Employment Rights Online: The Podcast

Leave comments and questions here. If you would like a response, use our email: enquiries@employmentrightsonline.com Hi there This week we are into part 2 of our religious discrimination mini-series after introducing the topic in last week’s podcast.  This week we look at some of the key religious discrimination cases to come to tribunal, to provide a useful backdrop to any concerns you may have o...

Leave comments and questions here. If you would like a response, use our email: enquiries@employmentrightsonline.com Hi there This week we look at an often overlooked area of employment rights which is that of religious discrimination and how you may be able to note that you may be suffering religious discrimination at work. It's our view, that the more you are able to acquaint yourself with...

Leave comments and questions here. If you would like a response, use our email: enquiries@employmentrightsonline.com Hi there After last week’s landslide victory for the Labour Party, this week in part 1 of this mini series, we take a deeper dive into the additional changes the new Labour Government are proposing to introduce to your employment rights, within the first 100 days of government.  It&...

Leave comments and questions here. If you would like a response, use our email: enquiries@employmentrightsonline.com Hi There This week, as we count down to the General Election on 4th July 2024 and the suggested Labour government that is said to be coming your way - we thought we would look at what’s in the Labour Party Election Manifesto for employees. Remember, we looked at the Conservative Man...

Leave comments and questions here. If you would like a response, use our email: enquiries@employmentrightsonline.com Hi there This week we look at what’s in the Conservative election manifesto for employees… which might be one of the proposals that encourages you to put your x in a particular slot.  It's our view, that the more you are able to acquaint yourself with your employment rights in...

Leave comments and questions here. If you would like a response, use our email: enquiries@employmentrightsonline.com Hi There In this week’s second podcast episode about race discrimination at work, we’re going to look at how you recognise the signs of race discrimination and what you your employer should be doing to increase your protection at work. We also take a look at actions you can take to...

Leave comments and questions here. If you would like a response, use our email: enquiries@employmentrightsonline.com Hi there This week we’re looking at race discrimination in the workplace and the four key areas within which, acts of race discrimination against you could take place.  In next week's episode we’ll look at how you recognise the signs of race discrimination at work and what your...

Leave comments and questions here. If you would like a response, use our email: enquiries@employmentrightsonline.com Hi there In this week’s episode we look at a hugely important situation which is brewing for the month of June 2024, when staff at Virgin Atlantic who believe they were unfairly targeted for redundancy due to their age and experience – will begin having their cases heard in Employme...

Leave comments and questions here. If you would like a response, use our email: enquiries@employmentrightsonline.com Hi there In our final episode on Paternity Leave, we look at enhanced paternity or partner rights and we look at an example of what can go wrong, when your employer misinterprets your rights and denies your right to fully access your paternity leave or paternity pay.  It's our...

Leave comments and questions here. If you would like a response, use our email: enquiries@employmentrightsonline.com Hi there In this week’s episode, we look at what can go wrong when you try to enforce your paternity rights at work, to alert you to reasons you might miss out on your paternity leave or paternity pay, and steps you can take to avoid this happening.  It's our view, that the mor...

Leave comments and questions here. If you would like a response, use our email: enquiries@employmentrightsonline.com Hi there, In this week's episode, we take a look at your rights to Paternity Leave, something which isn’t often spoken about in discussions about employment rights.  It's our view, that the more you acquaint yourself with your employment rights, the more your rights will a...

Leave comments and questions here. If you would like a response, use our email: enquiries@employmentrightsonline.com Hi there In last week’s episode we looked at your pregnancy and maternity protections and your new protection against maternity redundancy… which came online on 06/04/2024.  In this week’s episode, we look at what can happen when you employer decides to ignore your employment rights...

Leave comments and questions here. If you would like a response, use our email: enquiries@employmentrightsonline.com Hi there In this week’s episode we look at your new pregnancy and maternity leave protection against redundancy rights which you now have, which came online on 6th April 2024. We look at how these new rights work for you and how the rights sit alongside existing pregnancy and matern...

Leave comments and questions here. If you would like a response, use our email: enquiries@employmentrightsonline.com Hi there This week, we finalise our look at the national living wage and the national minimum wage. Today, we focus on the 202 companies who made the Government yearly list of shame for not paying their workers the minimum wage. What’s shocking about the list is that it includes big...

Leave comments and questions here. If you would like a response, use our email: enquiries@employmentrightsonline.com Hi There This week is national living wage and national minimum wage week! So, in this weeks podcast episode, we take you through all the new rates for various age groups ranging from apprentices up to the age of 21 and over. We also go through steps you can take, if you find out th...

Leave comments and questions here. If you would like a response, use our email: enquiries@employmentrightsonline.com Hi there... In this week’s podcast episode, we take a look at marriage and civil partnership discrimination at work.  If you think your relationship does not have anything to do with why you might not get a particular job or, why you may be suffering bad treatment at work, think aga...

Leave comments and questions here. If you would like a response, use our email: enquiries@employmentrightsonline.com Hi there This week we focus on the often overlooked area of gender reassignment discrimination and employment rights.  Gender reassignment is one of the 9 protected characteristics under the Equality Act.  In the UK, the Equality Act 2010 protects you from discrimination based on ge...

Leave comments and questions here. If you would like a response, use our email: enquiries@employmentrightsonline.com Hi there This week we look at the often hidden issue of disability discrimination in the workplace, with a particular look at mental health concerns and reasonable adjustments. We also look at the five complaint areas you can use to organise your experiences of discrimination at wor...

Leave comments and questions here. If you would like a response, use our email: enquiries@employmentrightsonline.com Hi there This week we look at your employment rights, when age discrimination might be at play and we’ll then look at two cases from employees who are thought to be the oldest and youngest people to win age discrimination cases at employment tribunals.  Our takeaways from this week’...

Leave comments and questions here. If you would like a response, use our email: enquiries@employmentrightsonline.com Hi everyone.  In last week’s episode, we focused on the key actions you can take to limit the chances of bias in the recruitment and selection process.  We follow on with this week’s episode which takes us into the top 5 employment rights you have, when you are entering the job hiri...

Leave comments and questions here. If you would like a response, use our email: enquiries@employmentrightsonline.com Hi there In this week’s episode, we look at the top 13 things you should leave off your CV, to improve your chances of getting an interview for the job you are looking for. Remember, the aim of your CV is to get you through the door for an interview. Your CV doesn’t get you the job...

Leave comments and questions here. If you would like a response, use our email: enquiries@employmentrightsonline.com Hi there In this week’s episode we look at the 10 key points you need to bear in mind, when you have to get back on the job search road, after being forced out of your previous job.  When you have less than two years’ service and you are forced out of your job or unfairly dismissed...

Leave comments and questions here. If you would like a response, use our email: enquiries@employmentrightsonline.com Hi there In this episode which is the last episode of our mini-series on forced changes to your contract of employment, we look at the top five financial costs you can claim for, if you bring a case to an employment tribunal for the bad treatment you have suffered.  Remember… If you...

Leave comments and questions here. If you would like a response, use our email: enquiries@employmentrightsonline.com Hi Everyone In our penultimate episode  of our mini-series on forced changes to your contract of employment, we look at your employment rights when you are faced with contract changes that force you to leave your job - but you don’t have two years’ service. We look at the top 7 step...

Leave comments and questions here. If you would like a response, use our email: enquiries@employmentrightsonline.com Hi there  In this week’s episode, we  look at what steps you can take if contract changes are forced on you and if you lose your job. We also take a look at the employment rights you have, to challenge your employer’s behaviour. If you need help with anything related to your contrac...