Employment Lawyer In Your Pocket

The award-winning Employment Team are back with their first episode of Season 4 - could we BE anymore excited? "The One With The Bert & Ernie Cake" sees Jack and Simon talking about the case between a same-sex couple and a couple of bakers who accepted (then refused) their cake order. They cover discrimination law, Supreme Court decisions and just how much Jack is willing to spend on a cake! Don't forget to tune in for their three take away tips at the end.

The foursome are back for the finale of Season 3! Duncan, Jack, Ruth and Simon all answer a question from Bruce Clark Printers "How do I stop employees from swearing?"...

Simon, Jack and Duncan are in "high spirits" as they answer a question from DM Roofing "Tell me how you deal with an employee who prefers gin to their job?".  The employment lawyers discuss what an employer should do and how to differentiate between sickness and misconduct. They use real case examples and give their  3 essential take away tips.

Season 3, episode 6:  Ruth joins Simon & Jack to answer a question from Dundee & Angus Chamber of Commerce "Tell me what consequences there are for an employer when an employee leaks personal information".  The team cover data protection rules, vicarious liability and a real case. Thrown into the mix is some interesting catchphrases. Remember to listen out for their 3 take away tips at the end - they’re GR-R-R-reat!!

Simon & Jack answer a question from Lynn Polkey "what's the storey with Polkey? The employment lawyers cover the Polkey case and redundancy procedures. As well as this they talk about the Polkey exception and Polkey reduction. Simon gives us his 3 take away tips and Jacks got a jammy joke!

Simon, Jack & Duncan answer a question "tell me how to deal with a part-time employee (5hrs/week) that doesn't want to take any holidays?". They cover holiday entitlement, holiday notice and overtime.

Does GDPR stand for the Great Dead Pool Release this week? Or is it something else? In this week’s podcast, the Employment Lawyers answer the question “Tell Me How To Process Employee Information". They also discuss how to pronounce the word “data” and “privacy” And if you listen to the end, you will hear Jack’s terrible superhero joke...

Simon and Jack answer a question from Jason Condie of Condies Accountants & Advisers, “Tell me how to ensure that a conversation between employer and employee remains without prejudice & can’t be relied on by either side?”. The two discuss “without prejudice” discussions which require an existing dispute between employer and employee and the newer pre-termination negotiations. There is also some French and German conversation thrown into the mix for our more discerning multicultural listeners.

Simon, Jack and Duncan answer a question from Calum Anderson, Influx Recruitment,“What questions can be asked during an interview? And what questions should be avoided?”. The employment lawyers cover discrimination, criminal convictions and the ACAS Guide. There may or may not be impressions of Yoda. And

Simon, Jack and Richard all join up for the last episode of season 2. The guys answer a tweet from Vital Hike 'how to keep control over your employee?'. They cover Christmas parties, work trips and give example of real cases. As well as this Jacks give us his top 3 take away tips. Remember to listen after the music to see if you can work out what Richards theme tune is...we can't!

Simon, Jack and Ruth answer a tweet from Avian 'do I need to appoint a data protection officer (DPO)?' . They cover who needs it, who can  be a DPO and give examples of cases. There's also some interesting theme tunes and a bit of the Simpsons banter thrown in!

Simon & Richard answer a tweet from Big Man Talking 'should you record a formal meeting with a manager on your mobile phone?'. They cover legislation, real cases and Richard gives us his top 3 tips.  As well as this Richard does an impression of J. Boyle...(if you can work out who that is?) and tries to get his twitter followers up. Also why does Simon have an Australian Siri?

Simon & Jack answer a tweet from Henderson Loggie Chartered Accountants 'Do apprentices have different rights to employees? If so what's the difference?' .  Jack gives us his top 3 tips whilst Simon reveals his favourite ...and worst apprentice!! We would be delighted if you would be able to provide us with some feedback by leaving a comment at the bottom of our podcast page. Thanks for listening!

Simon & Richard respond to a tweet by Elevator asking 'do you encourage your employees to use social media?'. They discuss a cautionary case and Richards top tips are definitely worth noting down. Simon's hashtags (#'s) are a bit dubious... but they will definitely give you a few laughs!! We would be delighted if you would be able to provide us with some feedback by leaving a comment at the bottom of our podcast page. Thanks for listening!

Simon and Jack are joined by Blackadders, Senior Solicitor in Corporate & Commercial law, Ruth Weir.  They respond to an email by the BIG Partnership 'Who owns intellectual property created during employment?'. They cover Copyright, Trademarks and Rights to IP. In addition to this Ruth gives her Top Tips. Which "poem" did you like best and do you think Ruth will ever return to ELiYP?

Simon & Jack answer a tweet from Insights  'Can employers insist on male employees being clean shaven? What about tattoos?'. They don't hold back addressing both issues as well as giving examples of previous cases of discrimination. In addition to this there is a few dodgy impersonations to keep you amused! Can you guess the Harry Potter character that Jack couldn't?

 Simon & Richard answer a tweet from Condies Accountants & Advisors 'What advice would you give to employers if asked by an ex employee for a reference?'. They give examples of accurate, inaccurate and misleading references. If that isn't enough for you there's also a bit of singing and James Bond to keep you entertained!!

Simon and the Jack answer a tweet from Fairways HR 'How to be a good witness?' What makes a credible & reliable witness? Can you guess the Family Guy witness? Listen to find out more on how to be a good witness.

In the final episode of this podcast series Jack and Andrew discuss the essential steps for handling an appeal hearing. How significant are these hearings? Who should hear them? Can appeal hearings be used to the employer's advantage? What led to a witness breaking into a Black Eyed Peas track whilst giving evidence in a tribunal? Listen to find out more on how to conduct a disciplinary process to an end.

What happens if an employee fails to attend a disciplinary hearing? Jack and Andrew discuss how to handle to problematic situation of an employee failing to attend a disciplinary hearing. Is that the end of the process? Can you assume the employee does not want to face the inevitable?  How many chances do you have to give them?  And what is the best excuse you have ever heard for someone failing to attend a disciplinary hearing?  Listen to find out more on how to handle this type of scenario.