The Lawdown Episode 11: Privacy Orders in the Tribunal, Bankers, Restrictive Covenants and Trump’s Tweets
September 27th, 2019 by Stuart Smith
In this episode we discuss Mr X the millionaire businessman who sought a restricted reporting order from the Employment Tribunal to keep his identity secret; we talk about what employees can do if a job offer is withdrawn before the employee has even started, which recently happened to a highly paid banker who is now […]
In this episode of The Lawdown, Sarah Chilton and Beth Hale discuss the recent high profile (but very different) dismissals of Gavin Williamson, Alex Hales and Israel Folau and the employment law issues to which they give rise, including investigations, reputational damage, social media, drug testing and addiction, discrimination and harassment and conduct outside the workplace. We hope […]
The Lawdown Episode 8: NDAs, the Gender Pay Gap and Religious Discrimination
September 27th, 2019 by Stuart Smith
In this episode we discuss NDAs following the publication of proposals from the Government for reform; we also highlight the, in some cases, increasing gender pay gap, nearly one year on from the first reporting deadline; and finally we bring you a case update on the Jewish nursery case, a case highlighting the limitations of […]
The Lawdown Episode 7: Brexit, Workplace Culture and Non-Compete Restrictions
September 27th, 2019 by Stuart Smith
We are back after the festivities and thought it was time to talk Brexit. In this episode we clear up confusion about the European Court of Human Rights and the UK’s exit from the EU and discuss some of the risks of Brexit-related abuse. We also chat workplace cultures and, for those legal geeks and […]
The Lawdown Episode 6: Veganism, Hugging, Emergency Nannies and yet more Brexit
September 5th, 2019 by Stuart Smith
In our Christmas special (before we take a break until 2019), we talk about whether veganism could be a protectable belief under the Equality Act 2010, the Ted Baker enforced hugging scandal and Goldman Sachs’ decision to offer London staff access to emergency nannies and other family-friendly benefits. We look again at whether Article 50 […]
The Lawdown Episode 5: Five Big Bonuses, Micro-chipping, Sexual Harassment and the Lords, and can we Revoke Article 50?
September 4th, 2019 by Stuart Smith
In this episode we discuss the huge bonus awarded to the boss of Persimmon; we are back debating the topic of sexual harassment after allegations were made against the House of Lords peer and barrister, Lord Lester; we talk about micro-chipping employees, suggested as a possible tool for businesses and we also bring you an […]
The Lawdown Episode 4: “The Gay Cake Case”, Injunctions and NDAs, and #MeGoo
September 4th, 2019 by Stuart Smith
In this episode we discuss the “gay cake case” and why the Court reached the decision it did about the bakers who were sued for refusing to ice the slogan “Support Gay Marriage” on a cake, we talk about the much publicised injunction against the Telegraph newspaper brought by who we now know to be […]