CWJ's bite-sized big issue conversations: Recent Episodes

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In our regular podcast, the CWJ team discuss the big issues faced by UK organisations.

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In this episode, a Solicitor in our Employment team, Faye Shortall and our HR Director Chris Moore look at the topic of maternity rights and what you need to know.

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In this episode, the head of our Employment team, Laura Claridge looks at the recent changes to employment law.

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In this episode, a Solicitor in our Employment team, Faye Shortall and HR Director Chris Moore look at the topic of managing disciplinaries in the workplace.

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In this episode, Solicitor in our Employment team, Faye Shortall and HR Director Chris Moore look at the topic of alcohol in the work place. 

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In this month's podcast, Laura Claridge, partner and head of Employment at CWJ and HR Director Chris Moore talk about the impact of managing stress at work. 

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Chris Moore, HR Director and Sepie Nourouzi, solicitor in our employment team talk about the top tips for managing grievances. 

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In this month’s podcast, Laura Claridge from our employment team and HR Director Chris Moore discuss some of the dos and don’ts of office Christmas parties.

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This month CWJ's HR Director, Chris Moore and Employment Solicitor Sepie Nourouzi look at the controversial topic of fire and rehire. 

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In our latest podcast, CWJ’s HR Director, Chris Moore and Laura Claridge, Senior Lawyer in our Employment team provide tips on Settlement Agreements.

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In this episode, Senior Employment Lawyer Laura Claridge and HR Director Chris Moore look at how to properly deal with flexible working requests.

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In our latest podcast, CWJ’s HR Director, Chris Moore and Judith Curran, Partner and Head of the Employment team look at the updated living with Covid guidance issued by the Government last month and examine how this will affect employers and the business community.  

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In this month’s podcast, CWJ’s HR Director, Chris Moore and senior employment lawyer, Laura Claridge explain what employers must consider when tackling redundancy to ensure the correct procedures are adhered to.

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CWJ’s HR Director, Chris Moore and senior employment lawyer, Laura Claridge discuss what employers and managers can do to effectively manage and best support women going through the perimenopause and menopause at work. . 

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Social media plays a huge role in many people’s lives today. In the latest CWJ podcast, Chris Moore and Judith Curran look at the impact of social media in the workplace, answering some common questions and explaining why a social media policy can help both employees and employers.

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This month, Judith Curran and Chris Moore cover the problematic issue of managing poor performance or capability. Whilst some minor performance issues can be successfully managed informally, persistent or more severe performance problems will require following a formal disciplinary process. Failure to get the process right can, in some instances, lead to a case being heard at an Employment Tribunal. Judith and Chris look at what organisations need to do to avoid getting it wrong and address some specific challenges.

2 minutes: Procedure pitfalls - what organisations need to do to avoid getting it wrong?

8 minutes: Using a corrective framework to manage poor performance caused by ill health, disability and absence.

15:05: Dealing with drug and alcohol abuse and how it affects performance and capability.

23:11: Managing remote workers.

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It's #Stress Awareness Month and our second podcast is on managing mental health matters in the workplace. 

Responsible employers recognise the need to create an environment where mental health issues can be openly discussed and where employees experiencing mental health issues can receive adequate support to help them cope. 

Judith Curran, Partner and Head of Employment at CWJ and Chris Moore, HR Director at CWJ talk through this particularly complex subject, focusing on what steps should an employer take when managing mental health issues  and whether mental health affords employees certain rights?

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In the four step road map released last month, the UK Government confirmed the guidance to work from home will remain up until 21st June 2021 at the earliest. Despite the successful vaccine roll out, returning to the office isn't without its challenges. In the first of CWJ's bite-sized podcasts, Chris Moore, HR Director at CWJ speaks to Judith Curran, Partner and Head of Employment at CWJ on the various issues that employers are considering over the coming months on bringing their employees back to the workplace.