 08, 2017•8 min
Ep. 6 - Gig economy and the “right to disconnect”
We round up the latest news on the gig economy. We also look at the “right to disconnect” which was introduced in France last at the beginning of 2017, and consider whether it will catch on in the UK.
Oct 08, 2017•7 min
Ep. 5 - Two themes for 2017 - Brexit and religion
In our first employment podcast of 2017 we look at two themes which we think will be prominent throughout 2017: the impact of Brexit on employers, and our growing understanding of what the law against religious discrimination means in the workplace.
Oct 08, 2017•8 min
Ep. 4 - Rest breaks and breastfeeding mothers
We focus on two health and safety issues. We look at what employers should do to make sure their workers can take their daily rest breaks, and explore their obligations towards mothers returning from maternity leave while they are still breastfeeding.
Oct 08, 2017•8 min
Ep. 3 - Uber drivers and the ASDA equal pay litigation
This month’s employment update from Mills & Reeve explores the implications of October’s employment tribunal decision involving Uber drivers. We also cover the latest decision in the ASDA equal pay litigation and assess what this could mean for the food retail sector.
Oct 08, 2017•7 min
Ep. 2 - Employment law after Brexit and reasonable adjustments
We look at what we have recently learned about the future of EU-derived employment law after Brexit. We also look at an important new case from the Employment Appeal Tribunal on an employer’s duty under the Equality Act to make reasonable adjustments.
Oct 08, 2017•5 min
Ep. 1 - Termination payments and gender pay reporting
We explore the revised plans to change the tax treatment of termination payments. We also look at the latest news about extending compulsory gender pay reporting to the public sector.
Oct 08, 2017•5 min
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