Shows
Morton Fraser MacRoberts Employment Law PodcastsReturn to Office Mandates Raise Prospect of Legal DisputesIn this week's podcast, David Hossack and Caroline Maher discuss the increasing number of employers issuing return to office mandates and the legal issues which arise from this.2025-02-1812 minMorton Fraser MacRoberts Employment Law PodcastsCan a 'social media storm' justify a dismissal? In our weekly podcast, David Hossack and Caroline Maher discuss the Employment Appeal Tribunal case of Omooba v Michael Garrett Associates Ltd (T/A Global Artists) and another in which the EAT considered whether there had been direct religion or belief discrimination or harassment when a Christian actor was dismissed from a role. 2024-04-2409 min
Morton Fraser MacRoberts Employment Law PodcastsPaternity leave to become more flexible In this week's podcast, David Hossack and Caroline Maher discuss proposed changes to the statutory paternity leave regime.2023-09-0705 min
Morton Fraser MacRoberts Employment Law PodcastsRisks for employers in heat of the moment resignationsIn our weekly podcast, David Hossack and Caroline Maher discuss the recent case of Cope v Razzle Dazzle Costumes in which an Employment Tribunal concluded that an employee saying 'I'm done' did not amount to a resignation.2023-07-2009 min
Morton Fraser MacRoberts Employment Law PodcastsBalancing the Risks and Rewards of ChatGPT in the WorkplaceIn this week's podcast, David Hossack and Caroline Maher discuss the growing use of ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence chatbot, in the workplace and consider the key issues for employers to be aware of.2023-05-2510 min
Morton Fraser MacRoberts Employment Law PodcastsDyslexic employee made redundant due to inaccuracies was discriminated againstIn this week's podcast David Hossack and Caroline Maher discuss an Employment Tribunal claim where the dismissed employee claimed that her dyslexia should have been taken into consideration.2023-03-1607 min
Morton Fraser MacRoberts Employment Law PodcastsCan being called bald amount to discrimination?In 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.2022-06-0208 min
Morton Fraser MacRoberts Employment Law PodcastsEmployment Law: 14 year old employee discriminated against on the grounds of ageWhilst 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.2021-11-2406 minMorton Fraser MacRoberts Employment Law PodcastsEmployment Law: Flexible working and the 'childcare disparity'In this week's podcast David Hossack and Caroline Maher look at the case of Dobson v North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust in which the Employment Appeal Tribunal considered whether a Tribunal had erred by failing to recognise that it is an established fact, on which no evidence need be led, that women bear a greater responsibility for childcare than men and are therefore less able to accommodate flexible working patterns.2021-07-0807 minMorton Fraser MacRoberts Employment Law PodcastsEmployment Law: Can employers dismiss employees who stay at home over COVID H&S fears?In our weekly podcast, David Hossack and Caroline Maher discuss the case of an employee who refused to attend work due to COVID-19 concerns as well as looking at the wider implications of the case.2021-05-0607 min