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Employment Law MattersReplay - Top 5 SOSR dismissalsThis is a replay version of an episode originally published in July 2019. Please note that any law discussed in the episode may be out of date.SOSR is like a classic car. It can work well but only in the right conditions. An employer must have a fair reason to dismiss an employee.When other avenues are exhausted, employers can sort to SOSR - which stands for ‘some other substantial reason’. Rather unhelpfully, there is no definition or guidance about its meaning. It must be 'substantial', which can include anything that is not frivol...2025-03-1812 minEmployment Law MattersReplay - Why Verbal Warnings Annoy meThis is a replay version of an episode originally published in June 2020. Please note that any law discussed in the episode may be out of date.What do you get when you record a verbal warning in writing? A paradox, that’s what! In this light-hearted episode, Daniel Barnett reveals the things that really annoy him, and shares the result of his Twitter Poll on who even uses them any more.🎁 FREE STUFFEmployment law updates – www.danielbarnett.com My YouTube channel - www.youtubelegal.co.ukAsk a question - www.danielbarnett...2025-02-1811 minEmployment Law MattersReplay - Making an Occupational Health ReferralThis is a replay version of an episode originally published in January 2020. Please note that any law discussed in the episode may be out of date.In this episode, Daniel Barnett offers practical guidance and shares the do’s and don’ts when making referrals.In this episode, you’ll learn: what sort of questions you should ask the OH practitioner? when to make an OH referral? what you should do if an employee is reluctant or refusing to attend an occupational health examination? what should you expect from an occupational health report?Are you a...2024-10-0314 minEmployment Law MattersBonus Episode - Prize DrawIn this episode, I announce the prize winners.www.danielbarnett.com/podcastreviewsCongratulations Enka77 on winning the first prize - a place on the Virtual Employment Law Academy www.virtualemploymentlawacademy.com Congratulations to the winners of the second prize, a copy of my Employment Law Handbook - www.employmentlawhandbook.co.uk:James W MossJacqueresOhheyamyAsknoquestionsHRM1550Mike ClyneThis podcast is supported by Occupational Health Assessment Ltd, Policies 2024 and by HR Inner Circle.🎁 FRE...2024-07-0310 minEmployment Law MattersBonus episode: season 9, sponsors and reviewsSeason 9 will launch in the autumn. Please send any suggestions to podcast@danielbarnett.co.uk.If you are interested in sponsoring Season 9, please head over to www.danielbarnett.com/sponsorpodcast for further details. Leave a podcast review before 11 June 2024 to be entered into the prize draw, announced 21 June 2024. Full details of the competition at www.danielbarnett.com/podcastreviews.This podcast is supported by Occupational Health Assessment Ltd, Policies 2024 and by HR Inner Circle.Leave a review for this podcast before 11 June 2024 and win a prize - www.danielbarnett.com/podcastreviews🎁 FREE STUFF...2024-06-0604 minEmployment Law MattersListener CompetitionLeave a review for this podcast before 11 June 2024 and win a prize - www.danielbarnett.com/podcastreviews🎁 FREE STUFFEmployment law updates – www.danielbarnett.com My YouTube channel - www.youtubelegal.co.uk💎 PRODUCTS, MEMBERSHIPS AND COURSESHR Platinum Policy Package 2024 – www.polices2024.comThe Virtual Employment Law Academy – www.virtualemploymentlawacademy.comJoin the HR Inner Circle – www.hrinnercircle.co.ukUltimate Employment Law 2024 - https://danielbarnett.com/ultimate2024/Employment Tribunal Compensation course - https://courses.virtualemploymentlawacademy.com/p/employment-tribunalChanging Terms and Conditio...2024-05-0307 minEmployment Law MattersS7E06 - TUPE: Part TwoLearn all about TUPE with Daniel Barnett in this three part series. This is part two.This podcast is supported by WorkNest and by Watershed and by the HR Inner Circle (the UK's leading community for smart, ambitious HR Professionals).If you're an HR Professional, come and join me at www.hrsecretstour.com🎁 FREE STUFFEmployment law updates – www.danielbarnett.com My YouTube channel - www.youtubelegal.co.ukAsk a question - www.danielbarnett.com/podcastquestion💎 PRODUCTS, MEMBERSHIPS AND COURSESJoin the HR Inner C...2023-10-3154 