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Reevehttps://www.mills-reeve.com/people/emma-williams and https://www.mills-reeve.com/people/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...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.]]>567false37fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-36-employment-law-review-of-the-year-2022--52487587Amy 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.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52487587Thu, 19 Jan 2023 20:17:14 +0000Mills & Reevehttps://www.mills-reeve.com/people/amy-o-brien and https://www.mills-reeve.com/people/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...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.]]>1218false36fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-35-what-is-witness-familiarisation-training--51965556https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51965556Mon, 21 Nov 2022 14:08:05 +0000Mills & ReeveAmy 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.368false35fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-34-discrimination-and-philosophical-beliefs--51500111https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51500111Mon, 10 Oct 2022 14:36:25 +0000Mills & ReeveSiȃn Jackson and Charles Pigott discuss some recent cases which have helped define the scope of protection against discrimination for those holding philosophical beliefs.921falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-33-employment-status-after-uber--50501382https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50501382Thu, 07 Jul 2022 20:18:14 +0000Mills & ReeveAmy 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.1124falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-32-living-with-covid--49593953https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49593953Fri, 29 Apr 2022 10:52:43 +0000Mills & ReeveAlison Williams and Charles Pigott explain the new guidance which took effect on 1 April and explore its implications for employers.898falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-31-fire-and-re-hire--49228330https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49228330Mon, 28 Mar 2022 18:10:04 +0000Mills & ReeveKate 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.933falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-30-the-latest-on-backdated-holiday-claims--48948843https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48948843Fri, 04 Mar 2022 14:22:23 +0000Mills & ReeveCharles Pigott and Emma Pattenden discuss the implications of the February 2022 Court of Appeal ruling in Smith v Pimlico Plumbers.657falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-29-key-employment-cases-of-2021--48471351https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48471351Fri, 28 Jan 2022 10:39:25 +0000Mills & ReeveMills & Reeve professional support lawyers Charles Pigott and Lindsey Hill discuss their selection of the most significant employment cases from 2021.1513falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-28-compulsory-covid-19-vaccination-within-the-nhs--48008256https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48008256Tue, 21 Dec 2021 09:50:33 +0000Mills & ReeveSurbhi 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...843falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-27-unlawful-inducements-and-special-circumstances--47618712https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47618712Tue, 23 Nov 2021 11:53:59 +0000Mills & ReeveCarrie 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...1332falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-26-where-to-with-whistleblowing-protection-in-the-uk--47215362https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47215362Fri, 29 Oct 2021 12:32:48 +0000Mills & ReeveJames 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.921falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-25-making-flexible-working-the-default--46743934https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46743934Wed, 29 Sep 2021 16:02:23 +0000Mills & ReeveCharles Pigott explores the Government’s flexible working consultation, which was published on 23 September, in the context of other proposals to improve the employment rights of parents and carers.848falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-24-step-4-and-hybrid-working--45725570https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45725570Fri, 16 Jul 2021 14:56:29 +0000Mills & ReeveIn this episode, Charles Pigott and Mel James explore what the lifting of working from home restrictions on 19 July means for employers in England, and how to make a success out of hybrid working.789falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-23-whatever-happened-to-the-employment-bill--45233543https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45233543Thu, 10 Jun 2021 07:33:45 +0000Mills & ReeveCharles Pigott explains what has happened to the Government’s key proposals for employment law reform announced in December 2019, and what other plans for legal changes are in the pipeline.748employment_law,uk_government_proposals,uk_legal_employment_changesfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-22-covid-and-work-looking-to-the-future--44999863https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44999863Mon, 24 May 2021 10:33:25 +0000Mills & ReeveThis month's podcast is a recording of a webinar that was first broadcasted on 28 April. David D’Souza (CIPD) and James Kidd looked to predict what a return to the workplace will look like, or if indeed there will be such a return for many workers,...3249falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-21-asda-and-equal-pay--44451536https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44451536Fri, 23 Apr 2021 09:25:38 +0000Mills & ReeveKate Watkins and Charles Pigott assess the significance of Supreme Court’s ruling in the Asda equal pay litigation.595employment,equal,law,payfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-20-sleep-in-shifts-and-the-national-minimum-wage--44098349https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44098349Mon, 29 Mar 2021 13:39:28 +0000Mills & ReeveBecky Pallot and Charles Pigott discuss the implications of the Supreme Court’s ruling in the Mencap litigation.627falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-19-uber-in-the-supreme-court--43614844https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43614844Wed, 24 Feb 2021 11:55:57 +0000Mills & ReeveCharles Pigott and Amy O’Brien discuss the implications of the Supreme Court’s ruling that Uber drivers are workers, not self-employed.649employment,law,uberfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-18-the-uk-eu-trade-agreement-and-uk-employment-law--43180109https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43180109Fri, 29 Jan 2021 09:22:17 +0000Mills & ReeveIn this episode Charles Pigott explains the employment “level playing field” provisions in the UK/EU Trade Agreement and considers what effect they may have on the Government’s future employment policy.309employment,lawfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-17-employment-law-and-brexit--23709555https://api.spreaker.com/episode/23709555Tue, 10 Mar 2020 11:36:17 +0000Mills & ReeveIn this episode