The Lawdown: Employment Law Podcast Series from CM Murray LLP

In this episode, Partners, Beth Hale and Emma Bartlett , and Senior Associate, Gabrielle Lintott , discuss: An Employment Tribunal decision in which a Metropolitan Police worker with ADHD who had made inappropriate sexual comments in the workplace succeeded in an unfair dismissal claim because of procedural failures by the Police, including failure to properly consider medical evidence. This follo...

In this episode Partners, Beth Hale , and Emma Bartlett and Senior Associate Kelsey Murrell , discuss recent news stories through the lens of employment and partnership law: 1. Managing Talent vs. Team Culture ·       We consider the recent behaviour of footballer Jude Bellingham and use it as a springboard to consider how employers should balance individual talent with team cohesion. ·       We d...

In our latest episode of The Lawdown, Partners,  Beth Hale  and  Emma Bartlett , and Associate,  Gabrielle Lintott , discuss: Nestle’s recent dismissal of its chief executive for apparently failing to disclose a romantic relationship with an employee. We discuss the topic of workplace relationships and how they might be managed by employers in order to promote a safe and transparent workplace cult...

In our latest episode of  The Lawdown,   Emma Bartlett ,  Emma Sangeelee  and  Rachael Parker  discuss the following: The viral moment the US based Tech Company Astronomer’s CEO was caught on the Jumbo screen at a Coldplay concert embracing his Chief People Officer somewhat romantically. It is reported that both the CEO in question and the Chief People Officer have since resigned. We discuss the i...

In our latest episode of  The Lawdown , Senior Associate  Yulia Fedorenko  and Partners  Emma Bartlett  and  Beth Hale   discuss the following: An autistic worker at a children’s centre who was subject to derogatory comments by his boss in Wrexham, Wales. We discuss the nuances of protected characteristics, and the use of certain terminology and language in the workplace.    The employment tribuna...

In our latest episode of  The Lawdown ,  Wonu Sanda ,   Emma Bartlett , and  Beth Hale  discuss the following: The treatment of a professor at the University of Sussex, after she was accused of transphobia and subsequently left the University; this dispute led to the University being issued a fine of £585,000 for failing to uphold Freedom of Speech. We also consider the facts of Higgs v Farmer, to...

In our latest episode of  The Lawdown ,  Emma Bartlett ,  Sarah Chilton ,  Wonu Sanda  and first-time contributor  Liz Pearson  discuss the following: Sam Kerr (a high profile Australian and Chelsea football player) being found not guilty of racially aggravated harassment. We dig deeper into the circumstances that led to the criminal prosecution and the context behind the headlines. We also consid...

In our latest episode of  The Lawdown , Partners  Beth Hale  and  Emma Bartlett  and Senior Associate  Wonu Sanda  discuss the following: 200 companies implement a permanent 4-day week and Tokyo’s 4-day working week plans to increase the fertility rate. We discuss the advantages and disadvantages of a 4-day week without a reduction in pay, including the potential impact on productivity and possibl...

In our latest episode of  The Lawdown , Partners  Beth Hale  and  Emma Bartlett  and Associate  Kia Aoki  discuss the following: The suggestion by the Government to give overweight people weight-loss jabs to help them get back to work and the potential disability discrimination issues that may arise. The BBC’s commencement of an independent workplace culture review, with particular focus on the st...

In our latest episode of  The Lawdown , Partners  Sarah Chilton  and  Beth Hale and Associate  Kia Aoki  discuss the following: The allegations of rape and sexual assault against former Harrods owner Mohamed Al-Fayed. We discuss how organisations should deal with a powerful personality, as well as the extent to which due diligence on a company before it is acquired can bring to light historic sexu...

In our latest episode of  The Lawdown , Partners  Sarah Chilton  and  Beth Hale , Senior Associate  Wonu Sanda  and Associate  Kia Aoki  discuss the following: The dismissal of Jermaine Jenas following allegations of inappropriate behaviour, which has been the latest in a string of scandals surrounding the BBC. We consider the speed with which the BBC took action to dismiss Jenas, the increase of...

In our latest episode of The Lawdown, Partner Beth Hale , Senior Associate Wonu Sanda and Associate Kia Aoki discuss the following: The departures of Gareth Southgate as manager of the England men’s national football team, Vaughan Gething as Welsh first minister and President Joe Biden dropping out of the US presidential race. We explore how to determine the right time to leave a role. We discuss...