minEmployment Law MattersS7E05 - TUPE: Part OneLearn all about TUPE with Daniel Barnett in this three part series. This is part one.This podcast is supported by WorkNest and by Watershed and by the HR Inner Circle (the UK's leading community for smart, ambitious HR Professionals).If you're an HR Professional, come and join me at www.hrsecretstour.com🎁 FREE STUFFEmployment law updates – www.danielbarnett.com My YouTube channel - www.youtubelegal.co.ukAsk a question - www.danielbarnett.com/podcastquestion💎 PRODUCTS, MEMBERSHIPS AND COURSESJoin the HR Inner...2023-10-2454 minEmployment Law MattersS6E4A - HR Policies 2023 - bonus episodeThis is a bonus episode, to tell you a little about my new HR Policies for 2023 - www.policies2023.com.Find out more about the entire Platinum Policy Suite, consisting of:26 compliant, up to date HR Policiestwo template employment contractsan implementation kit, showing businesses EXACTLY how to implement the policies, including an implementation guide, template letters, FAQs for employees and morea 'business in a box' marketing kit, containing a resale license, a template sales letter, keyword research and more. This series is supported by rradar and by Breedon Consulting and by the HR...2023-04-2049 minEmployment Law MattersS6E2 - Mental Health at Work (with Jodie Hill)In this episode, you’ll learn about mental health in the workplace, including:-How to reconcile the tension between poor performance and looking after employees mental health.How to become a mental health first aiderIs an occupational health report better than a GP report?Daniel discusses the topic with Jodie Hill from Thrive Law.This podcast is supported by rradar and by Breedon Consulting and by the HR Inner Circle.🎁 FREE STUFFEmployment law updates – www.danielbarnett.com My YouTube channel - www.youtubelegal.co.ukAsk a question - w...2023-04-0425 minEmployment Law MattersS6E1 - Tribunal Procedure (with Jude Shepherd)In this episode, you’ll learn about tribunal procedure, including:-Can a Claimant speak to the press while the case is ongoing?Are covert phone recordings admissible?What can you do if a witness is not available for the hearing?Daniel discusses the topic with Jude Shepherd from 42 Bedford Row.This podcast is supported by rradar and by Breedon Consulting and by the HR Inner Circle.🎁 FREE STUFFEmployment law updates – www.danielbarnett.com My YouTube channel - www.youtubelegal.co.ukAsk a question - www.danielba...2023-03-2822 minEmployment Law MattersS5E10 - Stupid Tribunal Applications (with Michael Salter)In this episode, you’ll learn about stupid tribunal applications, including:-what types of applications are commonunless orders and strike out applicationscosts in the employment tribunalDaniel discusses the topic with Michael Salter from 42 Bedford Row.This podcast is supported by didlaw and by Recruitment HR and by the HR Inner Circle (the UK's leading community for smart, ambitious HR Professionals).🎁 FREE STUFFEmployment law updates – www.danielbarnett.com My YouTube channel - www.youtubelegal.co.ukAsk a question - www.danielbarnett.com/podcastquestion💎 PRODUCTS...2022-11-2230 minEmployment Law MattersS5E9 - Flexible Working (with Rebecca Tuck KC)In this episode, you’ll learn about flexible working, including:what’s happened during and since Covidwhat the government proposals for reform arewhat happens in the future if the proposals don’t go throughDaniel discusses the topic with Rebecca Tuck KC from Old Square Chambers.This podcast is supported by didlaw and by Recruitment HR and by the HR Inner Circle (the UK's leading community for smart, ambitious HR Professionals).🎁 FREE STUFFEmployment law updates – www.danielbarnett.com My YouTube channel - www.youtubelegal.co.ukAsk a question - www.dan...2022-11-1529 minEmployment Law MattersS5E8 - Life as a Law Centre Advisor (with Audrey Ludwig)In this episode, you’ll learn about a day in the life of a law centre advisor, including:what a typical day working in a law centre involveshow early settlement opportunities can be missedwhy it’s a myth that employment tribunals are so straightforward that you can represent yourselfDaniel discusses the topic with Audrey Ludwig from Suffolk Law Centre.This podcast is supported by didlaw and by Recruitment HR and by the HR Inner Circle (the UK's leading community for smart, ambitious HR Professionals).