Matt’s Employment Law and HR Update
Matt Huggett of Carbon Law Partners and Brightstar HR provides regular news and updates on all things employment law and HR in the UK.
In an engaging and natural style he will chat you through the latest changes in employment law and give you practical guidance about the impact that these changes will make your approach to the management of your people.
Contact Matt at:
matthew.huggett@carbonlawpartners.com or www.linkedin.com/in/matthewhuggett/
Episodes
12 episodes
Discrimination Series Pt2: Gender identity discrimination and gender critical beliefs
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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30:55
Discrimination Series Pt1: Duty to prevent sexual harassment
The first of a series of podcasts where we look forward to 2024 and the key legislative changes that are already confirmed as happening, a look at others that could happen in 2024 or in the future. We will also look at the key cas...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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26:39
Fire and Rehire - new Draft Code of Practice
There has been much discussion over the use of 'fire and re-hire' by employers over recent months and years. Unions have sought (and obtained) injunctions to prevent employers dismissing and re-engaging (Tesco) and there have be...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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26:01
Flexible Working: Future changes to the law
In this episode we discuss the developments in employer practice relating to flexible working plus the recent government consultations and the newly proposed Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Bill 2022-2023.
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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31:52
Sexual Harassment: Will new legislation require a more proactive approach by employers?
A Private Members Bill is currently working its way through Parliament that could require all employers to take proactive steps to eliminate sexual harassment in the workplace. The Bill (the Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 20...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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30:22
Will there be a "right to disconnect from work"?
This episode looks at the campaign by the Right to Disconnect UK to provide employees in the UK with the right to disconnect from work when outside of their normal working hours. We lo...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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20:24
Is reform of harassment law on the way?
Back in 2019 the government published a consultation on sexual harassment in the workplace, largely in response to the #metoo movement and widespread criticism of the current level of protection for employees and workers in the workplace. ...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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27:24
Gender identity discrimination (Taylor v Jaguar Land Rover)
The focus of this episode is on the recent decision in the Employment Tribunal in the case of Taylor v Jaguar Land Rover. We look at whether the Claimant is effectively protected from discrimination because she identified as gender fluid ...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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36:37
Immigration update
This episode provides a summary of the EU Settlement Scheme and the new points based immigration scheme. We also provide an update on the latest changes to Immigration following publication by the Home Office on the 4 March 2021 of a "Sta...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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22:10
How can employers support victims of domestic abuse?
This episode looks at the recent publication of a government report and open letter to employers calling on them to provide greater support to victims of domestic abuse in the workplace. This comes shortly after recent guidance has been p...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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