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MFMac: Employment Law
A podcast offering clear, practical guidance on UK employment law and HR issues. Hosted by David Hossack, a highly experienced employment lawyer at MFMac, one of Scotland's top independent law firms. Each episode features insights from our experienced employment lawyers on key issues including all the latest employment law developments in Scotland, England and Wales, as well as regular guest speakers discussing a wide variety of UK employment law-related issues. Designed for HR professionals…
Episodes
MFMac: Employment LawEmployment Law: New Job Support Scheme - what employers need to know
In our latest podcast, Innes Clark and David Hossack discuss the new Job Support Scheme announced by the Chancellor yesterday afternoon.
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Employment Law: Redundancy procedure - further consultation & dismissal
In the fifth episode of our redundancy procedure podcast series, Innes Clark and David Hossack discuss the further consultation steps that an employer needs to…
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Employment Law: Redundancy procedure - redundancy matrix
In the fourth episode of our redundancy procedure podcast series, Innes Clark and David Hossack discuss the do's and don'ts of a redundancy selection matrix.
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Employment Law: Redundancy procedure - redundancy pools
In the latest in our series of podcasts on redundancy procedure, Innes Clark and David Hossack discuss redundancy pools including what they are and how to go…
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Employment Law: Redundancy procedure - consulting on the proposals
In the second of a series of podcasts on redundancy procedure, Innes Clark and David Hossack discuss how to consult on the business case in a redundancy…
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Employment Law: Alternatives to Redundancy
With support for employees via the Job Retention Scheme ending soon, David Walker and David Hossack discuss the options open to employers to try and avoid…
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Employment Law: Enforcing GDPR during Covid-19 - what approach is the ICO taking?
In our latest Employment Law podcast, David Hossack and Alan Delaney discuss the latest guidance from the ICO on how it plans to exercise its regulatory powers…
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Employment Law: Redundancy procedure overview
In our weekly employment law podcast, Innes Clark and David Hossack discuss the key elements of a fair redundancy process.
MFMac: Employment LawEmployment Law: How to follow a fair procedure in misconduct dismissals and why it matters.
In our latest Employment Law podcast David Hossack and Kate Sutherland discuss a recent decision of the EAT which is a reminder of the importance of employers…
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Employment Law: The risks of not reporting gender pay gap information
In our weekly podcast, David Hossack and solicitor, Fiona Meek, discuss the decision to suspend the obligation to report gender pay gap information this year…
MFMac: Employment LawImmigration Law: Points Based Immigration System
David Hossack and Stuart McWilliams discuss the new Points Based Immigration System and what it will mean for employers in the coming months
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Employment Law: Job retention bonus and claiming under CJRS during redundancy notice period
In this week's podcast, Innes Clark and David Hossack discuss the recently announced job retention bonus as well as discussing an issue which has caused…
MFMac: Employment LawMediation: Mediation and employment disputes
In our latest podcast, Partner and mediator David Hossack discusses with Laura Mckenna the use of mediation in employment disputes including the increased use…
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Employment Law: Flexible working in the future
In our latest employment law podcast, David Hossack, Partner and Kate Sutherland, Associate discuss the potential implications for flexible working in the…
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Employment Law: flexible furlough
We are all now somewhat used to the Government's Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and what it means to be furloughed but from 1 July 2020 there are some new…
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Employment Law: New equal pay guidance marking 50 years of the Equal Pay Act
In our weekly podcast, David Hossack and accredited discrimination expert, Sarah Gilzean, discuss new guidance from ACAS aimed at helping employers and their…
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Employment Law: Redundancies following furlough - timing is critical
With the furlough scheme due to finish in October, in our weekly podcast Innes Clark and David Hossack look at some of the issues that flow from redundancies…
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Employment Law: The Furlough Scheme Post 1 July - 3 issues to consider
In our latest employment podcast, Innes Clark and David Hossack look at 3 issues arising out of the changes announced last week to the Government's Job…
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Employment Law: Furlough Arrangements from 1 July to 31 October
In our latest employment law podcast, Innes Clark and David Hossack look at the changes to the furlough arrangements that will take place following the…
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Business Immigration and the Coronavirus
David Hossack and Stuart McWilliams discuss how the Coronavirus is affecting business immigration issues, including: Is it possible to use the Government…
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Employment Law: Returning to work as lockdown eases - what are the issues?
As lockdown restrictions start to be eased, David Hossack and Sarah Gilzean look at the issues facing employers and employees surrounding a return to the…
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How can I support my child through COVID-19?
In our latest podcast, family lawyer Dianne Millen and experienced child psychologist Dr Anne Woodhouse discuss some of the emotional, practical and legal…
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Employment Law: Furlough scheme extended & important points to consider
In our latest podcast, David Hossack and Innes Clark look at the extension of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme announced this week and also discuss some…
MFMac: Employment LawMediation: Stuck in the Middle #5
In latest of our podcast series "Stuck in the Middle", David Hossack and guest Graham Boyack of Scottish Mediation discuss mediation during the Coronavirus…
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Employment Law: Significant employment tribunal changes on the way?
