The Employment Law & HR Podcast

By: Alison Colley Solicitor from Real Employment Law Advice
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  • Summary

  • Established in August 2014 this is a podcast for Employers, HR professionals and anyone who is interested in employment law & HR. It is designed to bring you an update on the Law and best practice for managing and recruiting staff and for dealing with any issues that may arise at work. Employment law changes on a daily basis and it can be really hard to keep up to date with the changes and essential elements of what you need to know to successfully run your business. This podcast is designed to bring you all the information you need to know in an easy to listen, easy to understand and easy to implement way. Looking at things from a practical as well as legal perspective. Your legal lighthouse, guiding you through a sea of employment legislation.
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Episodes
  • Employment Rights Bill 2024: Key information

    Employment Rights Bill 2024: Key information
    Oct 14 2024
    On the 10th October 2024 the biggest reform of employment law for many years was published in the form of the Employment Rights Bill. In this episode 234 of the podcast I bring you all the detail about the changes to employment law. In this episode we cover: Sexual Harassment ‘all’ steps preventionEmployees who make a sexual harassment disclosure will become a ‘protected disclosure’ for whistleblowing protectionEmployers will be liable to third party harassmentRemoval of the unfair dismissal qualifying periodIntroduction of a statutory probation periodRegulation on zero and low hours contractsAdditional rights for those on zero hours or low hour contractsAdditional pregnancy protection from dismissalAdditional protection for those who take family leaveEnd to employers ability to dismiss employees who refuse a change to their contract termsAdditional requirements for employers to justify the decision to refuse a request for flexible workingRemoval of the waiting period for statutory sick pay so it will be available from day 1 of employmentBereavement leave available for allPaternity and parental leave will be available from day one of employmentChange to how you calculate the numbers for collective redundancyCreation of a fair work agencyTrade Union reform including requirement for employers to set out in a written statement that the worker has the right to join a trade union You can read the full bill here: https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/3737 Sexual Harassment prevention paperwork For £100 plus VAT you can now download the following documents to get you started with your obligation to prevent sexual harassment: Sexual harassment risk assessment – organisation wideSexual Harassment Policy Template & Guidance NoteSexual Harassment Investigation flow chartNotice to issue to all staffTraining recordTimetable for annual reviewInvestigation guidance for managers You can download now here: Sexual Harassment Prevention Documents for Employers Training for your Team Would you like to arrange training for your team to reduce the risk of both unhappy employees and claims being made against you? Please get in touch for a no obligation discussion, we can offer training anywhere in the UK in person or delivered remotely via MS Teams. Please drop me an email alison@realemploymentlawadvice.co.uk Fixed Price Advice from Real Experts As part of our HR Harbour annual subscription service for employers we provide guidance and training for employers, supervisors and managers. If you would like to know more about the HR Harbour Service and how you can get unlimited support from as little as £210 per month please contact me for a no obligation discussion – alison@realemploymentlawadvice.co.uk or you can find full details here: HR Harbour Don’t forget you can contact us by telephone 01983 897003, 01722 653001, 020 3470 0007, 0191 375 9694 or 023 8098 2006 We have a variety of free documents and letters which are available to download here: DIY Documents We are also on YouTube! You can find a range of topics and also listen to this podcast on YouTube here: YOUTUBE Zoes Law Raising awareness of melanoma and skin cancer. You can find more information here: https://www.facebook.com/zoepanayilaw Photo by Deniz Fuchidzhiev on Unsplash
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    28 mins
  • New Sexual Harassment Law: Important change for all employers

    New Sexual Harassment Law: Important change for all employers
    Sep 30 2024

    From the 26th October 2024 a new proactive duty to prevent sexual harassment comes into force and will apply to all employers regardless of size.

    In this episode 233 of the podcast I bring you all the detail about the change in the law as well as my advice and recommendations on what employers should be doing to ensure compliance. In this episode we cover:

    • What the new legal obligation means.
    • The consequences of not complying with the new obligation.
    • The steps that employers should take to ensure minimum compliance.
    • Why an annual review is needed.
    • Why training for managers and all staff is important.

    Training for your Team

    Would you like to arrange training for your team to reduce the risk of both unhappy employees and claims being made against you? Please get in touch for a no obligation discussion, we can offer training anywhere in the UK in person or delivered remotely via MS Teams.

    Please drop me an email alison@realemploymentlawadvice.co.uk

    Fixed Price Advice from Real Experts


    As part of our HR Harbour annual subscription service for employers we provide guidance and training for employers, supervisors and managers. If you would like to know more about the HR Harbour Service and how you can get unlimited support from as little as £210 per month please contact me for a no obligation discussion – alison@realemploymentlawadvice.co.uk or you can find full details here: HR Harbour

    Don’t forget you can contact us by telephone 01983 897003, 01722 653001, 020 3470 0007, 0191 375 9694 or 023 8098 2006

    We have a variety of free documents and letters which are available to download here: DIY Documents

    We are also on YouTube! You can find a range of topics and also listen to this podcast on YouTube here: YOUTUBE

    Zoes Law

    Raising awareness of melanoma and skin cancer. You can find more information here: https://www.facebook.com/zoepanayilaw
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    16 mins
  • What happens when an employee takes confidential information?

    What happens when an employee takes confidential information?
    Sep 13 2024

    We are often called upon by both employers and employees to advise in situations where a departing employee has taken documents or confidential information belonging to their employer.

    Sometimes this is completely innocent and there is no intention on the part of the employee to exploit the information, and in others it is taken with the intent to use in their new employment, either way this can be very worrying for employers.

    In this episode 232 of the podcast I bring you a run down of the key things employers can do if they find themselves in a situation where confidential information has been taken and how to safeguard and prevent the loss in the first place. In this episode we cover:

    • The reasons why departing employees may take confidential information or documents,
    • The immediate steps employers should take when they find out that an employee has taken confidential information.
    • The legal options available including obtaining an injunction and/or damages.
    • The potential criminal consequences of taking confidential information or documents.
    • Steps that employers can take during an employee’s employment to safeguard data.
    • The importance of a robust confidentiality clause in employment contracts.
    • When a non-disclosure agreement may be required.
    • Why you should consider post-termination restrictions in your employee contracts.
    • The points to note to ensure post-termination restrictions are enforceable.
    • Why having robust IT processes and regular audits is important.

    Training for your Team

    Would you like to arrange training for your team to reduce the risk of both unhappy employees and claims being made against you? Please get in touch for a no obligation discussion, we can offer training anywhere in the UK in person or delivered remotely via MS Teams.

    Please drop me an email alison@realemploymentlawadvice.co.uk

    Fixed Price Advice from Real Experts


    As part of our HR Harbour annual subscription service for employers we provide guidance and training for employers, supervisors and managers. If you would like to know more about the HR Harbour Service and how you can get unlimited support from as little as £210 per month please contact me for a no obligation discussion – alison@realemploymentlawadvice.co.uk or you can find full details here: HR Harbour

    Don’t forget you can contact us by telephone 01983 897003, 01722 653001, 020 3470 0007, 0191 375 9694 or 023 8098 2006

    We have a variety of free documents and letters which are available to download here: DIY Documents

    We are also on YouTube! You can find a range of topics and also listen to this podcast on YouTube here: YOUTUBE
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    23 mins

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