Morton Fraser's Podcasts

Has a new approach to the potentially fair reason for dismissal of an employee following their arrest and charge, but before conviction, been identified?

In the tenth and final podcast from our series on how to best represent your client at mediation, David Hossack and Laura McKenna discuss the advantages and concerns about online mediation.  They consider what the future might hold for online mediation, as well as a summary of the other topics looked at in the series and their top tips for lawyers representing clients at mediation.

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.

David Hossack and business immigration expert Stuart McWilliams discuss what an employer should do if they identify a member of staff who has missed the deadline for applying for status after Brexit.

In our weekly employment law podcast employment law specialists David Hossack and Innes Clark look at the issues that employers need to be considering right now as well as highlighting what employers need to be preparing for.

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.

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.

In this joint Morton Fraser and Lloyds Bank podcast, Ross Caldwell (partner, Banking & Finance at Morton Fraser) and Brian Fraser (Director of IBOR Transitioning at Lloyds Bank) discuss the transition from IBORs to RFRs in debt markets and what this means for both lenders and borrowers. The move to RFRs is without doubt the most seismic event to affect debt markets since the financial crisis and possibly beyond that. This podcast therefore is vital listening for anyone who is involved in corporate/commercial debt markets and requires an introduction to what is a very complex and important topic.

David Hossack and Helen Donnelly discuss how Employment Tribunals have been dealing with unfair dismissal claims stemming from health and safety issues in the workplace in the context of the coronavirus pandemic.

In this week's podcast David Hossack discusses with Fiona Meek whether an employer can dismiss an employee who is seen in the pub during sick leave.

In this ninth and penultimate podcast from our series on how to best represent your client at mediation, David Hossack and Laura McKenna discuss some of the problems that might arise during a mediation and what representatives can do in those situations.

Property Insolvency specialist John Gallacher discusses the state of the property market and restructuring regimes with Alan Meek, Head of Restructuring and Insolvency 

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.

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.

In this eighth podcast from our series on how to best represent your clients at mediation, David Hossack and Laura McKenna look at what happens during the mediation session and the role of representatives during the different stages of the process.

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.

Immigration expert, Stuart McWilliams and employment specialist, David Hossack discuss upcoming changes to the process of carrying out right to work checks and the steps employers can take to prepare for these.

"Estimating the Costs of Workplace Conflict", a report by ACAS, confirms that the consequences of workplace conflict are costing employers huge amounts of money totalling £28.5 billion every year.  David Hossack and Laura McKenna look at the report's main findings and explore what can be done by employers to avoid these staggering costs.

In our weekly employment law podcast, personal injury expert Derek Couper discusses with David Hossack how employers can best safeguard employee wellbeing and meet employees' changing needs, as working from home or hybrid arrangements become the new normal.

In our weekly podcast, Partner David Hossack and solicitor Fiona Meek take a look at how discrimination claims are compensated, focussing on injury to feelings and what a tribunal will look at in assessing the level of award.