Morton Fraser's Podcasts
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Morton Fraser's podcasts from all areas of the business.www.morton-fraser.com
Episódios
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Mental health: why reasonable adjustments should be proactively considered at an early stage
09/06/2022 Duração: 10minDavid Hossack talks to Sarah Gilzean and Fiona Meek about the recent case of Abrahart v University of Bristol which has lessons for employers as well as educational institutions about the importance of making reasonable adjustments at an early stage in cases involving mental health and disability.
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Can being called bald amount to discrimination?
02/06/2022 Duração: 08minIn this week's podcast David Hossack and Caroline Maher discuss a case in which an Employment Tribunal held that a comment about an employee's baldness amounted to harassment on the grounds of sex.
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How to deal with employees caught watching adult content at work
20/05/2022 Duração: 07minIn this week's podcast, and in light of recent news headlines, David Hossack and Fiona Meek discuss how employers should deal with employees caught viewing adult material at work and what pitfalls to avoid if taking disciplinary action.
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Workplace disputes - the top 5 reasons why employees sue their employers
18/05/2022 Duração: 14minIn this week's podcast, David Hossack and Hayley Johnson discuss the key factors that lead to employees taking action against their employer.
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Reflections on the health and wellbeing at work survey from CIPD/Simplyhealth
12/05/2022 Duração: 10minInnes Clark and David Hossack discuss the key findings of this wide ranging survey including the main causes of workplace stress and the pivotal role of managers in employee health and wellbeing.
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Inclusive workspaces - supporting neurodiversity in the workplace
04/05/2022 Duração: 14minDavid Hossack speaks to Hannah Marshall on what employers can do to change their workplace practices to better support neurodiverse employees and what reasonable adjustments may be appropriate.
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Ethnicity Pay Gap Reporting - What's Next?
26/04/2022 Duração: 10minDavid Hossack talks to discrimination expert Sarah Gilzean about the updated position on UK Government plans for Ethnicity Pay Gap Reporting and what the future may hold. Both David and Sarah are avid users of Twitter. Their handles are @SarahGilzean and @DavidHossack_MF
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Injury to feelings awards increase for discrimination claims
21/04/2022 Duração: 09minWith the latest increases to the Vento bands coming into force in April, David Hossack and Fiona Meek discuss how an Employment Tribunal approaches compensating injury to feelings in discrimination claims.
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Employment Tribunal finds employee was harassed in relation to comments about menopause and unfairly dismissed following her raising Covid concerns.
14/04/2022 Duração: 09minn our weekly podcast, David Hossack and Fiona Meek discuss a recent employment tribunal case which saw an employee automatically unfairly dismissed following her raising Covid concerns. They also discuss the tribunal finding that she was harassed as a result of comments made as to whether she was menopausal.
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Ukraine: protecting those seeking work from exploitation
07/04/2022 Duração: 11minIn our weekly employment podcast, David Hossack and Lindsey Cartwright discuss some of the potential implications of so many Ukrainians being displaced so suddenly, from an employment law perspective. What protections are there and what can organisations do to make sure that they don't give business opportunities to those who may try to exploit some of the World's most vulnerable workers? Content Warning: Slavery, Human Trafficking, Sexual Harassment. This podcast discusses issues of slavery, human trafficking and sexual harassment. Listener discretion is advised.
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Stuck in the Middle, an interview with mediator Anna Howard
06/04/2022 Duração: 22minIn this podcast in our "Stuck in the Middle" mediation series, David Hossack speaks with mediator and author Anna Howard about her insightful book on mediation ""EU Cross-Border Commercial Mediation: Listening to Disputants - Changing the Frame; Framing the Changes". In the podcast Anna sets out the result of her findings on why mediation is not as widely adopted as it might and offers a different perspective on how it might be promoted. This highly recommended book is available from Kluwer's online store: https://law-store.wolterskluwer.com/s/product/changing-the-frame-framing-the-changes/01t0f00000J4qNR and discount of 25% is available for listeners by using the code 25CBCM22
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April employment law changes - what employers need to know
30/03/2022 Duração: 07minIn our weekly employment law podcast, David Hossack and Innes Clark discuss the key employment law changes taking place in April.
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Employment Law: P&O Ferries - Dismissed without warning
24/03/2022 Duração: 14minIn our weekly employment podcast, David Hossack and Lindsey Cartwright discuss the recent high profile mass dismissals involving employees of P&O Ferries and consider the legal issues involved.
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Employment Law: What is "Jobfishing" and what can employees do to protect themselves?
17/03/2022 Duração: 11minIn our weekly employment podcast, Elise Turner and David Hossack discuss the recent BBC Three documentary "Jobfished". This reported the story of 52 individuals who were conned into months of working for free for a fake company and consider what, if anything, employees can do to protect themselves from becoming victims of such a scam.
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Employment Law: If an employer pays in lieu of notice following a resignation does that convert the resignation into a dismissal?
11/03/2022 Duração: 09minIn our weekly employment law podcast David Hossack and Innes Clark discuss a recent case where the key issue was whether payment of a contractual PILON converted a resignation into a dismissal.
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#BreakTheBias
08/03/2022 Duração: 15minAs we celebrate #InternationalWomensDay, Chair Jenny Dickson, HR Director Martin Glover and Senior Associate Sarah Gilzean sit down to discuss the importance of the day, the current missions of IWD with particular focus on 'Women at Work' and highlight what Morton Fraser are doing to forge an inclusive work culture.
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Mediation: Do lawyers use mediation? - Survey results
03/03/2022 Duração: 17minIn the quest to encourage the use of mediation as an effective method to resolve disputes, mediators David Hossack and Laura McKenna surveyed lawyers in Scotland to gauge the use of mediation and the obstacles which may be preventing its use. In this podcast, they discuss the results and consider what could be done to improve things to better meet clients' needs
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Employment Law: Holiday pay claims post-Pimlico
03/03/2022 Duração: 07minIn our weekly employment podcast, David Hossack and Lindsey Cartwright discuss the implications of the latest case concerning holiday pay as it relates to the accrual of leave (and any payment due on termination) where workers have been denied the right to paid leave.
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Changing Seat as a Trainee Solicitor
01/03/2022 Duração: 09minAs part of the traineeship program here it at Morton Fraser, it is customary to rotate to different divisions every 6 months in order to gain new experiences and learn about different areas of the law. Chair and partner, Jenny Dickson catches up with trainee solicitor Ryan Mitchell to discuss how his first seat in our Real Estate and Infrastructure division has been and to highlight some of the learnings he will take onto his next seat.
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Employment Law: Can an employee remove confidential documents belonging to their employer in order to seek legal advice?
24/02/2022 Duração: 07minIn our weekly employment podcast, David Hossack and Fiona Meek discuss a recent case which looked at whether employees are entitled to remove confidential documents from their employer in anticipation of legal proceedings.