Carrie March and Charles Pigott explore the implications of a key ruling from the Employment Appeal Tribunal on reasonable adjustments and trial periods.

Ep. 46 - New rules on holiday accrual and the calculation of holiday pay for part-year and irregular hours workers

Apr 24th, 2024 10m 38s

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.

Ep. 45 - What’s new in the employment tribunal?

Mar 27th, 2024 12m 7s

Nick Price and Charles Pigott discuss four key changes that are likely to have an impact on users’ experience of the employment tribunal.

Ep. 44 - Internal appeals: recent case law

Feb 28th, 2024 12m 12s

Remziye Ozcan and Charles Pigott draw out the lessons to be learnt from recent case law about handling internal appeals.

Ep. 43 - Menopause in the workplace

Jan 31st, 2024 15m 47s

Kate Watkins and Charles Pigott outline the law and discuss emerging best practice.

Ep. 42 - Review of the year 2023

Dec 29th, 2023 24m 6s

Charles Pigott and Lindsey Hill discuss key employment cases from 2023 and explain what legal changes to expect in 2024.

Ep. 41 - Unfair dismissal and misconduct

Nov 29th, 2023 12m 34s

Amy Durham and Charles Pigott assess the lessons to be learnt from two recent unfair dismissal cases involving employee misconduct.

Ep. 40 - Animals in the workplace

Oct 13th, 2023 13m 8s

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.

Ep. 39 - Confidentiality and workplace investigations

Jun 1st, 2023 15m 46s

Jameel Mann and Charles Pigott explore the extent to which confidentiality can and should be maintained during workplace investigations.

Ep. 38 - Freedom of speech in the workplace

Mar 24th, 2023 21m 37s

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.

Ep. 37 - The Workers (Predictable Terms and Conditions) Bill

Mar 3rd, 2023 9m 27s

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.

Ep. 36 - Employment law review of the year 2022

Jan 19th, 2023 20m 18s

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.

Ep. 35 - What is witness familiarisation training?

Nov 21st, 2022 6m 8s

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.

Ep. 34 - Discrimination and philosophical beliefs

Oct 10th, 2022 15m 21s

Siȃn Jackson and Charles Pigott discuss some recent cases which have helped define the scope of protection against discrimination for those holding philosophical beliefs.

Ep. 33 - Employment status after Uber

Jul 7th, 2022 18m 44s

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.

Ep. 32 - Living with COVID

Apr 29th, 2022 14m 58s

Alison Williams and Charles Pigott explain the new guidance which took effect on 1 April and explore its implications for employers.

Ep. 31 - Fire and re-hire

Mar 28th, 2022 15m 33s

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.

Ep. 30 - The latest on backdated holiday claims

Mar 4th, 2022 10m 57s

Charles Pigott and Emma Pattenden discuss the implications of the February 2022 Court of Appeal ruling in Smith v Pimlico Plumbers.

Ep. 29 - Key employment cases of 2021

Jan 28th, 2022 25m 13s

Mills & Reeve professional support lawyers Charles Pigott and Lindsey Hill discuss their selection of the most significant employment cases from 2021.

Ep. 28 - Compulsory COVID-19 vaccination within the NHS

Dec 21st, 2021 14m 3s

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 podcas

Ep. 27 - Unlawful inducements and special circumstances

Nov 23rd, 2021 22m 12s

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

Ep. 26 - Where to with whistleblowing protection in the UK?

Oct 29th, 2021 15m 21s

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.

Ep. 25 - Making flexible working “the default”

Sep 29th, 2021 14m 8s

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.

Ep. 24 - Step 4 and hybrid working

Jul 16th, 2021 13m 9s

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.