Morton Fraser's Podcasts

In part 1 of a 3 part podcast, Innes Clark and David Hossack look at the employment law changes that can be expected in the first half of 2021.

In part 2 of a 2 part podcast, Innes Clark and David Hossack look at the practical steps that employers can take to reduce the risk of an Employment Tribunal claim.

In part 1 of a 2 part podcast, Innes Clark and David Hossack look at the risks for employers when dismissing employees with less than 2 years' service.

Mediators from Morton Fraser, David Hossack and Laura McKenna are providing a new series of podcast for lawyers who want to know more about how to get the best from mediation so that it can be used to resolve clients' disputes more effectively. They are also running free training sessions for lawyers on the topics covered in the podcasts.

In part 2 of our review of the year, Innes Clark and David Hossack look at the key employment law issues from June onwards.

In part 1 of a 2 part podcast, Innes Clark and David Hossack look back at the earlier part of 2020 and discuss the key employment law developments that made the headlines.

Ruth McCallister talks with Lynda Towers as we count down to 31st December.  What are the likely impacts - on individuals as well as businesses and organisations?

David Hossack talks to Sarah Gilzean about the case of Taylor v Jaguar Land Rover, which found that non-binary employees are covered by the Equality Act and offers a stark warning for employers who fail to adequately support transgender employees

David Hossack talks to Sarah Gilzean about a recent case where the claimant's religious views were found to be protected by the Equality Act but the employer was found not to have discriminated because of those views.

David Hossack talks to Sarah Gilzean about how far employers have to go to explain differences in pay between men and women in equal pay cases

Innes Clark and David Hossack illuminate the recently published Employment Tribunal award statistics.

Marisa Cullen (Family) and Stuart McWilliams (Immigration) discuss international child abduction and the possible immigration issues that can be associated.

In our latest employment podcast, David Hossack and Sarah Gilzean discuss the guidance issued on 10 November in relation to the extended Furlough scheme.  

David Hossack and Lindsey Cartwight consider the extension of the Furlough scheme announced on 5 November and implications flowing from that

The Government 's Job Support Scheme comes into force on 1 November. Significant late changes were made to provide more support for some employers in certain circumstances. These are examined along with the Job Retention Bonus scheme

In our weekly podcast, David Hossack and solicitor, Fiona Meek, discuss the decision of the EAT which held that the decision to dismiss an employee charged with, but not yet convicted of a crime, was fair.

Family law specialists Lucia Clark and Dianne Millen explain the practicalities of getting expert advice if you and your partner are separating during COVID-19 and what to expect, from making initial contact and having a first meeting to what happens at a remote court hearing. Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

In this week's employment podcast, David Hossack speaks to solicitor advocate, Dr Andrew Gibson, about his experience of virtual hearings before the Employment Tribunal including preliminary hearings, full hearings and judicial mediations.

In the final episode of our redundancy procedure podcast series, Innes Clark and David Hossack discuss the importance of implementing any redundancy in a humane way and the steps employers can take to help employees through the transition.

In the latest of our "Stuck in the Middle" podcasts mediator David Hossack is joined by guests Sarah Welsh and Kathryn Hilditch from Scottish Mediation to discuss their Peer Mediation initiatives for mediation in schools