Employment Rights Online

Employment Rights Online: The Podcast

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Employment Rights Online: The Podcast - is a podcast for employees and workers! The podcast looks at all things to do with employment rights, employment wrongs and other job related matters. Dr Asher Sefanit-Wudasee, your podcast host, is an experienced employment rights advocate, having spent 25 years working with trade unions whilst also serving as an Employment Tribunal Lay Judge. Dr Asher delves into these subjects from the point of view of all types of employees and workers! There are podcasts out there, that focus on what employers need to know, to be ahead of problems their staff might...

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Jul 9, 2026

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#81: Bullied, Off Sick and Still Facing a Disciplinary or Dismissal. What's That All About! 19.08.2021

Leave comments and questions here. If you would like a response, use our email: enquiries@employmentrightsonline.com Hi Everyone We hope you are continuing to use your employment rights to challenge unfair treatment at work.  So, this week’s episode is a bit of a continuation from last week’s episode, where we looked at dismissals for reasons of capability.  Last week we looked at complaints about...

#80: The One About Workplace Bullies Using Complaints About Your Work as a Way to Force You Out of Your Job! 12.08.2021

Leave comments and questions here. If you would like a response, use our email: enquiries@employmentrightsonline.com Hi there We hope you are able to use your employment rights to protect yourself at work. This week, we take a look at capability dismissals, which take place where the reasons given for sacking you from your job, are based on allegations that you are unable to do your job to the req...

#79: Why Being Fired for Standing Up to Your Bully Can Have Longstanding Consequences for Your Job Prospects! 05.08.2021

Leave comments and questions here. If you would like a response, use our email: enquiries@employmentrightsonline.com Hi there We hope you are able to use your employment rights to protect yourself at work. This week, we move into the thorny subject of conduct dismissals, which take place where the reasons given for sacking you from your job, are said to be behaviour reasons. What we are really tal...

#78: This is How You Can Lose Your Job For a Potentially Fair Reason Even if You Are the Victim of Workplace Bullying! 29.07.2021

Leave comments and questions here. If you would like a response, use our email: enquiries@employmentrightsonline.com Hi there We hope you are able to use your employment rights to protect yourself at work. This week we move into an interesting section on dismissals, were we now look at how your boss can dismiss you for four potentially fair reasons even if you believe the real reason you are losin...

#77: Voluntary Retirement: An Act of Bullying or a Bullying Survival Strategy! 22.07.2021

Leave comments and questions here. If you would like a response, use our email: enquiries@employmentrightsonline.com   Hi everyone We hope you are having a positive employment rights week. We want to start by saying, that if you like what we are doing, please like, share and subscribe to our podcast and our content; and we would also like to ask you to take a couple of minutes out of your busy sch...

#76: 'Heat of the Moment' Resignations. What Happens if You Leave Your Job After an Argument at Work! 15.07.2021

Leave comments and questions here. If you would like a response, use our email: enquiries@employmentrightsonline.com Hi everyone We hope you are having a positive employment rights week. We want to start by saying, that if you like what we are doing, please like, share and subscribe to our podcast and our content; and we would also like to ask you to take a couple of minutes out of your busy sched...

#75: Voluntary Terminations or Deciding to Resign From Your Job, When You Are Being Bullied 08.07.2021

Leave comments and questions here. If you would like a response, use our email: enquiries@employmentrightsonline.com Hi everyone We hope you are having a positive employment rights week. Last week we introduced the subject of dismissals… by understanding what is meant by dismissals, who has the right to dismiss and who is entitled to full unfair dismissal rights.  As we continue looking at this su...

#74: What Do You Know About Dismissals? Here’s Where to Start! 01.07.2021

Leave comments and questions here. If you would like a response, use our email: enquiries@employmentrightsonline.com Hi there This week we move into the thorny subject of dismissals and what you need to know about dismissals, to protect your employment rights at work. This week gets us started by understanding what is meant by dismissals, who has the right to dismiss and who is entitled to full un...

#73: If Your Boss Treats You Like They Want You Gone from the Company, Here’s What You Can Do About It! 24.06.2021

Leave comments and questions here. If you would like a response, use our email: enquiries@employmentrightsonline.com Hi Everyone We hope you are having a stress free employment rights week. following on from last two podcasts in this mini-series, where we looked at signs that your boss might be trying to manage you out of your job by treating you in an unfair and bullying way - this week, we’ll ta...

#72: When Managing Someone Out of the Business for False Reasons Can Cost the Company £40,000! Here’s How an Employee Made Her Boss Take Responsibility For Bad Treatment! 17.06.2021

Leave comments and questions here. If you would like a response, use our email: enquiries@employmentrightsonline.com Hi Everyone It’s great to have you listening in and thank you for your comments and interest in the podcast. We listen to your suggestions and act on them… by looking at some of the issues you raise in our podcast episodes.  Please keep listening in and liking, sharing and commentin...

#71: Are You Being Managed Out of Your Job? Here’s What to Look For! 10.06.2021

Leave comments and questions here. If you would like a response, use our email: enquiries@employmentrightsonline.com We hope you are managing to navigate all of the different focuses that are circulating your workplaces, as employers try to define your new normal. This week, we’re dealing with an increasingly serious problem of workers feeling like they are being managed out of their jobs, by thei...

#70: Do You Know if You Are Being Bullied at Work!! 03.06.2021

Leave comments and questions here. If you would like a response, use our email: enquiries@employmentrightsonline.com Hi Everyone This week, we are looking at the effects of bullying at work… and how you know you are being bullied.   Research suggested that there are large numbers of people who don’t know they are being bullied at work, which suggests that you may not know you are being bullied unt...