🎁 FREE STUFFEmployment law updates – www.danielba...2022-11-0840 minEmployment Law MattersS5E7 - Grievances about Grievances (with Simon Stephen)In this episode, you’ll learn all about grievances in the workplace, including:-whether grievances actually solve anythingwhat to do when you think a grievance is false or malicioushow to deal with grievances raised during other processes, such as disciplinary or redundancy processesDaniel discusses the topic with Simon Stephen from Gowling WLG.This podcast is supported by didlaw and by Recruitment HR and by the HR Inner Circle (the UK's leading community for smart, ambitious HR Professionals).🎁 FREE STUFFEmployment law updates – www.danielbarnett.com My YouTube channel - www.youtubel...2022-11-0139 minEmployment Law MattersS5E6 - Constructive Dismissal (with Marc Jones)In this episode, you’ll learn about constructive dismissal, including:-what amounts to a repudiatory breach?waiving the breachthe 'last straw' doctrineDaniel discusses the topic with Marc Jones from Marjon Law.This podcast is supported by didlaw and by Recruitment HR and by the HR Inner Circle (the UK's leading community for smart, ambitious HR Professionals).🎁 FREE STUFFEmployment law updates – www.danielbarnett.com My YouTube channel - www.youtubelegal.co.ukAsk a question - www.danielbarnett.com/podcastquestion💎 PRODUCTS, MEMBERSHIPS AND COURSESJoin...2022-10-2527 minEmployment Law MattersS5E5 - Social Media and Free Speech at Work (with Gus Baker)In this episode, you’ll learn about social media and free speech at work, including:-dismissal following social media postsprotected beliefs under the Equality Acthow to deal with complaints about speech outside of workDaniel discusses the topic with Gus Baker from Outer Temple Chambers.This podcast is supported by didlaw and by Recruitment HR and by the HR Inner Circle.🎁 FREE STUFFEmployment law updates – www.danielbarnett.com My YouTube channel - www.youtubelegal.co.ukAsk a question - www.danielbarnett.com/podcastquestion💎 PRODUCTS...2022-10-1827 minEmployment Law MattersS5E4 - Life as a Trade Union Official (with Tristan Ashby)In this episode, you’ll learn about the role of a trade union representative, including:-balancing being an employee and trade union officiallife as a chief executive of a trade unionindividual casework v collective negotiationsDaniel discusses the topic with Tristan Ashby from the Fire and Rescue Services Association.This podcast is supported by didlaw and by Recruitment HR and by the HR Inner Circle.🎁 FREE STUFFEmployment law updates – www.danielbarnett.com My YouTube channel - www.youtubelegal.co.ukAsk a question - www.danielbarnett.com/podcastquestio...2022-10-1136 minEmployment Law MattersS5E3 - Tricky Issues with Pregnancy and Maternity Rights (with Betsan Criddle KC)In this episode, you’ll learn about the tricky issues associated with pregnancy and maternity rights in the workplace, including:-how pregnancy/maternity is legally different from other protected characteristicstricky pay issues, eg should women on maternity pay receive bonuses paid to other employees?tricky issues to do with redundancy, eg what happens when an employer realises that it doesn’t need the role any more, as there’s no impact on the business when the woman is off?Daniel discusses the topic with Betsan Criddle KC from Old Square Chambers.This podcast is support...2022-10-0433 minEmployment Law MattersS5E2 - Reasonable Adjustments (with Kate Lea)In this episode, you’ll learn about making reasonable adjustments in the workplace, including:what are reasonable adjustments?when should employers make such adjustments? common adjustments in the workplaceDaniel discusses the topic with Kate Lea from didlaw.This podcast is supported by didlaw and by Recruitment HR and by the HR Inner Circle (the UK's leading community for smart, ambitious HR Professionals).🎁 FREE STUFFEmployment law updates – www.danielbarnett.com My YouTube channel - www.youtubelegal.co.ukAsk a question - www.danielbarnett.com/podcastquestion💎 PRODUCTS, MEMBERSH...2022-09-2750 minEmployment Law MattersS5E1 - Harassment (with Paul Livingston)In this episode, you’ll learn about workplace harassment, including:-what is harassment?employer’s liability and the statutory defencehow to deal with anonymous complaintsDaniel discusses the topic with Paul Livingston from Outer Temple Chambers.This podcast is supported by didlaw and by Recruitment HR and by the HR Inner Circle (the UK's leading community for smart, ambitious HR Professionals).