MFMac: Employment Law – Details, episodes & analysis

With the law set to change in October to put the onus on employers to take reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment, David Hossack and discrimination expert Sarah Gilzean discuss what employers need to do to comply.

Care should be taken if an employer is considering dismissing an apprentice, as a higher legal threshold applies for terminating a contract of apprenticeship in Scotland compared to other employees.

In our latest podcast, Nikita Sandhu discusses the case of Hassan v Commsworld Ltd with David Hossack and highlights why the employer was found to have unlawfully terminated their apprentice's contract.  It was accepted in this case that the individual was a common law apprentice. Even if a contract describes the arrangement as an apprenticeship, if the key features of a common law apprenticeship are not present then it is open to the Employment Tribunal or Court to find that the individual was not, in fact, a common law apprentice. 

Please note that the above applies to the law of Scotland. Different considerations apply to apprentices in England and Wales.

David Hossack talks to Sarah Gilzean about the case of Lister v New College Swindon where a teacher was dismissed for - amongst other things - failing to use a pupil's preferred name and pronouns.

Elise Turner and David Hossack discuss the High Court case of Nissan Motor (GB) Ltd v Passi in which an employee retained confidential information for the purposes of a dispute. Elise and David consider the lessons that can be learned for employers seeking to protect confidential information as well as the dos and don'ts for employees.

In our latest podcast David Hossack and Andrew Gibson discuss the case of Singh v Metroline West Ltd where the EAT looked at the legal test for constructive dismissal.

In the latest episode of our changing seat traineeship podcast series, Chair and Partner, Jenny Dickson speaks with trainee solicitor Ryan Mitchell about how his second seat has been continuing in our Real Estate and Infrastructure division, his work with our Social Mobility ERG, and what learnings he will take with him into his next seat in Litigation.

In our weekly podcast, David Hossack and Fiona Meek discuss the recent case of Alison Bailey v Garden Court Chambers and Stonewall, where the Employment Tribunal concluded that the claimant had been discriminated against due to her gender-critical views.

David Hossack talks to Sarah Gilzean And Hayley Johnson about how our working arrangements continue to evolve post-Covid and the potential discrimination implications arising from different approaches that employers are taking.

In our weekly podcast, David Hossack and Fiona Meek, discuss the recent case of Forstater v CGD Europe and Others, where the Employment Tribunal concluded that the claimant had been discriminated against due to her gender-critical views.

In this week's podcast Innes Clark and David Hossack discuss the key employment law issues that employers need to be aware of right now as well as highlighting what employers should be preparing for.