Employment Law Matters

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 podcast, Daniel Barnett shares his six rules of giving references as well as some common pitfalls. Be sure to subscribe to Employment Law Matters to be notified of new episodes. Thank you for listening and please leave a review if you found this helpful...

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 have good reason. Daniel will tell you first about a recent CA decision which said that, and then he will give you five situations where you’ll run into trouble if you suspend. There are five ways in which suspension can lead to a constructive dismi...

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 have not traditionally been used in the calculation of holiday pay should in fact have been included. As a result, many employers will have been underpaying their staff for a considerable period. In this episode of Employment Law Matters, Daniel Barnett...

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 avenues are exhausted, employers can sort to SOSR - which stands for ‘some other substantial reason’. Rather unhelpfully, there is no definition or guidance about its meaning. It must be 'substantial', which can include anything that is not...

Daniel Barnett is an employment law barrister with 25 years experience at Outer Temple Chambers.  He's seen everything employers do wrong and wants to share all that knowledge with you in handy bitesize instalments over the course of this exciting and informative new podcast, Employment Law Matters. 🎁 FREE STUFF Employment law updates – www.danielbarnett.com         My YouTube channel - www....