Morton Fraser's Podcasts

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

Episódios

  • 14 year old employee discriminated against on the grounds of age

    24/11/2021 Duração: 06min

    Whilst most age discrimination cases focus on older employees, in our weekly employment podcast David Hossack and Caroline Maher discuss an interesting Employment Tribunal case in which a schoolgirl successfully argued that she had been discriminated against on the grounds of her age.

  • Masterclass in Personal Injury and Medical Negligence Claims

    22/11/2021 Duração: 14min

    In the first episode of our six-part series discussing personal injury and medical negligence claims, experts, David Hossack, Nicola Edgar and Derek Couper will share their experience of the challenges and opportunities most often encountered when acting on behalf of individuals in pursuing claims resulting from injury, misdiagnosis, disease or death. They will also provide an introduction into the range of topics that will be covered in the series over the coming months. The six-part series is aimed at solicitors working in this area of law. It will focus on a variety of topics which are relevant to everyday practice including the key issues a claimant must overcome in order to achieve a successful outcome to their case, the investigation of liability, the most effective ways to quantify losses to ensure no disadvantage is unaccounted for when negotiating appropriate compensation, how best to fund claims, and key lessons in recovering expenses including maximisation of judicial accounts. The impact of COVID-

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

    16/11/2021 Duração: 11min

    Following recent media reports that an individual is seeking to argue that his support of Rangers Football Club amounts to a philosophical belief for the purposes of the Equality Act 2010, Partner David Hossack and Senior Associate Elise Turner discuss the relevant legal tests and whether being a supporter of a football club is likely to be protected.

  • Employer liability in whistleblowing claims

    08/11/2021 Duração: 07min

    Can a line be drawn between an employer's decision to dismiss and the actions of a manager?

  • Ethical veganism as a protected belief: Jordi Casamitjana's journey to success

    01/11/2021 Duração: 16min

    Sarah Gilzean talks to Jordi Casamitjana about how he succeeded in establishing protection under the Equality Act for his beliefs as an ethical vegan and what this means for employers and employees.  

  • A "haunting" reminder for employers about the importance of a fair investigation in unfair dismissal cases

    27/10/2021 Duração: 12min

    With Halloween fast approaching, David Hossack and Fiona Meek discuss a recent Employment Tribunal decision in which a teacher was unfairly dismissed after a pupil claimed he was locked in a haunted cupboard.      

  • Mentoring the future

    26/10/2021 Duração: 12min

    Each one of us has a role to play in shaping the people of tomorrow. Mentoring is such a fantastic way to achieve that and is one of the reasons we're working with MCR Pathways. Listen to our latest podcast which details why mentoring is so important, how we're involved and what you can do to help. Music in the background from Fesliyan Studios

  • Employment law essentials - Tribunal claim risks and what employers need to prepare for

    21/10/2021 Duração: 11min

    In our weekly podcast, David Hossack and Innes Clark discuss 3 areas of risk that employers are currently facing as well as looking at what employers should have on their radar.

  • Argument over chicken nuggets results in unfair dismissal

    14/10/2021 Duração: 09min

    In our weekly podcast, Partner David Hossack and Senior Solicitor Fiona Meek discuss a recent Employment Tribunal case which centred around a dismissal for gross misconduct following a dispute in a staff canteen.

  • Failure to consider flexible working request properly costs employer over £180,000

    06/10/2021 Duração: 11min

    In our weekly podcast, Partner David Hossack and Senior Solicitor Fiona Meek discuss a recent case which has been in the news, where an employee was awarded a significant amount of compensation following her employer's failure to properly consider her flexible working request.

  • Can calling someone a grandma amount to age discrimination?

    30/09/2021 Duração: 10min

    In our weekly podcast, Partner David Hossack and Senior Solicitor Fiona Meek discuss a recent case where the Employment Tribunal looked at the question of age discrimination in the context of comments referring to the Claimant as a grandmother.

  • In conversation with Alan Wilson of SELECT

    24/09/2021 Duração: 29min

    Neil Kelly, Partner, is joined by Alan Wilson, Managing Director of SELECT and Chair of the Scottish Construction Industry Coronavirus Forum (CICV), to discuss the issues facing Scotland's construction sector.

  • What Inclusion week means to us

    21/09/2021 Duração: 12min

    Morton Fraser joins the call to be #UnitedForInclusion as we work to create a platform for our young people to be and do whatever they want. Whether your interest is in law, finance, marketing or IT, reaching your potential shouldn’t be dictated by where you grew up or what school you went to.  Hear from Ryan, one of our 2021 trainees, who came to Morton Fraser from one of the most deprived areas in Scotland

  • Employee monitoring and home working

    17/09/2021 Duração: 09min

    In our latest podcast, David Hossack discusses with Alan Delaney the hot topic of monitoring workers at home as well as the privacy implications of the increasingly sophisticated tools available to employers. What legal restraints operate in this controversial area and what steps can employers take to navigate the risks?

  • Is it discrimination to send a pregnant employee home because of Covid risks?

    16/09/2021 Duração: 09min

    David Hossack talks to Sarah Gilzean about the recent case of Prosser v community gateway association ltd and what employers should consider when dealing with pregnant employees during the pandemic.

  • Extension of Right to Work concessions

    10/09/2021 Duração: 12min

    David Hossack and Stuart McWilliams discuss how COVID has affected Right to Work checks, and what the extension of these concessions means for employers.

  • When is the dismissal of an employee following a criminal charge fair?

    06/09/2021 Duração: 14min

    Has a new approach to the potentially fair reason for dismissal of an employee following their arrest and charge, but before conviction, been identified?

  • Stand By Your Client: Online / Remote Mediation

    01/09/2021 Duração: 11min

    In the tenth and final podcast from our series on how to best represent your client at mediation, David Hossack and Laura McKenna discuss the advantages and concerns about online mediation.  They consider what the future might hold for online mediation, as well as a summary of the other topics looked at in the series and their top tips for lawyers representing clients at mediation.

  • ECJ ruling on religious dress to be treated with caution

    26/08/2021 Duração: 09min

    David Hossack talks to discrimination expert Sarah Gilzean about a recent case where the ECJ found that banning all forms of religious dress was not discriminatory and they discuss whether the case is likely to be followed in the UK.

  • Right to work after Brexit

    19/08/2021 Duração: 09min

    David Hossack and business immigration expert Stuart McWilliams discuss what an employer should do if they identify a member of staff who has missed the deadline for applying for status after Brexit.

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