Employment law update podcast

Carrie March and Charles Pigott explore the implications of a key ruling from the Employment Appeal Tribunal on reasonable adjustments and trial periods.

Abisola Latunji-Cockbill and Charles Pigott discuss the new rules on holiday accrual and the calculation of holiday pay for part-year and irregular hours workers.

Nick Price and Charles Pigott discuss four key changes that are likely to have an impact on users’ experience of the employment tribunal.

Remziye Ozcan and Charles Pigott draw out the lessons to be learnt from recent case law about handling internal appeals.

Kate Watkins and Charles Pigott outline the law and discuss emerging best practice.

Charles Pigott and Lindsey Hill discuss key employment cases from 2023 and explain what legal changes to expect in 2024.

Amy Durham and Charles Pigott assess the lessons to be learnt from two recent unfair dismissal cases involving employee misconduct.

Alex Curnow and Charles Pigott explore the legal issues arising from bringing animals into the office environment – whether these are assistance dogs, emotional support animals or simply pets.

Jameel Mann and Charles Pigott explore the extent to which confidentiality can and should be maintained during workplace investigations.

In the aftermath of the dispute between the BBC and Gary Lineker, Samantha Love and Charles Pigott explore the extent to which employers can legitimately impose restrictions on what their employees say in a private capacity.

Emma Williams and Charles Pigott discuss a Government-backed private member’s bill, which will introduce a new right for workers with unpredictable working conditions to request a more predictable contract.

Amy O’Brien and Charles Pigott select their top employment cases of 2022 and highlight some of the legislation currently before Parliament which will be of particular interest to employers.

Amy O'Brien and Charles Pigott explore the benefits of offering witnesses training - unrelated to the case in which they are involved - to help them prepare for the experience of giving evidence at an employment tribunal.

Siȃn Jackson and Charles Pigott discuss some recent cases which have helped define the scope of protection against discrimination for those holding philosophical beliefs.

Amy O’Brien and Charles Pigott discuss the immediate legacy of the Supreme Court’s decision in Uber, just over a year after the announcement of the ruling.

Alison Williams and Charles Pigott explain the new guidance which took effect on 1 April and explore its implications for employers.

Kate Watkins and Charles Pigott discuss the legal framework regulating dismissal and re-engagement, and highlight two recent examples which illustrate the pitfalls that employers embarking on this process need to avoid.

Charles Pigott and Emma Pattenden discuss the implications of the February 2022 Court of Appeal ruling in Smith v Pimlico Plumbers.

Mills & Reeve professional support lawyers Charles Pigott and Lindsey Hill discuss their selection of the most significant employment cases from 2021.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.