The Lawdown Episode 39: Gareth Southgate, Vaughan Gething and US President Biden’s departures – when is the right time to go; Strictly Come Dancing abuse allegations; Apple employee unfairly dismissed after taking pictures of a female colleague
July 26th, 2024 by Anaya Price
In our latest episode of The Lawdown, Partner Beth Hale, Senior Associate Wonu Sanda and Associate Kia Aoki discuss the following: 1. The departures of Gareth Southgate as manager of the England men’s national football team, Vaughan Gething as Welsh first minister and President Joe Biden dropping out of the US presidential race. We explore how to determine the right time […]
The Lawdown Episode 38: Scottie Scheffler’s arrest – key employment law takeaways; unfair dismissal claims from Virgin Atlantic employees; departure of Klopp and Hayes from Women’s Football Clubs; and publication of Inclusion at Work Panel report
July 4th, 2024 by Stuart Smith
In our latest episode of The Lawdown, Partners Beth Hale and Emma Bartlett, Senior Associate Wonu Sanda and Associate Kia Aoki discuss the following: Scottie Scheffler, the current number one ranked golfer in the world, was arrested and charged with assault of a police officer and three misdemeanours during the PGA Championship. All charges were later dropped. In light of this, we explore when […]
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 […]