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David Hossack And Sarah Gilzean
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Morton Fraser MacRoberts Employment Law Podcasts
The Doctor Explains - What can employers do to help prevent health issues impacting at work?
David Hossack and Sarah Gilzean talk to Dr Sigi Joseph and Dr Jane Catley about the importance of health and wellbeing in the workplace and the simple steps that employees and employers can take to reduce the impact of ill health at work.
2025-05-28
16 min
Morton Fraser MacRoberts Employment Law Podcasts
Supreme Court rules that definition of "woman" in Equality Act refers to biological women only
David Hossack talks to discrimination expert Sarah Gilzean about the recent decision in For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers and the impact of the case for employers and service providers.
2025-05-21
20 min
Morton Fraser MacRoberts Employment Law Podcasts
Dismissal for "Unwise" Facebook posts found to be discriminatory
David Hossack talks to Sarah Gilzean about Higgs v Farmor's School where an employee was dismissed for expressing her beliefs on social media and how employers can justify taking action in these circumstances.
2025-05-15
16 min
Morton Fraser MacRoberts Employment Law Podcasts
Can an employer sue a trade union for defamation in relation to inaccurate tweets?
David Hossack and Sarah Gilzean are joined by Litigation Partner, Richard McMeeken to discuss a recent case where the interpretation of a trade union's tweets led to a defamation action being brought by the employer in the context of a workplace dispute.
2025-03-18
10 min
Morton Fraser MacRoberts Employment Law Podcasts
What can employers learn from the equal pay case against Next?
In our latest employment podcast, Sarah Gilzean talks to David Hossack about the recent case against Next in which 3,500 women won their equal pay claims when the employer was unable to justify the pay difference on the basis that they were paying male warehouse workers the market rate.
2024-10-23
15 min
Morton Fraser MacRoberts Employment Law Podcasts
Sexual harassment changes are imminent - are employers ready?
With the law set to change in October to put the onus on employers to take reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment, David Hossack and discrimination expert Sarah Gilzean discuss what employers need to do to comply.
2024-08-28
15 min
Morton Fraser MacRoberts Employment Law Podcasts
Gender critical teacher not unfairly dismissed or discriminated against
David Hossack talks to Sarah Gilzean about the case of Lister v New College Swindon where a teacher was dismissed for - amongst other things - failing to use a pupil's preferred name and pronouns.
2024-05-01
12 min
Morton Fraser MacRoberts Employment Law Podcasts
Extending equal pay rights to race and disability - right idea but wrong method?
In this week's podcast, Sarah Gilzean and David Hossack discuss the recent news that the Labour Party are considering extending the right to bring equal pay claims to those who believe they are being paid less on grounds of their race or disability. Protection against pay discrimination on these grounds already exists so are these proposals really necessary?
2024-02-14
09 min
Morton Fraser MacRoberts Employment Law Podcasts
Does the definition of woman in the Equality Act include a trans women with a gender recognition certificate?
Sarah Gilzean and David Hossack discuss the recent decision of the Court of Session on this question and other potential developments on this issue.
2024-01-17
14 min
Morton Fraser MacRoberts Employment Law Podcasts
UK Government promises no watering down of equal pay protection due to Brexit
David Hossack and Sarah Gilzean discuss a recent UK Government announcement that EU protection in relation to equal pay will be replicated in UK legislation and discuss why this is important.
2023-10-04
07 min
Morton Fraser MacRoberts Employment Law Podcasts
Is it always discrimination to cancel an event because of the views of the speaker?
David Hossack talks to Sarah Gilzean about the recent issue that arose where the cancellation of an event involving Joanna Cherry MP led to allegations of discrimination on ground of gender critical beliefs and a rapid re-instatement of the event.
2023-05-29
07 min
Morton Fraser MacRoberts Employment Law Podcasts
Equality watchdog takes action in relation to sexual harassment at Ikea - what employers need to know
Sarah Gilzean talks to David Hossack about a legal agreement reached between IKEA and the Equality and Human Rights Commission and what all employers need to be doing to prevent harassment in the workplace.
2023-05-04
08 min
Morton Fraser MacRoberts Employment Law Podcasts
The high costs of discriminating on grounds of religion: Charity awarded almost £100,000
Sarah Gilzean talks to David Hossack about the case of the BILLY GRAHAM EVANGELISTIC ASSOCIATION against the SCOTTISH EVENT CAMPUS (SEC), where the charity successfully claimed that the SEC's cancellation of their event amounted to discrimination on religious grounds.
2023-03-02
09 min
Morton Fraser MacRoberts Employment Law Podcasts
Are schools liable for racial harassment by pupils towards teachers?
David Hossack, Sarah Gilzean and Rebecca McAvoy discuss the recent case of Mallet-Ali v Perth & Kinross Council as well as future changes to the law on an employer's liability for third party harassment towards employees.
2023-02-23
09 min
Morton Fraser MacRoberts Employment Law Podcasts
What does breastfeeding have to do with employers?
David Hossack talks to Sarah Gilzean and Kat Prangle of Breastfeeding LENS about the recent case of Mellor v MFG Academies Trust and what employers can do to support mothers returning to work and the vital public health role they can play.
2022-10-20
19 min
Morton Fraser MacRoberts Employment Law Podcasts
Home and Hybrid Working - where are we now?
David Hossack talks to Sarah Gilzean And Hayley Johnson about how our working arrangements continue to evolve post-Covid and the potential discrimination implications arising from different approaches that employers are taking.
2022-08-18
17 min
Morton Fraser MacRoberts Employment Law Podcasts
10% of women are leaving their job because of menopause
David Hossack talks to Sarah Gilzean about a recent survey into how menopause affects women at work and what employers should be doing to help retain employees and reduce the risk of claims.
