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Morton Fraser's podcasts from all areas of the business.www.morton-fraser.com

Episódios

  • Can supporting a particular football club amount to a philosophical belief? - Part 2

    06/10/2022 Duração: 07min

    Last year, we recorded a podcast based on media reports that an individual was seeking to argue before an Employment Tribunal that his support for Rangers Football Club amounted to a philosophical belief. Now that a judgment has been handed down in the case, David Hossack and Elise Turner revisit the relevant legal tests and consider whether this case is likely to be the last word on this point.

  • Is long-covid a disability in law?

    29/09/2022 Duração: 09min

    In our weekly podcast, David Hossack and Fiona Meek discuss the recent employment tribunal case of Quinn v Sense Scotland, where the claimant tried to argue that her diagnosis of long covid amounted to a disability and protected her against dismissal by her employer.

  • The meaningful apology

    23/09/2022 Duração: 27min

    In this latest podcast in our 'Stuck in the Middle' series, Morton Fraser's David Hossack chats with expert mediator and researcher Carolyn Hirst on the topic of apologies.

  • Can an employee retain an employer's confidential information for the purpose of future litigation?

    08/09/2022 Duração: 11min

    Elise Turner and David Hossack discuss the High Court case of Nissan Motor (GB) Ltd v Passi in which an employee retained confidential information for the purposes of a dispute. Elise and David consider the lessons that can be learned for employers seeking to protect confidential information as well as the dos and don'ts for employees.

  • Clarification of legal test for constructive dismissal

    01/09/2022 Duração: 09min

    In our latest podcast David Hossack and Andrew Gibson discuss the case of Singh v Metroline West Ltd where the EAT looked at the legal test for constructive dismissal.

  • Changing seat as a trainee solicitor

    31/08/2022 Duração: 11min

    In the latest episode of our changing seat traineeship podcast series, Chair and Partner, Jenny Dickson speaks with trainee solicitor Ryan Mitchell about how his second seat has been continuing in our Real Estate and Infrastructure division, his work with our Social Mobility ERG, and what learnings he will take with him into his next seat in Litigation.

  • Gender-critical views and discrimination at work - the Bailey case

    25/08/2022 Duração: 08min

    In our weekly podcast, David Hossack and Fiona Meek discuss the recent case of Alison Bailey v Garden Court Chambers and Stonewall, where the Employment Tribunal concluded that the claimant had been discriminated against due to her gender-critical views.

  • Sunderland v Superdry PLC: why the Claimant received over £96,000 in compensation

    18/08/2022 Duração: 10min

    In our weekly podcast, David Hossack and Fiona Meek discuss a recent case which saw a claimant being awarded over £96,000 for claims of unfair dismissal and discrimination. 

  • Home and Hybrid Working - where are we now?

    18/08/2022 Duração: 17min

    David Hossack talks to Sarah Gilzean And Hayley Johnson about how our working arrangements continue to evolve post-Covid and the potential discrimination implications arising from different approaches that employers are taking.

  • Gender-critical views and discrimination at work - the Forstater case

    11/08/2022 Duração: 09min

    In our weekly podcast, David Hossack and Fiona Meek, discuss the recent case of Forstater v CGD Europe and Others, where the Employment Tribunal concluded that the claimant had been discriminated against due to her gender-critical views.

  • Employment Law Essentials

    04/08/2022 Duração: 10min

    In this week's podcast Innes Clark and David Hossack discuss the key employment law issues that employers need to be aware of right now as well as highlighting what employers should be preparing for.

  • More holiday headaches for employers

    27/07/2022 Duração: 11min

    Innes Clark and David Hossack discuss the Supreme Court case of Harpur v Brazel which decided that employers cannot use the 12.07% holiday pay calculation for part year workers.  

  • Employee who refused to attend work due to covid concerns was fairly dismissed

    21/07/2022 Duração: 09min

    In our weekly podcast, David Hossack and Fiona Meek discuss a recent case in which the Employment Appeal Tribunal concluded that an employee who had refused to attend work due to concerns about covid had been fairly dismissed.

  • World Youth Skills Day

    15/07/2022 Duração: 19min

    Morton Fraser Partner and Chair, Jenny Dickson, is joined by Sara Cook of Volunteering Matters to discuss the importance of World Youth Skills Day, and the work that social enterprise Get the Gen do in empowering young people in the workplace and supporting businesses to develop diverse multi-generational workforces.

  • EAT finds that a belief that a person cannot change their sex/ gender at will, and a lack of belief in 'transgenderism', is protected under the Equality Act

    14/07/2022 Duração: 14min

    In this podcast, we look at a case in which the Employment Appeal Tribunal held that a Christian doctor’s belief that a person cannot change their sex/gender at will, and his lack of belief in ‘transgenderism’, were protected under the Equality Act but that no discrimination had taken place.

  • Employee ownership an option for succession planning?

    13/07/2022 Duração: 18min

    Are employee-owned businesses the answer to strong companies and a more resilient Scottish economy?  Join Partner, and Head of Corporate at Morton Fraser as he chats to Colin Grant from Time to Adapt and Sean Elliot of Network ROI about their expereinces.  This podcast forms part of Morton Fraser's Corporate Clarity series. You can find previous video episodes on our website. 

  • New Statutory Code of Practice to be issued on "fire and rehire" practices

    07/07/2022 Duração: 07min

    In this week's podcast, Nicole Moscardini and David Hossack discuss the UK Government's recent announcement that they will publish a new statutory code which aims to deter employers from using controversial "fire and rehire" tactics as well as failing to engage in meaningful consultation with their employees.

  • What legal protections exist for employees undergoing fertility treatment?

    30/06/2022 Duração: 07min

    With reportedly more than 3.5 million people in the UK experiencing fertility problems, Elise Turner and David Hossack discuss the legal protections available for employees undergoing fertility treatment and the types of things that employers should be thinking about in order to support those employees.

  • 10% of women are leaving their job because of menopause

    23/06/2022 Duração: 11min

    David Hossack talks to Sarah Gilzean about a recent survey into how menopause affects women at work and what employers should be doing to help retain employees and reduce the risk of claims.

  • What should you do if an employee is suspected of a criminal offence?

    16/06/2022 Duração: 13min

    In this podcast Hayley Johnson and David Hossack discuss the steps employers should take when a member of staff is suspected of comitting a criminal offence and how the disciplinary procedure interacts with any ongoing criminal investigation.

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