Workplace Law: Recent Episodes
Doyle Clayton
Our workplace lawyers keep busy people up to date with what's happening in the world of employment helping you to make the best decisions for your business and its employees. Subscribe today so you don't miss an episode!
Listen to the latest episode of DC Talks, where Emma O'Connor & Anne-Marie Boyle discuss the benefits of workplace mediation.
In our latest episode of our podcast, DC talks, Emma O’Connor teamed up with Leadership Coach and TEDx Speaker, Peter Anderton, to give an insight into Infinite Leadership.
What does it take to be a successful manager? What does it take to lead a successful team? Should it all be driven by the person in charge or should you let your team drive the path to success?
Emma and Peter cover some of the fundamentals, including the 5 levels of leadership, of what you can do to deliver the best team possible and, therefore, create the best business outcome.
Whether you are a seasoned leader, a newly promoted team leader or a budding team member who sees management in your future, this podcast gives a fascinating insight into the world of leadership.
Join Emma O'Connor and Peter Daly as they discuss a topic that as sparked significant discussion: the recent case of For Women Scotland v Scottish Ministers at the Supreme Court.
The case considered whether a person who holds a Gender Recognition Certificate acquires, for the purposes of discrimination law, the sex recorded in that certificate; or whether, alternatively, a person’s biological sex is retained in perpetuity regardless of the award of a certificate.
Listen as Al Harvey and Briar Koko look at the common mistakes made by businesses when administering their own Skilled Worker Sponsor Licences.
Listen as Immigration experts Anna Blackden and Briar Koko discuss how schools should prepare for a Home Office Compliance Visit and their top tips for student sponsors.
Amara Ahmad and Simon Henthorn sat down to discuss the exclusion process, including key considerations and the impact on SEN students.
The new Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act will take effect from 1 August 2024. Join our experts Simon Henthorn and James Murray as they discuss how institutions can be prepare and actions they need to take in order to be ready for 'day one'.
Listen as Immigration experts Anna Blackden and Natalie Simms discuss how schools should prepare for a Home Compliance Visit and their top tips for student sponsors.
Fachiema Menjoh and Jonny Robinson discuss the alternatives available for when challenging a Local Authority's decision in Tribunal.
Navigating a Data Subject Access Request as a school can be difficult to manage. Data experts Mike Hibberd and Rose Smith discuss how schools should prepare and how they can respond.
Join our Immigration experts Alfreda Joubert and David Ritchie as they discuss major changes introduced to the Skilled Worker visa category on 4 April 2024.
Part 1: Going through the process and searching for a new role
Elisabeth Kynaston and Zahira Patel explore the implications of redundancy on a sponsored worker, discussing the main factors which an employee should keep in mind when going through the redundancy process and searching for a new role.
Part 2: Alternative routes and immigration options for individuals
Adam Cotterill explores the implications from a personal immigration perspective when a sponsored worker is made redundant. This part of the podcast discusses recommended steps the employee can take, including sponsorship with a new employer; alternative (sponsored and non-sponsored) visa routes, and practical tips on how to do this in a way which best protects the individual’s UK immigration status.
Join our employment experts Dan Begbie-Clench and Karen Holden who discuss flexible working requests in light of the recent Employment Appeal Tribunal decision in the case of Glover v Lacoste UK Ltd and Harmon.
When faced with employee disciplinary matters, sensitive or complex employee complaints, or instances where someone has “blown the whistle”, it’s vital to establish the facts, investigate properly and reach a fair decision.
Join our experts Naomi and Rose as they answer 7 key questions about workplace investigation.
Questions answered include (timings in bold):
-
0:00 When should an employer carry out a workplace investigation?
-
3:30 Why may it help to have an external agency carry out the workplace investigation?
-
7:21 What should and should not be part of the investigation?
-
11:30 Should the person who is being investigated be suspended while the investigation is being carried out?
-
13:13 Can witness interviews be kept confidential?
-
18:37 Can we record interviews?
-
22:53 Do investigations benefit from legal advice privilege?
Bonus Disputes - What happens when things go wrong? Join Rose and James as they unpick some of the tricky disputes that can arise over bonus payments. Part of our bonus and incentive series.
Bonuses - To pay or not to pay? Join Rose and Naomi as they discuss the differences between discretionary and contractual bonuses and explain why the distinction between the two is so important. Part of our bonus and incentive series.