2022-06-23
11 min
Morton Fraser MacRoberts Employment Law Podcasts
Mental health: why reasonable adjustments should be proactively considered at an early stage
David Hossack talks to Sarah Gilzean and Fiona Meek about the recent case of Abrahart v University of Bristol which has lessons for employers as well as educational institutions about the importance of making reasonable adjustments at an early stage in cases involving mental health and disability.
2022-06-09
10 min
Morton Fraser MacRoberts Employment Law Podcasts
Ethnicity Pay Gap Reporting - What's Next?
David Hossack talks to discrimination expert Sarah Gilzean about the updated position on UK Government plans for Ethnicity Pay Gap Reporting and what the future may hold. Both David and Sarah are avid users of Twitter. Their handles are @SarahGilzean and @DavidHossack_MF
2022-04-26
10 min
Morton Fraser MacRoberts Employment Law Podcasts
Employment Law: Is it discrimination to send a pregnant employee home because of Covid risks?
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.
2021-09-16
09 min
Morton Fraser MacRoberts Employment Law Podcasts
Employment Law: ECJ ruling on religious dress to be treated with caution
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.
2021-08-26
09 min
Morton Fraser MacRoberts Employment Law Podcasts
Employment Law: Duty on employers to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace to be introduced
David Hossack talks to discrimination expert Sarah Gilzean about the UK Government's wide-ranging proposals for new legislation to prevent sexual harassment and what that might mean for employers.
2021-08-10
09 min
Morton Fraser MacRoberts Employment Law Podcasts
Employment Law: Long Covid - what are the implications for employers?
David Hossack talks to discrimination expert Sarah Gilzean about Long Covid and the implications for employers, including whether Long Covid amounts to a disability under the Equality Act.
2021-07-28
09 min
Morton Fraser MacRoberts Employment Law Podcasts
Employment Law: Gender critical beliefs are protected under the Equality Act
David Hossack talks to Sarah Gilzean about the recent decision from the Employment Appeal Tribunal that a belief that sex cannot be changed can be a protected belief and what this might mean for employers.
2021-07-02
11 min
Morton Fraser MacRoberts Employment Law Podcasts
Employment Law: Menopause can be a disability, what employers need to know
David Hossack talks to discrimination expert Sarah Gilzean about recent case law where claimants have been successful in arguing that their menopausal symptoms should be treated as a disability under the Equality Act and what the implications are for employers.
2021-06-25
08 min
Morton Fraser MacRoberts Employment Law Podcasts
Employment Law: Asda Equal Pay - Women working in stores can compare their pay with men in distribution centres
David Hossack talks to Sarah Gilzean about the latest instalment of the long running equal pay litigation against Asda
2021-05-13
11 min
Morton Fraser MacRoberts Employment Law Podcasts
Employment Law: Stale diversity training won't protect employers from harassment claims
David Hossack talks to Sarah Gilzean about a recent case where it was found that the employer's diversity training had gone 'stale' and that they should have done refresher training in order to defend the claim. We will be running a session on the lessons of this case and what we can offer to employers in terms of equality and diversity training on 27 April - details coming soon.
2021-03-19
08 min
Morton Fraser MacRoberts Employment Law Podcasts
Employment Law: Vaccine Passport to Pimlico
David Hossack talks to Sarah Gilzean about whether employers can compel staff to be vaccinated against Covid-19 and whether it might be discriminatory to do so.
2021-02-10
08 min
Morton Fraser MacRoberts Employment Law Podcasts
Employment Law: Non-binary employee covered by Equality Act and caution for employers when dealing with transphobic harassment
David Hossack talks to Sarah Gilzean about the case of Taylor v Jaguar Land Rover, which found that non-binary employees are covered by the Equality Act and offers a stark warning for employers who fail to adequately support transgender employees
2020-12-10
12 min
Morton Fraser MacRoberts Employment Law Podcasts
Employment Law: Is it discrimination to be dismissed for Facebook posts opposing LGBT education?
David Hossack talks to Sarah Gilzean about a recent case where the claimant's religious views were found to be protected by the Equality Act but the employer was found not to have discriminated because of those views.
2020-12-02
06 min
Morton Fraser MacRoberts Employment Law Podcasts
Employment Law: Can employers really pay people with red hair more?
David Hossack talks to Sarah Gilzean about how far employers have to go to explain differences in pay between men and women in equal pay cases
2020-11-26
08 min
Morton Fraser MacRoberts Employment Law Podcasts
Employment Law: Furlough Guidance Issued
In our latest employment podcast, David Hossack and Sarah Gilzean discuss the guidance issued on 10 November in relation to the extended Furlough scheme.
2020-11-11
05 min
Morton Fraser MacRoberts Employment Law Podcasts
Employment Law: New equal pay guidance marking 50 years of the Equal Pay Act
In our weekly podcast, David Hossack and accredited discrimination expert, Sarah Gilzean, discuss new guidance from ACAS aimed at helping employers and their employees understand the complexities of the law on equal pay.
2020-06-18
13 min
Morton Fraser MacRoberts Employment Law Podcasts
Employment Law: Returning to work as lockdown eases - what are the issues?
As lockdown restrictions start to be eased, David Hossack and Sarah Gilzean look at the issues facing employers and employees surrounding a return to the workplace, health and safety considerations, the end of furlough and potential redundancies.
2020-05-22
18 min
Morton Fraser MacRoberts Employment Law Podcasts
Employment Law: BBC equal pay case is a stark warning for employers without clear pay systems
For the fifth episode in our podcast series, Sarah Gilzean talks to David Hossack about Samira Ahmed's high profile victory in her equal pay claim against the BBC and explains why the case should be sounding alarm bells for many employers who do not have a clear and transparent systems for valuing jobs and setting pay.
2020-01-17
09 min