In our latest podcast, Innes Clark and David Hossack discuss a recent Law Commission report which recommends significant changes to Employment Tribunals…
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Employment Law: Final Working
In this podcast two of our Employment Team partners, David Hossack and Lindsey Cartwright discuss the issues that should be addressed by employers who have…
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Employment Law: Furlough leave - more guidance and an answer to the holiday question
In the latest of our podcasts on Furlough Leave, David Hossack looks at changes flowing from Guidance issued on 17 and 20 April.
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Employment Law: Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme - Treasury Direction issued
In this podcast Innes Clark highlights certain key issues flowing from the recent Treasury Direction issued on 15 April in relation to the Coronavirus Job…
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Employment Law: Coronavirus Furlough Leave - Government guidance updated
In this podcast Innes Clark talks us through the latest update of the official Government guidance on the furloughing scheme which was updated on 9 April.
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Employment Law: Coronavirus Furlough Leave Update
David Hossack comments on the Government's Furlough Leave guidance which was updated on Friday (3 April) evening.
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Employment Law: Coronavirus Furlough Leave Guidance
In this podcast, Innes Clark and David Hossack discuss some tricky questions arising from the guidance issued on the operation of this scheme.
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Employment Law: Coronavirus Furloughed Workers Update
In our latest podcast, David Hossack, partner in our employment team looks at the guidance published on 26 March on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. This…
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Employment Law: Coronavirus Furloughed Workers
In our most recent employment podcast, Innes Clark and David Hossack, partners in our Employment team, discuss the Government's job retention scheme to help…
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Employment Law: Awards for unfair dismissal - how are they calculated?
In our latest employment law podcast Innes Clark and David Hossack discuss how an Employment Tribunal calculates an unfair dismissal award.
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Employment Law: Whistleblowing - Does an employer defending its reputation run the risk of a detriment claim?
In our latest podcast Pamela Macaulay talks to David Hossack about whistleblowing and whether an employer can subject a worker to a "detriment" by defending…
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Employment Law: Managing coronavirus in the workplace
In our latest employment podcast Alan Delaney and David Hossack discuss managing coronavirus in the workplace
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Employment Law: Sacking the "unsackable"
In our latest employment podcast Innes Clark and David Hossack explore situations where there is sometimes a perception that an employee cannot be dismissed.
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Employment Law: Changes to contracts of employment
In this week's employment law podcast, Innes Clark talks to David Hossack about important changes to contracts of employment which take effect in April.
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Employment Law: What should employers do if adverse weather prevents employees attending work?
As storm Ciara leaves us and storm Dennis approaches, David Hossack speaks to Kate Sutherland about the key points employers should consider when bad weather…
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Migration Advisory Committee report into the future immigration system
Stuart McWilliams and Pamela Macaulay discuss the recent Migration Advisory Committee Report and what future immigration law might mean for businesses looking…
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Employment Law: New Entitlement for Employees
In the latest in our employment law podcast series, Innes Clark talks to David Hossack about the new statutory bereavement leave entitlement.
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How will Brexit impact on workers' rights?
As the UK finally exits the EU, David Hossack talks to Caitlin Fitzgerald about the influence that EU law has had on UK employment law and the potential…
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Employment Law: EHRC guidance on sexual and other harassment
Against the backdrop of #metoo and the start of the Harvey Weinstein criminal trial, Pamela Macaulay talks to David Hossack about the new and the positive…
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Employment Law: BBC equal pay case is a stark warning for employers without clear pay systems
For the fifth episode in our podcast series, Sarah Gilzean talks to David Hossack about Samira Ahmed's high profile victory in her equal pay claim against the…
MFMac: Employment LawEmployment Law: What's coming up in 2020
In our first podcast of 2020, David Hossack and Innes Clark look ahead to the key employment law changes that are due to take place in the first half of 2020
MFMac: Employment LawMediation: Stuck in the Middle #4
In the fourth podcast of our new series David Hossack and Innes Clark discuss what's coming up for employment law as revealed in the Queen's Speech.
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Employment Law: Queen's Speech
The Queen's Speech - Employment law implications In the fourth podcast of our new series David Hossack and Innes Clark discuss what's coming up for employment…
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Employment Law: Does TUPE apply to workers as well as employees?
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Employment Law: Right to privacy
In this first podcast in a new series, David Hossack and Alan Delaney discuss a very recent decision of the European Court of Human Rights which looked at…
MFMac: Employment LawMediation: Stuck in the Middle Podcast #3
David Hossack a partner and accredited mediator chats with Alun Thomas, Chair and Graham Boyack, Director of Scottish Mediation about Scottish Mediation's…
MFMac: Employment LawMediation: Stuck in the Middle #2
David Hossack a partner and accredited mediator chats with Graham Boyack, director of Scottish Mediation about the Scottish Justice Committee's Report "I won't…
MFMac: Employment LawMediation: Stuck in the Middle #1
"Stuck in the Middle" is a new podcast series that explores mediation in Scotland. In the first episode, we chat with Graham Boyack, director of Scottish…
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Employment Law: Pay gap reporting regulations
David Hossack and David Walker discuss the recent gender pay gap regulations which will affect employers in the private and third sectors with 250 or more…