🎁 FREE STUFFEmployment law updates – www.danielbarnett.com My YouTube channel - www.youtubelegal.co.ukAsk a question - www.danielbarnett.com/podcastquestion💎 PRODUCTS, MEMBERSHIPS AND COU...2022-09-2055 minEmployment Law MattersS4E10 - Being a Good Witness (with Sean Jones QC)In this episode, you’ll learn how to be a good witness in an employment tribunal, including:what is your job as a witness?should you prepare in advance?how to answer questions during cross-examinationDaniel discusses the topic with Sean Jones QC from 11KBW.This podcast is supported by Hunter Law and by FeMan Consulting, and by the HR Inner Circle (the UK's leading community for smart, ambitious HR Professionals).🎁 FREE STUFFEmployment law updates – www.danielbarnett.com My YouTube channel - www.youtubelegal.co.ukAsk a question - w...2022-06-1433 minEmployment Law MattersS4E9 - Life as an HR Consultant (with Donna Negus)In this episode, you’ll learn about the day-to-day life of an HR consultant and what their role involve , including:what a typical day looks likemarketing and attracting new clientsdealing with clients and managing expectations onboarding new clients and using their softwareDaniel discusses the topic with Donna Negus from Sekoya.This podcast is supported by Hunter Law and by FeMan Consulting, and by the HR Inner Circle (the UK's leading community for smart, ambitious HR Professionals).🎁 FREE STUFFEmployment law updates – www.danielbarnett.com My YouTube channel - www.youtubelegal...2022-06-0737 minEmployment Law MattersS4E8 - What next for the theory and practice of HRM? (with Professor Roger Seifert)In this episode, you’ll learn about the future for the theory and practice of HRM, including:-macro-economics: brexit, covid-19 etc.micro-economics: increase in part-time work, wage pressures etc.HRM fantasies HRM realitiesDaniel discusses the topic with Professor Roger Seifert.This podcast is supported by Hunter Law and by FeMan Consulting, and by the HR Inner Circle (the UK's leading community for smart, ambitious HR Professionals).🎁 FREE STUFFEmployment law updates – www.danielbarnett.com My YouTube channel - www.youtubelegal.co.ukAsk a question - www.danielbarnett...2022-05-3139 minEmployment Law MattersS4E7 - Employment Disputes in the MetaVerse (with Tarun Tawakley)In this episode, you’ll learn how employment law might cope – or not cope – with problems presented by emerging technology, including:-How people’s choice of avatars can throw up diversity issues. What happens if employees or managers ‘try on’ different skin colours? Should a pregnant woman at a job interview hide the fact she’s pregnant with her avatar, or use an avatar which shows her pregnancy? How does the duty to make reasonable adjustments engage when a physically disabled employee uses an able-bodied avatar?Could inappropriate behaviour with an AI character (so not a real person) give rise...2022-05-2428 minEmployment Law MattersS4E6 - Landmark Cases in Labour Law (with Professors Alan Bogg and Anne Davies)In this episode, you'll discover some of the most important labour law cases from the past 50 years, including:-Iceland Frozen Foods v JonesWilson v Associated Newspapers; Wilson v UKO’Kelly v Trusthouse Forte Autoclenz v BelcherDaniel discusses the topic with Professors Alan Bogg and Anne Davies.This podcast is supported by Hunter Law and by FeMan Consulting, and by the HR Inner Circle (the UK's leading community for smart, ambitious HR Professionals).🎁 FREE STUFFEmployment law updates – www.danielbarnett.com My YouTube channel - www.youtubelegal.co.ukAsk a que...2022-05-1744 minEmployment Law MattersS4E5 - Paperless Working (with Michael Salter)In this episode, you’ll learn about the benefits of paperless working and how to make the most of technology to improve your productivity, including:-the advantages of paperless workingmaking the most of paperless working during and outside of a hearinghow to automate your systems of paperless workingDaniel discusses the topic with Michael Salter from 42 Bedford Row.This podcast is supported by Hunter Law and by FeMan Consulting, and by the HR Inner Circle (the UK's leading community for smart, ambitious HR Professionals).