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Ep. 41 - Unfair dismissal and misconduct

Amy Durham and Charles Pigott assess the lessons to be learnt from two recent unfair dismissal cases involving employee misconduct.
Ep. 40 - Animals in the workplace

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.
Ep. 39 - Confidentiality and workplace investigations

Jameel Mann and Charles Pigott explore the extent to which confidentiality can and should be maintained during workplace investigations.
Ep. 38 - Freedom of speech in the workplace

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.
Ep. 37 - The Workers (Predictable Terms and Conditions) Bill

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.
Ep. 36 - Employment law review of the year 2022

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.
Ep. 35 - What is witness familiarisation training?

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.
Ep. 34 - Discrimination and philosophical beliefs

Siȃn Jackson and Charles Pigott discuss some recent cases which have helped define the scope of protection against discrimination for those holding philosophical beliefs.
Ep. 33 - Employment status after Uber

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.
Ep. 32 - Living with COVID

Alison Williams and Charles Pigott explain the new guidance which took effect on 1 April and explore its implications for employers.
Ep. 31 - Fire and re-hire

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.
Ep. 30 - The latest on backdated holiday claims

Charles Pigott and Emma Pattenden discuss the implications of the February 2022 Court of Appeal ruling in Smith v Pimlico Plumbers.
Ep. 29 - Key employment cases of 2021

Mills & Reeve professional support lawyers Charles Pigott and Lindsey Hill discuss their selection of the most significant employment cases from 2021.
Ep. 28 - Compulsory COVID-19 vaccination within the NHS

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.
Ep. 27 - Unlawful inducements and special circumstances

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.
Ep. 26 - Where to with whistleblowing protection in the UK?

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.
Ep. 25 - Making flexible working “the default”

September 2021
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.
Ep. 24 - Step 4 and hybrid working

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.
Ep. 23 - Whatever happened to the Employment Bill?

In this episode 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.
Ep. 22 - COVID and work: Looking to the future

This month's podcast is a recording of a webinar that was first broadcasted on 28 April. David D’Souza (CIPD) and James Kidd looked to predict what a return to the workplace will look like, or if indeed there will be such a return for many workers, and the issues arising from this.
Ep. 21 - Asda and equal pay

Kate Watkins and Charles Pigott assess the significance of Supreme Court’s ruling in the Asda equal pay litigation.
Ep. 20 - Sleep in shifts and the National Minimum Wage

Becky Pallot and Charles Pigott discuss the implications of the Supreme Court’s ruling in the Mencap litigation.
Ep. 19 - Uber in the Supreme Court

Charles Pigott and Amy O’Brien discuss the implications of the Supreme Court’s ruling that Uber drivers are workers, not self-employed.
Ep. 18 - The UK/EU Trade Agreement and UK employment law

In this episode Charles Pigott explains the employment “level playing field” provisions in the UK/EU Trade Agreement and considers what effect they may have on the Government’s future employment policy.
Ep. 17 - Employment law and Brexit

In this episode Charles Pigott and Amy O’Brien discuss what, if anything, changes on the employment law front at the end of the transitional period.
Ep. 16 - Three key employment law topics for 2020

In this episode Amy O’Brien and Charles Pigott mark the start of the new decade by selecting three key employment law topics that are likely to prominent in 2020.
Ep. 15 - Suspending employees

In this episode Anne Adamson and Charles Pigott discuss suspending employees in light of Agoreyo v London Borough of Lambeth.
Ep. 14 - The Good Work Plan

In this episode Anne Adamson and Charles Pigott explore the forthcoming changes arising from the Government’s Good Work Plan published in December 2018.
Ep. 13 - Giving and receiving references: three key developments

October 2018
In this episode we will be discussing employment references. In particular, we will be looking at two cases where an employee gave a false reference as well as an employer giving an unfavourable reference to his former colleague. We will also look at data protection and how the new GDPR regulation may affect employment references.
Ep. 12 - Employees going through the menopause, the legal issues and how employers can support women in the workforce

May 2018
In our latest episode, Jog Hundle talks about the implications of employees going through the menopause, the legal issues and some top tips on how employers can support women in the workforce.
Ep. 11 - How will GDPR affect HR?

January 2018
In this episode, Anne Adamson talks to Charles Pigott to find out how will GDPR affect the HR Function? Does HR need to be worried about the changes?
Ep. 10 - New whistleblowing guidance from judiciary

June 2017
In this month’s podcast we discuss a recent Court of Appeal decision which illustrates why challenging whistleblowers’ behaviour as colleagues can present problems for employers.
Ep. 9 - Understanding indirect discrimination

May 2017
In this month’s podcast, we assess the practical implications of the recent Supreme Court decision about the potentially discriminatory impact of promotion assessments and service-related pay.
Ep. 8 - Ending the employment relationship by written notice

April 2017
Following the latest decision on this issue from the Court of Appeal, we discuss when written notice terminating an employment contract takes effect, if it is not handed to the employee personally. Can it take effect simply by being delivered to the employee’s home address, or is it necessary for the employee have to actually read it before the notice period starts to run?
Ep. 7 - Where are we now on holiday pay

March 2017
Following the Supreme Court’s decision in February 2017 to refuse British Gas permission to appeal from last year’s Court of Appeal judgment, we thought it would be a good time to take stock of holiday pay generally. What has now been decided about the calculation of holiday pay under the Working Time Regulations, and what are the remaining areas of uncertainty?.
Ep. 6 - Gig economy and the “right to disconnect”

February 2017
We round up the latest news on the gig economy. We also look at the “right to disconnect” which was introduced in France last at the beginning of 2017, and consider whether it will catch on in the UK.
Ep. 5 - Two themes for 2017 - Brexit and religion

January 2017
In our first employment podcast of 2017 we look at two themes which we think will be prominent throughout 2017: the impact of Brexit on employers, and our growing understanding of what the law against religious discrimination means in the workplace.
Ep. 4 - Rest breaks and breastfeeding mothers

December 2016
We focus on two health and safety issues. We look at what employers should do to make sure their workers can take their daily rest breaks, and explore their obligations towards mothers returning from maternity leave while they are still breastfeeding
Ep. 3 - Uber drivers and the ASDA equal pay litigation

November 2016
This month’s employment update from Mills & Reeve explores the implications of October’s employment tribunal decision involving Uber drivers. We also cover the latest decision in the ASDA equal pay litigation and assess what this could mean for the food retail sector.
Ep. 2 - Employment law after Brexit and reasonable adjustments

October 2016
We look at what we have recently learned about the future of EU-derived employment law after Brexit. We also look at an important new case from the Employment Appeal Tribunal on an employer’s duty under the Equality Act to make reasonable adjustments.
Ep. 1 - Termination payments and gender pay reporting

September 2016
We explore the revised plans to change the tax treatment of termination payments. We also look at the latest news about extending compulsory gender pay reporting to the public sector

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