Morton Fraser's Podcasts

In part 2 of a 3 part podcast, Innes Clark and David Hossack look at the employment law changes that can be expected in the second half of 2021 and beyond.

Director of Key Clients and Tenders, Ruth McCallister and Legal Director, Lynda Towers discuss the Free Trade Agreement following the UK's departure from the EU including what it covers, and what it doesn't

In this second podcast from our new series on how to best represent your client at mediation, David Hossack and Laura McKenna explore some of the reasons why mediation might be a good option in some cases

In this podcast Sarah Gilzean talks to Robin White, the barrister for the successful claimant in the recent case of Taylor v Jaguar Land Rover.  They discuss the valuable lessons employers can learn about diversity, inclusion and supporting transgender employees.

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.