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Mills & Reeve is a leading UK law firm. We offer quality, concise legal advice, and we’re renowned for providing outstanding service.

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English


Episodes

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

3/27/2024
Nick Price and Charles Pigott discuss four key changes that are likely to have an impact on users’ experience of the employment tribunal.

Duration:00:12:07

Ep. 44 - Internal appeals: recent case law

2/28/2024
Remziye Ozcan and Charles Pigott draw out the lessons to be learnt from recent case law about handling internal appeals.

Duration:00:12:12

Ep. 43 - Menopause in the workplace

1/31/2024
Kate Watkins and Charles Pigott outline the law and discuss emerging best practice.

Duration:00:15:47

Ep. 42 - Review of the year 2023

12/29/2023
Charles Pigott and Lindsey Hill discuss key employment cases from 2023 and explain what legal changes to expect in 2024.

Duration:00:24:06

Ep. 41 - Unfair dismissal and misconduct

11/29/2023
Amy Durham and Charles Pigott assess the lessons to be learnt from two recent unfair dismissal cases involving employee misconduct.

Duration:00:12:34

Ep. 40 - Animals in the workplace

10/13/2023
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.

Duration:00:13:08

Ep. 39 - Confidentiality and workplace investigations

6/1/2023
Jameel Mann and Charles Pigott explore the extent to which confidentiality can and should be maintained during workplace investigations.

Duration:00:15:46

Ep. 38 - Freedom of speech in the workplace

3/24/2023
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.

Duration:00:21:37

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

3/3/2023
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.

Duration:00:09:27

Ep. 36 - Employment law review of the year 2022

1/19/2023
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.

Duration:00:20:18

Ep. 35 - What is witness familiarisation training?

11/21/2022
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.

Duration:00:06:06

Ep. 34 - Discrimination and philosophical beliefs

10/10/2022
Siȃn Jackson and Charles Pigott discuss some recent cases which have helped define the scope of protection against discrimination for those holding philosophical beliefs.

Duration:00:15:21

Ep. 33 - Employment status after Uber

7/7/2022
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

4/29/2022
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

3/28/2022
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

3/4/2022
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

1/28/2022
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

12/21/2021
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 podcast was recorded prior to the regulations being passed, however its content remains relevant.

Ep. 27 - Unlawful inducements and special circumstances

11/23/2021
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 defence in the context of the collapse of the Carillion Group.

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

10/29/2021
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.