Employment law update podcast: Recent Episodes
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James Faradjollahi and David Gibson share their top tips for managing people performance for employers wanting to utilise the full skills and talents of their organisation.
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Richard Barker and Michelle Clarke consider the use of AI in grievances and predict where else in the employment relationship AI may start to be seen.
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Jameel Mann (Principal Associate) and Neil Pugh (Employment Investigations Specialist) share their experiences from the frontline of complex investigations, highlighting common pitfalls and how to stay on track.
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Orlagh Finnegan and Michelle Clarke look at the latest published statistics of caseloads in the Employment Tribunal and share their predictions of changes to parties’ mindsets and strategies.
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Shuabe Shabudin and Michelle Clarke discuss the changes being introduced by the Employment Rights Act 2025 in April 2026 and government consultations
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Charles Pigott and Helena Oxley discuss the new unfair dismissal regime being introduced by the Employment Rights Act 2025 from 2027.
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In this episode (recorded on 17 December) Amy O’Brien, Charles Pigott and Lindsey Hill look back on the important employment law developments of 2025 and look forward to what is in store in 2026.
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Anna Fisken and Charles Pigott explore the latest guidance from the Employment Appeal Tribunal on how to ensure that disciplinary proceedings are compliant with employers’ obligations to act fairly.
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Hannah Reid and Charles Pigott outline the measures in the Employment Rights Bill that will be brought into force two months after the Bill receives Royal Assent (expected in November 2025). They also assess the practical implications of this first implementation stage for employers.
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Alison Williams and Charles Pigott explore what is expected of employers when it comes to exploring alternative employment in a redundancy situation, using a recent EAT ruling as a case study.
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Francesca Clowes-Fellows and Charles Pigott look at key House of Lords amendments to the Employment Rights Bill. They also explain the next steps and summarise the implementation timetable once it becomes an Act of Parliament.
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Carrie Cook and Charles Pigott discuss what the Supreme Court’s ruling in the For Women Scotland case means for employers.
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Emma Williams and Charles Pigott explore the lessons from recent case law about the essential requirements of a fair capability procedure.
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Alex Lowe and Laura Brown explore the latest amendments to the Employment Rights Bill and catch up on recent case law (recorded 30 April).
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Danni Belbin and Charles Pigott explore the Court of Appeal’s first ruling on the expression of gender critical beliefs: Higgs v Farmor’s School.
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Amy Durham and Charles Pigott explore the new neonatal care leave regime, which will take effect next month. They also highlight what changes are in the pipeline for other types of statutory leave.
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Alison Williams and Charles Pigott explore the future of hybrid working, taking in the latest case law and policy developments.
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In this episode, Rory Johnson and Charles Pigott discuss the latest whistleblowing case law and plans for reform.
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Remziye Ozcan from Mills & Reeve along with Will Sambrook and Adam Brown from Akenham explore how to manage performance in the workplace from day one of employment, guiding listeners through the crucial stages of recruitment, onboarding and then ongoing performance management. They also cover the transformative power of having the right “Emotional Architecture” in place and how this supports better performance and wellbeing, especially in today’s rapidly changing employment climate.
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Lindsey Hill and Charles Pigott look back over the key employment law developments of 2024.
Sian Jackson and Charles Pigott analyse what the Bill says about the proposed new protections for workers engaged on zero-hours contracts and other similar arrangements.
Fiona Longden and Charles Pigott explore the measures in the Employment Rights Bill 2024 which will remove the current two year qualifying period for unfair dismissal rights, and introduce a new light touch regime for dismissals during a statutory probationary period.
Amy O’Brien and Charles Pigott discuss the practical impact of the new duty requiring employers to take reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment, which comes into effect on 26 October 2024.
Angela Lown and Charles Pigott discuss the changes to trade union and industrial action law announced in the 2024 King’s speech.
Lindsey Hill and Charles Pigott discuss two recent cases on the scope of waivers that can validly be included in employment settlement agreements.
Carrie March and Charles Pigott explore the implications of a key ruling from the Employment Appeal Tribunal on reasonable adjustments and trial periods.
Abisola Latunji-Cockbill and Charles Pigott discuss the new rules on holiday accrual and the calculation of holiday pay for part-year and irregular hours workers.
Nick Price and Charles Pigott discuss four key changes that are likely to have an impact on users’ experience of the employment tribunal.
Remziye Ozcan and Charles Pigott draw out the lessons to be learnt from recent case law about handling internal appeals.
Charles Pigott and Lindsey Hill discuss key employment cases from 2023 and explain what legal changes to expect in 2024.
Amy Durham and Charles Pigott assess the lessons to be learnt from two recent unfair dismissal cases involving employee misconduct.
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.
Jameel Mann and Charles Pigott explore the extent to which confidentiality can and should be maintained during workplace investigations.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Siȃn Jackson and Charles Pigott discuss some recent cases which have helped define the scope of protection against discrimination for those holding philosophical beliefs.
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.
Alison Williams and Charles Pigott explain the new guidance which took effect on 1 April and explore its implications for employers.
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.
Charles Pigott and Emma Pattenden discuss the implications of the February 2022 Court of Appeal ruling in Smith v Pimlico Plumbers.
Mills & Reeve professional support lawyers Charles Pigott and Lindsey Hill discuss their selection of the most significant employment cases from 2021.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Kate Watkins and Charles Pigott assess the significance of Supreme Court’s ruling in the Asda equal pay litigation.
Becky Pallot and Charles Pigott discuss the implications of the Supreme Court’s ruling in the Mencap litigation.
Charles Pigott and Amy O’Brien discuss the implications of the Supreme Court’s ruling that Uber drivers are workers, not self-employed.
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.
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.
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.
In this episode Anne Adamson and Charles Pigott discuss suspending employees in light of Agoreyo v London Borough of Lambeth.
In this episode Anne Adamson and Charles Pigott explore the forthcoming changes arising from the Government’s Good Work Plan published in December 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.
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.
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?
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.
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.
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?
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?.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.