In our latest episode of The Lawdown, Partners Beth Hale and Emma Bartlett, Senior Associate Wonu Sanda and Associate Kia Aoki discuss the following: Scottie Scheffler, the current number one ranked golfer in the world, was arrested and charged with assault of a police officer and three misdemeanours during the PGA Championship. All charges were later dropped. In light of this, we explore when and...

We are delighted to share Episode 37 of The Lawdown, our regular podcast discussing the latest key employment, discrimination and partnership law-related news stories, and the interesting legal issues behind them! You can listen to the episode  here .  In our latest episode of  The Lawdown , Partner  Beth Hale , Partner   Emma Bartlet t  and Associate Kia Aoki discuss the following: A Cleaner was...

In our latest episode of  The Lawdown , Partners  Beth Hale  and  Sarah Chilton , Senior Associate  Wonu Sanda  and Associate  Kia Aoki  discuss the following: Recently published statistics reveal that women of Bangladeshi and Pakistani heritage are earning on average almost a third less an hour than white British men in the UK. In light of this, we discuss the importance of ethnicity pay gap repo...

In our latest (interesting and non-Christmas themed) episode of The Lawdown, Partner Emma Bartlett and Senior Associate, Wonu Sanda discuss the following: 1. The historical case of Justine Blainey, a teenager, who in the 1980s brought a successful sex discrimination claim in the Supreme Court of Canada, to strike out provisions in the Ontario HR Code which prohibited girls from playing sports with...

We are delighted to share Episode 34 of The Lawdown, our regular podcast discussing the latest key employment, discrimination and partnership law-related news stories, and the interesting legal issues behind them! In our latest episode of The Lawdown, Partners Emma Bartlett and Beth Hale discuss the following: 1. The Royal Kingston-upon-Thames Council has been ordered by the Employment Tribunal to...

We are delighted to share Episode 33 of The Lawdown, our regular podcast discussing the latest key employment, discrimination and partnership law-related news stories, and the interesting legal issues behind them!  In our latest episode of The Lawdown, Partners Emma Bartlett and Beth Hale and Senior Associate, Wonu Sanda, discuss the following: 1. The well-known high street chain, Wilko, going int...

We are delighted to share Episode 32 of The Lawdown, our regular podcast discussing the latest key employment, discrimination and partnership law-related news stories, and the interesting legal issues behind them!  In our latest episode of  The Lawdown , Partner  Emma Bartlett , Senior Associate  Wonu Sanda ,  and seconded Trainee Solicitor  Sam Whiteley  discuss the following: The legal issues su...

In our latest episode of The Lawdown, Partner Sarah Chilton and Senior Associates Pooja Dasgupta and Wonu Sanda discuss the following: 1. The legal issues surrounding Phillip Schofield's resignation from 'This Morning' and the subsequent ITV investigation after he admitted to having an "unwise but not illegal" relationship with a younger, male colleague which revealed that he...

In our latest episode of  The Lawdown , Partners  Beth Hale  and  Emma Bartlett  and Senior Associate  Pooja Dasgupta  discuss the following: The Ritz job applicant informed of afro hair ban - we discuss the potential discriminatory impact of “employee [hair] grooming” policies and how to prevent such behaviour/practices, and look at the adoption of the Halo Code (the UK’s first Black Hair code)....

In our latest episode of The Lawdown, Partners Beth Hale and Emma Bartlett and Senior Associates Wonu Sanda and Pooja Dasgupta discuss the following: Matt Hancock’s leaked WhatsApp messages - thousands of the former Health Secretary’s covid WhatsApp messages leaked by Isabel Oakeshott to the Telegraph; the tension between upholding confidentiality agreements and the disclosure of information in pu...

We are delighted to introduce this Sports Edition of the Lawdown podcast, discussing our take on the employment, partnership and other legal issues behind some fresh news stories in the sporting world. In our latest episode of The Lawdown, Partners Beth Hale and Emma Bartlett and Paralegal Mitchell Blythe  discuss the following: Eddie Jones Move to Rugby Australia: The significance&...

Happy New Year and best wishes for 2023 from the Lawdown Podcast team! We are delighted to kick off our first Lawdown podcast of the year discussing our take on the employment, partnership and other legal issues behind some fresh news stories. In our latest episode of The Lawdown, Partners Beth Hale and Emma Bartlett and Senior Associate Wonu Sanda discuss the following: Naomi Osaka pregnancy anno...

It’s December – and that means Christmas plans and festivities are underway! But if you want a break from all of that then we are delighted to share another episode of our topical podcast, The Lawdown , where we discuss our take on recent employment, discrimination and partnership law-related news stories and the interesting legal issues behind them. In our latest episode of The Lawdown, Senior As...