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Morton Fraser MacRoberts PodcastsFingerprint and facial recognition systems: What do employers need to know? In our latest podcast, David Hossack speaks to Alan Delaney, Employment Lawyer and Melissa Hall, Data Protection Lawyer about the use of biometric recognition systems with employees. The podcast includes learnings from previous ICO enforcement action and practical tips for employers on what to consider before implementing these technologies.2025-04-3021 minMorton Fraser MacRoberts PodcastsThe Employment Rights Bill - the practical steps you can take to prepareIn our latest podcast, Alan Delaney and David Hossack discuss how employers can take steps now to prepare for the significant new rights set to be introduced by the Employment Rights Bill.2025-01-2222 minMorton Fraser MacRoberts PodcastsDismissal and re-engagement: complying with the new statutory Code of PracticeIn our weekly podcast, David Hossack and Alan Delaney discuss the new statutory Code of Practice on Dismissal and Re-engagement which is expected to be brought into force this summer and the steps employers should take to comply with this.2024-03-2715 minMorton Fraser MacRoberts PodcastsNew ICO guidance on monitoring at workIn this week's podcast, David Hossack and Alan Delaney look at the recent guidance for employers from the ICO on monitoring staff at work.2023-11-2917 minMorton Fraser MacRoberts PodcastsNew right to request a predictable working pattern In this week's podcast, David Hossack and Alan Delaney look ahead to the detail of the new right, to be introduced next year, for certain workers to request a more predictable working pattern. 2023-11-2211 min
Morton Fraser MacRoberts PodcastsManaging sickness absenceIn this week's podcast, David Hossack and Alan Delaney discuss updated guidance recently published by ACAS in respect of managing sickness absence as well as some of the other key issues to consider.2023-09-2016 min
Morton Fraser MacRoberts PodcastsFor how long should employee records be kept?In this week's podcast David Hossack and Alan Delaney consider the thorny question of how long employers should retain HR records in light of GDPR requirements.2023-04-1310 min
Morton Fraser MacRoberts PodcastsTwittering into Trouble?In our weekly podcast, David Hossack and Alan Delaney look at the recent events at Twitter from a UK employment law perspective.2022-11-2208 min
Morton Fraser MacRoberts PodcastsEmployment Law: Employee monitoring and home workingIn 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?2021-09-1709 minMorton Fraser MacRoberts PodcastsEmployment Law: Enforcing GDPR during Covid-19 - what approach is the ICO taking?In our latest Employment Law podcast, David Hossack and Alan Delaney discuss the latest guidance from the ICO on how it plans to exercise its regulatory powers under GDPR during the Covid-19 pandemic.2020-08-1409 minMorton Fraser MacRoberts PodcastsEmployment Law: Managing coronavirus in the workplaceIn our latest employment podcast Alan Delaney and David Hossack discuss managing coronavirus in the workplace2020-03-0509 minMorton Fraser MacRoberts PodcastsEmployment Law: Right to privacyIn this first podcast in a new series, David Hossack and Alan Delaney discuss a very recent decision of the European Court of Human Rights which looked at whether employees' right to privacy was violated when their employer used covert video surveillance to address a serious issue of theft in the workplace. Where is the balance to be struck between an employer's right to protect its property and an employee's reasonable expectation of privacy at work?2019-11-2810 min