Morton Fraser's Podcasts

In this week's employment law podcast, Innes Clark and David Hossack discuss the annual CIPD health and wellbeing survey and consider whether the coronavirus situation has resulted in a watershed moment for employee wellbeing.

David Hossack talks to Sarah Gilzean about the latest instalment of the long running equal pay litigation against Asda

In this seventh podcast from our series on how to best represent your client at mediation, David Hossack and Laura McKenna look at the factors to consider in order to help prepare your client for the mediation session.

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.

As restrictions continue to ease, David Hossack and Laura McKenna discuss some of the things employers should consider in order to ensure a safe return to the workplace, including the importance of risk assessments, good communication with staff and flexibility of approach.

Julie Hamilton looks at and provides an understanding of some of the key differences when litigating in Scotland and England.

In our weekly employment law podcast, Innes Clark and David Hossack discuss the options open to an Employment Tribunal in the event of a successful claim.

In our weekly employment law podcast, employment law specialists Innes Clark and David Hossack discuss the difference between unfair dismissal, wrongful dismissal and constructive dismissal as well as looking at the key elements of each

In this sixth podcast from our series on how to best represent your client at mediation, David Hossack and Laura McKenna consider how to prepare your case for the mediation session.

David Hossack and Stuart McWilliams discuss how right to work checks have been affected by the recent changes to immigration law and what steps employers should be taking now to prepare for future changes.

Sarah Gilzean talks to Rachel Crasnow QC about what the future may hold for Shared Parental Leave, the impact of recent case law and the case for reform of the statutory scheme, which is currently only used by 2% of those eligible.

In our weekly podcast, David Hossack and Fiona Meek look at the law of constructive dismissal and discuss a recent case which looked at the issue of affirmation when a grievance is raised.

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.  

In this fifth podcast from our series on how to best represent your client at mediation, David Hossack and Laura McKenna discuss where to look and some key factors you might want to consider when selecting a mediator.

In our weekly employment law podcast, Innes Clark discusses with David Hossack the key employment law changes happening in April including the extension of the furlough scheme, National Minimum Wage changes, the Employment Tribunal compensation award increase, changes to IR35 in the private sector and changes to post-employment notice pay.

we look at the obligations employers owe any pregnant members of staff during the COVID pandemic and what steps employers and pregnant employees should take to best protect their position.

In this fourth podcast from our series on how to best represent your client at mediation, David Hossack and Laura McKenna explore some of the obstacles that lawyers might face when suggesting mediation and how to overcome them.

In our latest podcast, we look at the impact the COVID pandemic school closures have had on working parents, particularly working mums. We explore what options are available to those struggling to balance work commitments and childcare and offer advice to both employers and employees on navigating these issues.

In our latest employment law podcast, David Hossack and Fiona Meek discuss the approach Employment Tribunals take towards covert recordings and some of the points employers should bear in mind, particularly in the current pandemic.

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.