#69: What You Need to Know About Starting a New Job Without a P45 27.05.2021

Leave comments and questions here. If you would like a response, use our email: enquiries@employmentrightsonline.com Hi everyone We hope you are having as positive an employment rights week as possible under the new normal post covid working world. Remember, we are here to support you if you have any questions that relate to your employment rights and any questions about your working life or caree...

#68: When Ignorance About Mental Health Costs An Employer £2.5Million in an Employment Tribunal 20.05.2021

Leave comments and questions here. If you would like a response, use our email: enquiries@employmentrightsonline.com P68 When Ignorance About Mental Health Costs An Employer £2.5Million Pounds in Compensation Show Notes 20.05.2021 Hi there We hope you are managing to keep your head up at work, as more and more people return to the workplace. This week we look at one of the largest ever employment...

#67: The Top 3 Employment Rights Changes That Will Affect Your Pay Packet In 2021! 13.05.2021

Leave comments and questions here. If you would like a response, use our email: enquiries@employmentrightsonline.com Hi there We hope you are having a positive employment rights week. In Last week’s episode we looked at the new rates of the national living wage and the national minimum wage. In this week’s episode, we’re going to take you through the top 3 employment rights changes that are likely...

#66: Stop! You Need to Check You Are Being Paid The Correct Legal Hourly Rate. Here's What You Should Know! 06.05.2021

Leave comments and questions here. If you would like a response, use our email: enquiries@employmentrightsonline.com Hi there We hope you are having a positive employment rights week. This week, we’re taking a look at the workings of the National Living Wage and the National Minimum Wage. The hourly rate for workers for the National Living Wage and the National Minimum Wage, are set in law, so it...

#65: No! You Can’t Work a Second Job Whilst You’re Off Sick from Work 29.04.2021

Leave comments and questions here. If you would like a response, use our email: enquiries@employmentrightsonline.com Hi there We hope you are doing well in this new normal post covid environment. This week we tackle the tricky subject, of whether you can run a business or work a second job, when you are off sick. We also look at the other types of leave away from work, where your time belongs to t...

#64: Can I Secretly Record Conversations At Work Without My Colleagues' Consent? 22.04.2021

Leave comments and questions here. If you would like a response, use our email: enquiries@employmentrightsonline.com Hi there We hope you are managing to protect your employment rights in these early days of returning to the office. This week… we’re dealing with another listener question… where our listener asked whether it was okay to record colleagues who were bullying her, without the consent o...

#63: The Bradford Factor is Not Always Fair: The Pros & Cons of Using This Monitoring System in Your Workplace! 15.04.2021

Leave comments and questions here. If you would like a response, use our email: enquiries@employmentrightsonline.com Hi Everyone We hope you are having a positive employment rights week, especially if you have been summoned back to the office. Last week we introduced you to the Bradford Factor, which is a system used by lots of company HR departments to assess the impact of your sickness absence o...

#62: Is the ‘Bradford Factor’ for Managing Sick Leave Coming to a Workplace Near You! 08.04.2021

Leave comments and questions here. If you would like a response, use our email: enquiries@employmentrightsonline.com Hi Everyone We hope you’re having a positive employment rights week. This week, we’re looking at a sickness monitoring system called the Bradford Factor or the Bradford Formula, which is a system used by some companies to monitor levels of sick leave, but also to monitor the impact...

#61: Stop Trying to Force Workers to Take Unpaid Annual Leave! 01.04.2021

Leave comments and questions here. If you would like a response, use our email: enquiries@employmentrightsonline.com Hi there We hope you are able to engage with your employment rights at work.  This week we clarify several questions related to problems workers are experiencing when trying to take their annual leave when workers want to take that leave and not when employers want to force you to t...

#60: Is Your Boss Pushing for a ‘No Jab, No Job’ Policy Before You Return to Work? 25.03.2021

Leave comments and questions here. If you would like a response, use our email: enquiries@employmentrightsonline.com Hi there This week, we revisit the touchy subject of what happens about returning to work if you don’t want to have a covid vaccine; or, if you are someone who has had the vaccine and you are afraid of returning to work around people who have not had the vaccine. We catch up with th...

#59: Help! If My Employer Overpays My Wages for 4 Years, Do I Have to Pay the Money Back! 18.03.2021

Leave comments and questions here. If you would like a response, use our email: enquiries@employmentrightsonline.com Hi there We hope your employment rights are top of your agenda, as the government continues to discuss whether you have too many of them. This week, we want to delve into the thorny issue of overpayment of wages and what your employment rights are, if this happens to you.  We look a...

#58: What is Victimisation and How Do You Know if This Has Happened to You! 11.03.2021

Leave comments and questions here. If you would like a response, use our email: enquiries@employmentrightsonline.com Hi there This week we are into the last week of our mini-series on treatment at work having covered bullying in the first part of the series and harassment in the second part of the series. This week we conclude the series looking at victimisation at work and how you will know if yo...

#57: Being Harassed or Bullied at Work But not sure? Here’s How Harassment is Different From Bullying! 04.03.2021

Leave comments and questions here. If you would like a response, use our email: enquiries@employmentrightsonline.com Hi everyone We hope you are finding a way through the employment rights uncertainties you may be finding unsettling. This week we’re into part 2 of our three part mini-series focusing on treatment at work. This week we’re looking a harassment at work, but we’re going to look at this...

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