Charles Pigott and Amy O’Brien discuss what, if anything, changes on the employment law front at the end of the transitional period.452falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-16-three-key-employment-law-topics-for-2020--21950890https://api.spreaker.com/episode/21950890Wed, 22 Jan 2020 13:20:58 +0000Mills & ReeveIn this episode Amy O’Brien and Charles Pigott mark the start of the new decade by selecting three key employment law topics that are likely to prominent in 2020.612falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-15-suspending-employees--17320966https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17320966Thu, 14 Mar 2019 15:14:07 +0000Mills & ReeveIn this episode Anne Adamson and Charles Pigott discuss suspending employees in light of Agoreyo v London Borough of Lambeth.404falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-14-the-good-work-plan--17181740https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17181740Thu, 28 Feb 2019 13:50:10 +0000Mills & ReeveIn this episode Anne Adamson and Charles Pigott explore the forthcoming changes arising from the Government’s Good Work Plan published in December 2018.656falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-13-giving-and-receiving-references-three-key-developments--15906905https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15906905Mon, 08 Oct 2018 12:41:49 +0000Mills & ReeveIn this episode we will be discussing employment references. In particular, we will be looking at two cases where an employee gave a false reference as well as an employer giving an unfavourable reference to his former colleague. We will also look at...439employment,law,legal,newsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-12-employees-going-through-the-menopause-the-legal-issues-and-how-employers-can-support-women-in-the-workforce--14812410https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14812410Wed, 16 May 2018 21:18:24 +0000Mills & ReeveIn our latest episode, Jog Hundle talks about the implications of employees going through the menopause, the legal issues and some top tips on how employers can support women in the workforce.501employment,law,menopause,workplacefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-11-how-will-gdpr-affect-hr--14030638https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14030638Mon, 12 Feb 2018 10:41:59 +0000Mills & ReeveIn this episode, Anne Adamson talks to Charles Pigott to find out how will GDPR affect the HR Function? Does HR need to be worried about the changes?335data,employment,gdpr;,hr,law,legal,news,protectionfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-10-new-whistleblowing-guidance-from-judiciary--12988093https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12988093Sun, 08 Oct 2017 14:21:19 +0000Mills & ReeveIn this month’s podcast we discuss a recent Court of Appeal decision which illustrates why challenging whistleblowers’ behaviour as colleagues can present problems for employers.484employment,lawfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-9-understanding-indirect-discrimination--12988082https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12988082Sun, 08 Oct 2017 14:20:00 +0000Mills & ReeveIn this month’s podcast, we assess the practical implications of the recent Supreme Court decision about the potentially discriminatory impact of promotion assessments and service-related pay.619discrimination,employment,lawfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-8-ending-the-employment-relationship-by-written-notice--12988074https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12988074Sun, 08 Oct 2017 14:18:25 +0000Mills & ReeveFollowing the latest decision on this issue from the Court of Appeal, we discuss when written notice terminating an employment contract takes effect, if it is not handed to the employee personally. Can it take effect simply by being delivered to the...629contract,employment,lawfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-7-where-are-we-now-on-holiday-pay--12988067https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12988067Sun, 08 Oct 2017 14:16:40 +0000Mills & ReeveFollowing the Supreme Court’s decision in February 2017 to refuse British Gas permission to appeal from last year’s Court of Appeal judgment, we thought it would be a good time to take stock of holiday pay generally. What has now been decided about...463employment,holiday,law,payfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-6-gig-economy-and-the-right-to-disconnect--12988060https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12988060Sun, 08 Oct 2017 14:14:44 +0000Mills & ReeveWe round up the latest news on the gig economy. We also look at the “right to disconnect” which was introduced in France last at the beginning of 2017, and consider whether it will catch on in the UK.410economy,employment,gig,lawfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-5-two-themes-for-2017-brexit-and-religion--12988057https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12988057Sun, 08 Oct 2017 14:13:29 +0000Mills & ReeveIn our first employment podcast of 2017 we look at two themes which we think will be prominent throughout 2017: the impact of Brexit on employers, and our growing understanding of what the law against religious discrimination means in the workplace.483brexit,employment,lawfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-4-rest-breaks-and-breastfeeding-mothers--12988045https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12988045Sun, 08 Oct 2017 14:12:06 +0000Mills & ReeveWe focus on two health and safety issues. We look at what employers should do to make sure their workers can take their daily rest breaks, and explore their obligations towards mothers returning from maternity leave while they are still breastfeeding.461employment,law,leave,maternityfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-3-uber-drivers-and-the-asda-equal-pay-litigation--12988031https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12988031Sun, 08 Oct 2017 14:07:04 +0000Mills & ReeveThis month’s employment update from Mills & Reeve explores the implications of October’s employment tribunal decision involving Uber drivers. We also cover the latest decision in the ASDA equal pay litigation and assess what this could mean for the...391employment,equal,litigation,pay,uberfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-2-employment-law-after-brexit-and-reasonable-adjustments--12987999https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12987999Sun, 08 Oct 2017 13:57:49 +0000Mills & ReeveWe look at what we have recently learned about the future of EU-derived employment law after Brexit. We also look at an important new case from the Employment Appeal Tribunal on an employer’s duty under the Equality Act to make reasonable adjustments.319act,employment,equality,law,tribunalfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-1-termination-payments-and-gender-pay-reporting--12987945https://api.spreaker.com/episode/12987945Sun, 08 Oct 2017 13:55:06 +0000Mills & ReeveWe explore the revised plans to change the tax treatment of termination payments. We also look at the latest news about extending compulsory gender pay reporting to the public sector.280employment,lawfalsefull