Episodes

  • Ep. 52 - Employment Rights Bill and zero-hours workers

    Ep. 52 - Employment Rights Bill and zero-hours workers
    Nov 27 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.
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    18 mins
  • Ep. 51- Employment Rights Bill and “day one” unfair dismissal rights

    Ep. 51- Employment Rights Bill and “day one” unfair dismissal rights
    Oct 30 2024
    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.
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    13 mins
  • Ep. 50 - The new duty to prevent workplace sexual harassment

    Ep. 50 - The new duty to prevent workplace sexual harassment
    Sep 25 2024
    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.
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    14 mins
  • Ep. 49 - Labour's plans for re-shaping industrial relations

    Ep. 49 - Labour's plans for re-shaping industrial relations
    Jul 31 2024
    Angela Lown and Charles Pigott discuss the changes to trade union and industrial action law announced in the 2024 King’s speech.
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    9 mins
  • Ep. 48 - Employment settlement agreements and future claims

    Ep. 48 - Employment settlement agreements and future claims
    Jun 26 2024
    Lindsey Hill and Charles Pigott discuss two recent cases on the scope of waivers that can validly be included in employment settlement agreements.
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    15 mins
  • Ep. 47 - The latest on reasonable adjustments

    Ep. 47 - The latest on reasonable adjustments
    May 29 2024
    Carrie March and Charles Pigott explore the implications of a key ruling from the Employment Appeal Tribunal on reasonable adjustments and trial periods.
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    16 mins
  • Ep. 46 - New rules on holiday accrual and the calculation of holiday pay for part-year and irregular hours workers

    Ep. 46 - New rules on holiday accrual and the calculation of holiday pay for part-year and irregular hours workers
    Apr 24 2024
    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.
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    11 mins
  • Ep. 45 - What’s new in the employment tribunal?

    Ep. 45 - What’s new in the employment tribunal?
    Mar 27 2024
    Nick Price and Charles Pigott discuss four key changes that are likely to have an impact on users’ experience of the employment tribunal.
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    12 mins