🎁 FREE STUFFEmployment law updates – www.danielbar...2022-05-1050 minEmployment Law MattersS4E4 - Employment Background Checks (with Mike Clyne)In this episode, you’ll learn how to conduct employment background checks including:why do screening?what screening can be done?how does screening interact with an employees' right to private life?Daniel discusses the topic with Mike Clyne from FeMan Consulting.This podcast is supported by Hunter Law and by FeMan Consulting, and by the HR Inner Circle (the UK's leading community for smart, ambitious HR Professionals).🎁 FREE STUFFEmployment law updates – www.danielbarnett.com My YouTube channel - www.youtubelegal.co.ukAsk a question - www.danielba...2022-05-0345 minEmployment Law MattersS4E3 - Definition of Disability (with Karen Jackson)In this episode, you’ll learn about the definition of disability under the Equality Act 2010, including:the different limbs of the definition of disability;when fluctuating and recurring conditions qualify as a disability;whether covid 19 and long covid are disabilities; andinvisible disabilities, and the challenges they present.Daniel discusses the topic with Karen Jackson from didlaw.This podcast is supported by Hunter Law and by FeMan Consulting, and by the HR Inner Circle (the UK's leading community for smart, ambitious HR Professionals).🎁 FREE STUFFEmployment law updates – www.danielba...2022-04-2648 minEmployment Law MattersS4E2 - Workplace Mediation (with Antony Sendall)In this episode, you’ll learn about the value of workplace mediation and how it works, including:-when mediation is most effectivewhat outcomes you can expect from mediationthe costs involvedDaniel discusses the topic with Antony Sendall from Littleton Chambers, who is also a Director of a Workplace mediation company called Mediation Rescue.This podcast is supported by Hunter Law and by FeMan Consulting, and by the HR Inner Circle (the UK's leading community for smart, ambitious HR Professionals).🎁 FREE STUFFEmployment law updates – www.danielbarnett.com My YouTube channel - ww...2022-04-1935 minEmployment Law MattersS4E1 - Managing an Occupational Health Referral (with Gillian Howard)In this episode, you’ll learn how to get the most out of an occupational health referral, including:-how to find the right occupational health practitionerwhether cloud video platform assessments are satisfactory replacement for face to face assessmentshow to deal with employees who won’t cooperateDaniel discusses the topic with Gillian Howard.This podcast is supported by Hunter Law and by FeMan Consulting, and by the HR Inner Circle (the UK's leading community for smart, ambitious HR Professionals).🎁 FREE STUFFEmployment law updates – www.danielbarnett.com My YouTube channel - www.y...2022-04-1236 minEmployment Law MattersS3E10 - Ten Top Tips for Case Management Hearings (with Michael Salter)In this episode, you’ll learn how to prepare for and run a case management hearing in the employment tribunal, including:Why you should follow Isaac Asimov’s three laws of roboticsThe unknown knownsHow to be a hero in front of the judge.Daniel discusses the topic with Michael Salter from 42 Bedford Row.This podcast is supported by Watson Ramsbotton Solicitors and by Cover Clinic, and by the HR Inner Circle.🎁 FREE STUFFEmployment law updates – www.danielbarnett.com My YouTube channel - www.youtubelegal.co.ukAsk a question...2022-01-2549 minEmployment Law MattersS3E9 - Long Covid and Occupational Health (with Anna Harrington)In this episode you'll learn:Long Covid - why it needs to be on the employer radar?Red flag symptoms and what the employee must avoid doing.The most common symptoms. Will they be disabled?How to return someone to work who has residual long covid symptoms including adjustment ideas.Daniel discusses the topic with Anna Harrington, the Founder, Managing Director and Clinical Lead for WHIB (Wellbeing & Health in Business), an occupational health provider.This podcast is supported by Watson Ramsbotton Solicitors and by Cover Clinic, and by the HR Inner Circle.2022-01-1830 minEmployment Law MattersS3E7 - Flexible Working (with Jason Braier)In today’s episode, you’ll learn:-how to make a flexible working applicationthe grounds on which an employer can refuse a requesthow to challenge an employer’s decision; andhow tribunals have been dealing with cases involving flexible working requests.Daniel discusses the topic with Jason Braier from 42 Bedford Row.This podcast is supported by Watson Ramsbotton Solicitors and by Cover Clinic, and by the HR Inner Circle .