The Lawdown Episode 37: Cleaner dismissed for eating a leftover sandwich; Mason Greenwood’s rumoured return to Manchester United; Christian Horner’s misconduct investigation at Red Bull; and a sacked Council worker wins £4.6 million in a disability discrimination claim
April 4th, 2024 by Mitchell Blythe
In our latest episode of The Lawdown, Partner Beth Hale, Partner Emma Bartlett and Associate Kia Aoki discuss the following: A Cleaner was apparently dismissed by an employment agency, for eating a leftover sandwich which she believed would be discarded after a lawyer’s meeting at a city law firm. She has reportedly asserted claims for race discrimination and unfair […]
The Lawdown Episode 36: Ethnicity pay gap reporting; The inequality between CEO and worker pay; A race discrimination claim against the British Army and developments in the law around industrial action
January 24th, 2024 by Stuart Smith
In our latest episode of The Lawdown, Partners Beth Hale and Sarah Chilton, Senior Associate Wonu Sanda and Associate Kia Aoki discuss the following: Recently published statistics reveal that women of Bangladeshi and Pakistani heritage are earning on average almost a third less an hour than white British men in the UK. In light of this, we discuss the importance of ethnicity pay […]
The Lawdown Episode 34: Transgender employee wins discrimination claim against employer for ‘deadnaming’; Citibank’s ‘two-sandwich dismissal’ & stereotyping in the workplace
November 15th, 2023 by Stuart Smith
We are delighted to share Episode 34 of The Lawdown, our regular podcast discussing the latest key employment, discrimination and partnership law-related news stories, and the interesting legal issues behind them! In our latest episode of The Lawdown, Partners Emma Bartlett and Beth Hale discuss the following: The Royal Kingston-upon-Thames Council has been ordered by the Employment Tribunal to pay £25,000 […]
In recent news reports, a major analysis of NHS staff found that almost one in three female surgeons have reported being sexually assaulted in the past five years whilst operating and, in some cases, sexually harassed, assaulted and raped by colleagues. In this Ten-Minute Talk, Partners Emma Bartlett and Beth Hale discuss the recent reports, in particular: What is the regulator, the […]
The Lawdown Episode 33: Wilko mass redundancies; US Open heatwave – is it ever too hot to work?; probation service racism claims; and new attitudes to work study
September 12th, 2023 by Stuart Smith
We are delighted to share Episode 33 of The Lawdown, our regular podcast discussing the latest key employment, discrimination and partnership law-related news stories, and the interesting legal issues behind them! In our latest episode of The Lawdown, Partners Emma Bartlett and Beth Hale and Senior Associate, Wonu Sanda, discuss the following: The well-known high street chain, Wilko, going into administration and the resultant, […]
Ethical Handling of Executive Investigations: IFSEA Post-conference Podcast Recording
August 29th, 2023 by Stuart Smith
Following the recent 4th IFSEA International Conference on Risk, Reward and Reputation Management Issues for Senior Executives & Founders, we are delighted to share with you a follow up podcast on the opening plenary session, ‘Ethical Handling of Executive Investigations.’ In this lively and insightful discussion between the IFSEA annual conference panellists, this brilliant panel explore different approaches […]