🎁 FREE STUFFEmployment law updates – www.danielbarnett.com My YouTube channel - www.youtubelegal.co.ukAsk a question - www...2022-01-0446 minEmployment Law MattersS3E6 - Restrictive Covenants (with Jeremy Scott-Joynt)In this episode, you’ll learn:-How wide restrictive covenants can beHow you can enforce them, and why they go wrongThe golden rules for using restrictive covenantsDaniel discusses the topic with Jeremy Scott-Joynt from Outer Temple Chambers.This podcast is supported by Watson Ramsbotton Solicitors and by Cover Clinic, and by the HR Inner Circle.🎁 FREE STUFFEmployment law updates – www.danielbarnett.com My YouTube channel - www.youtubelegal.co.ukAsk a question - www.danielbarnett.com/podcastquestion💎 PRODUCTS, MEMBERSHIPS AND COURSESJoin the HR Inn...2021-12-2855 minEmployment Law MattersS3E5 - Views from a Regional Employment Judge (with REJ Wade)In this episode you'll learn:when you can expect new cases to be listed for hearinghow to help the tribunal help youa behind the scenes look at a day in the life of a REJwhat London Central tribunal is doing to recover from the Covid-related issues.Daniel is joined by Regional Employment Judge Wade, the Judge in charge of the London Central Employment Tribunal region.This podcast is supported by Watson Ramsbotton Solicitors and by Cover Clinic, and by the HR Inner Circle.🎁 FREE STUFFEmployment law updates – www.danielbarnett.com My You...2021-12-2155 minEmployment Law MattersS3E3 - Age Discrimination (with Naomi Ling) In this episode you'll learn:how something which appears age discriminatory can – and can’t – be justified how tribunals approach the complex question of what is, and isn’t, a legitimate aimmy favourite episode from LA LawDaniel discusses the topic with Naomi Ling from Outer Temple Chambers. This podcast is supported by Watson Ramsbotton Solicitors and by Cover Clinic, and by the HR Inner Circle (the UK's leading community for smart, ambitious HR Professionals)🎁 FREE STUFFEmployment law updates – www.danielbarnett.com My YouTube channel - www.youtubelegal.co.uk2021-12-0735 minEmployment Law MattersS3E2 - Menopause (with Amanda Steadman)In this episode you'll learn:why is the menopause a workplace issue?why celebrities are now speaking publicly about itwhat legal protections do menopausal workers have?what should be in a good menopause policyDaniel discusses the topic with Amanda Steadman of BDBF, who can also be contacted via Twitter. This podcast is supported by Watson Ramsbotton Solicitors and by Cover Clinic, and by the HR Inner Circle (the UK's leading community for smart, ambitious HR Professionals)🎁 FREE STUFFEmployment law updates – www.danielbarnett.com My YouTube channel - www.yout...2021-11-3040 min
Walking in Faith with Bishop Daly6: Priestly Formation and a Growing Seminary Program with Fr. Daniel BarnettBishop Daly welcomes Fr. Daniel Barnett to discuss the new program of priestly formation being finalized in Rome. The new program includes a new requirement called the propaedeutic phase. Father Barnett explains this new phase and the expansion of Bishop White Seminary to accommodate more young men entering formation.
Walking in Faith with Bishop Daly is a production of the Catholic Diocese of Spokane. Walking in Faith is hosted by Bishop Thomas Daly and is produced and edited by Mitchell Palmquist. Free music for non-commercial use from Fesliyan Studios.Special Guest: Father Daniel Barnett.2021-02-2427 minEmployment Law MattersS1E68 - Changing Terms & Conditions after a TUPE TransferOne particularly fraught question in dealing with TUPE transfers is the extent to which employers and employees can agree to change the terms and conditions of a transferring employee.Cases referred to:The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006, reg 4(4)Foreningen af Arbejdsledere i Danmark v Daddy's Dance Hall A/SRegent Security Services Ltd v PowerFerguson v Astrea Asset Management LtdManchester College v HazelSkills Development Scotland Co Ltd v BuchananBuy ‘Deconstructing TUPE’ by Daniel Barnett on Amazon💎 PRODUCTS, MEMBERSHIPS AND COURSESJoin the HR Inner Circle – www.hrinnerci...2020-10-1312 minEmployment Law MattersS1E66 - Social Media DismissalsWhen can, and can’t, you dismiss an employee for social media misuse? In this episode, barrister Daniel Barnett discusses this topic briefly with Professor Virginia Mantouvalou, Professor of Human Rights & Labour Law at UCL Faculty of Laws. He then explains the law on social media and dismissals, giving examples of various cases where dismissals have been held to be fair and unfair.🎁 FREE STUFFEmployment law updates – www.danielbarnett.com My YouTube channel - www.youtubelegal.co.ukAsk a question - www.danielbarnett.com/podcastquestion💎 PRODUCTS...2020-09-2218 minEmployment Law MattersS1E64 - Can a Disciplinary Process be a 'Last Straw'?In this short extract from Daniel Barnett’s new book on Constructive Dismissal, you’ll learn whether a dismissal process can be a ‘last straw’ to enable an employee to resign and claim constructive dismissal.🎁 FREE STUFFEmployment law updates – www.danielbarnett.com My YouTube channel - www.youtubelegal.co.ukAsk a question - www.danielbarnett.com/podcastquestion💎 PRODUCTS, MEMBERSHIPS AND COURSESJoin the HR Inner Circle – www.hrinnercircle.co.ukHarassment Pack - https://danielbarnett.com/harassment/HR Platinum Policy Package 2024 – www.polices2024.comThe Virtual Employme...2020-09-0807 minEmployment Law MattersS1E61 - GDPR Two Years On - Part TwoIn this, the second of two consecutive episodes, Daniel Barnett of Outer Temple Chambers and Emma Erskine-Fox of TLT Solicitors (@emmafoxlaw) discuss the GDPR, two years after it came into force.In this second part, you’ll learn:things employers need to search fordefiniting the search parametersdealing with requests for common names or initialsredactionanswers to ten questions tweeted in before recording the podcast🎁 FREE STUFFEmployment law updates – www.danielbarnett.com My YouTube channel - www.youtubelegal.co.ukAsk a question - www.danielbarnett.com/podcastquestion💎 PRODUCTS, MEMBERSHIPS AN...2020-08-1832 minEmployment Law MattersS1E60 - GDPR Two Years On - Part OneIn this, the first of two episodes, Daniel Barnett of Outer Temple Chambers and Emma Erskine-Fox of TLT Solicitors (@emmafoxlaw) discuss the GDPR, two years after it came into force.In this first part, you’ll learn:the difference between the GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018what sort of prosecutions and fines have been issued in the last two yearshow long HR Professionals have to keep records forwhether requests have to say they are data protection requestswhat to do with people who put in multiple, or ‘grudge’, requeststhe circumstances when employers can refuse to respondhow long e...2020-08-1026 minEmployment Law MattersS1E58 - Unconscious Bias: My training storyIn this episode, Daniel Barnett explains why he’s doing unconscious bias trainingEveryone has biases and we can't get rid of them. So this is not about being in the wrong. On the training session, Selwyn Blyth will raise your awareness of the (unintentional) impact of bias - and offer practical suggestions for how to minimise the negative impact at work. A lot of the learning comes from watching and interacting with scenes delivered by professional actors based on real-life workplace events. You can influence what happens by suggesting how they adapt their behaviour [no...2020-07-1107 minEmployment Law MattersS1E57 - Recent Unfair Dismissal CasesIf you like this podcast, please send out this tweet – it helps grow the podcast and encourages us to keep going.In this episode, Daniel Barnett discusses three recent unfair dismissal cases:-1. Harrison v Barking, Havering and Redbridge NHS Trust: suspension should not take place as a kneejerk reaction2. Lafferty v Nuffield Health - whether you can dismiss an employee who has been charged, but not convicted, of a crime3. Uddin v London Borough of Ealing - a case following on from Royal Mail v Jhuti, about the...2020-07-0611 minEmployment Law MattersS1E55 - Covid-19 and Anxiety in the WorkplaceWhat can employers do to help the workforce develop resilience and cope with anxiety in the workplace arising from Covid-19. Dr Kerry Davison from Psychology Associates joins Daniel Barnett to discuss:- why mental health is so important in the workplace right nowhow Covid-19 will have far-reaching implicationshow different people react differentlytop tips on what employers can do to help employeesLINKSDr Kerry Davison of Psychology Associates - https://www.psychologyassociates.org.uk/who-we-are/meet-the-team/dr-kerry-davison/🎁 FREE STUFFEmployment law updates – www.danielbarnett.com My YouTube channel - www.youtube...2020-06-0907 minEmployment Law MattersS1E54 - Why Verbal Warnings Annoy MeWhat do you get when you record a verbal warning in writing? A paradox, that’s what! In this light-hearted episode, Daniel Barnett reveals the things that really annoy him, and shares the result of his Twitter Poll on who even uses them any more.🎁 FREE STUFFEmployment law updates – www.danielbarnett.com My YouTube channel - www.youtubelegal.co.ukAsk a question - www.danielbarnett.com/podcastquestion💎 PRODUCTS, MEMBERSHIPS AND COURSESJoin the HR Inner Circle – www.hrinnercircle.co.ukHarassment Pack - https://danielbarnett.com/harassment/HR Platinum Po...2020-06-0910 minEmployment Law MattersS1E53 - Preparing for HomeworkingDo you think your employees will want to work permanently from home in the future? This episode of Employment Law Matters is an exert from a recent audio seminar Daniel Barnett gave on homeworking, covering some of the preparations. In it, Daniel discussed:where and when the employee will be workingtrial periodsfurniture and equipmentpay and benefitstaxpoliciesmonitoring 🎁 FREE STUFFEmployment law updates – www.danielbarnett.com My YouTube channel - www.youtubelegal.co.ukAsk a question - www.danielbarnett.com/podcastquestion💎 PRODUCTS, MEMBERSHIPS AND COURSESJoin the HR Inner Circle – www.hrinnercircl...2020-06-0515 minEmployment Law MattersS1E52 - Imposing Changes to Terms and ConditionsAre you introducing new policies or changing terms and conditions? Are you having difficulty getting an employee’s agreement to detrimental contractual changes? Daniel Barnett has just published a book on Changing Terms and Conditions, which is sent free to all members of HR Inner Circle or to anybody who orders HR Policies and Contracts (www.policies2020.com)Daniel reads a chapter of Changing Terms and Conditions, an accompanying book to the Policies 2020 Package. In this episode, you’ll learn:‘Stand and sue’ and constructive dismissalDo employees have to resign in response to a serious breach?Deemed d...2020-05-2717 minEmployment Law MattersS1E51 - LBC Radio Q&A (broadcast live 13 May 2020)As the resident legal expert on LBC Radio, Daniel Barnett can be heard often answering questions on employment law and more general legal issues. This is a recording of a Q&A session on the Nick Ferrari Breakfast Show, broadcast live on 13 May 2020, the day before the Nick Ferrari's show won RAJAR accreditation as the most popular commercial radio breakfast show in the UK.Thank you for listening and please leave a review if you found this helpful.🎁 FREE STUFFEmployment law updates – www.danielbarnett.com My YouTube channel...2020-05-1527 minEmployment Law MattersS1E50 - Getting Investigations RightJoin Daniel Barnett and Jeremy Scott-Joynt discussing how to get investigations right. They cover:-are investigations really that difficult? do you really need one?what kind of risks are there if an investigation goes wrong? and end up playing 'top tips' ping-pong.LINKS:List of Independent HR InvestigatorsEmployee Investigations by Daniel Barnett (Kindle Store)About Jeremy Scott-Joynt🎁 FREE STUFFEmployment law updates – www.danielbarnett.com My YouTube channel - www.youtubelegal.co.ukAsk a question - www.danielbarnett.com/podcastquestion💎 PRODUCTS, MEMBERSHIPS AND...2020-05-1413 minEmployment Law MattersS1E48 - Sneak preview: WhistleblowingGet a sneak preview of the employment webinar with Daniel Barnett and Andrew Allen QC, on whistleblowing.🎁 FREE STUFFEmployment law updates – www.danielbarnett.com My YouTube channel - www.youtubelegal.co.ukAsk a question - www.danielbarnett.com/podcastquestion💎 PRODUCTS, MEMBERSHIPS AND COURSESJoin the HR Inner Circle – www.hrinnercircle.co.ukHarassment Pack - https://danielbarnett.com/harassment/HR Platinum Policy Package 2024 – www.polices2024.comThe Virtual Employment Law Academy – www.virtualemploymentlawacademy.comUltimate Employment Law 2024 - https://danielbarnett.com/ultimate2024/Employment Tribunal Compensat...2020-04-1707 minEmployment Law MattersS1E45 - Q&AWe're taking a break from coronavirus. Daniel asked people on twitter for a short, non-covid-19 employment law question. He picked seven replies and answered them, including:-What's the law about taking time off for doctor, dentist and other appointments? Would an employer be liable for an employee’s racist remark on Facebook?How long must employers delay a disciplinary hearing if a trade union representative is unavailable?Can you compel someone as a witness in an employment tribunal? 🎁 FREE STUFFEmployment law updates – www.danielbarnett.com My YouTube channel - www.youtubelegal.co.ukAsk a...2020-04-1414 min