Employment & Benefits Unpacked
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Employment & Benefits Unpacked
Welcome to Employment & Benefits Unpacked, where we dive into the many employment, benefits, and mobility issues facing organizations across jurisdictions. Each episode is hosted by a different Mayer Brown lawyer from our global Employment & Benefits group, offering fresh perspectives and insights f...
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Navigating Employment Investigations: What Are the Key Steps?
In this episode of Employment and Benefits Unpacked, Chris Fisher, head of Mayer Brown’s UK Employment and Benefits Group, and Hagen Köckeritz, head o...
International Travel to the US Today
In our first episode, Mayer Brown partners Grace Shie and Morgan Bailey unpack the recent Presidential Proclamation suspending travel to the United St...
Claiming legal privilege over a grievance investigation report
In this episode of the Mayer Brown employment podcast, head of the London Employment Group, Chris Fisher, looks at a case where a client was unable to...
Enforcing Non-compete Clauses: the Importance of Delay and the Balance of Convenience
In this episode, Chris Fisher looks at the recent Court of Appeal decision in Planon v Gilligan where the employer was refused an injunction to enforc...
Special DE&I Podcast - Equal Pay Settlement for US Women's National Soccer Team
In our special DE&I podcast series we deal with topics in the area of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I). Each episode will focus on a particular DE...
Enforcing a 12 month non-compete, resignations turning into dismissals and agency workers' rights to vacant roles
In this episode, Chris Fisher and Miriam Bruce look at three recent cases, on whether a 12 month non-compete covenant could be enforced against a soli...
Special Global Podcast Part 3: The Evolution of Work: Managing the Challenges from a Global Perspective
In this podcast episode, we explore the impact of the post-Covid workforce and the challenges facing employers in multiple jurisdictions. We consider...
Special Global Podcast Part 2: The Evolution of Work: Managing the Challenges from a Global Perspective
In this podcast episode, we explore the impact of the post-Covid workforce and the challenges facing employers in multiple jurisdictions. We consider...
Special Global Podcast Part 1: The Evolution of Work: Managing the Challenges from a Global Perspective
In this podcast episode, we explore the impact of the post-Covid workforce and the challenges facing employers in multiple jurisdictions. We consider...
Do employers have to offer a right of appeal on redundancy?
In this episode, Chris Fisher looks at the Court of Appeal case of Gwynedd Council v Barratt and the question of whether (or when) an employer should...
Whistle-blower manipulation – limiting the Jhuti principle?
In this episode, Chris Fisher looks at the recent EAT case of Kong v Gulf International Bank, where a whistleblower claimed that their dismissal was u...
Discrimination Update – interim relief and gender critical beliefs
In this episode, Chris Fisher looks at two recent discrimination cases dealing with two important issues – will interim relief remedies be introduced...
Friction, upset, fire and re-hire: Return to work red flags for employers
In this episode, Chris Fisher looks at two cases relevant to employers looking to bring employees back to work. The first is Sinclair v Trackwork, reg...
Returning to work from lockdown - two recent cases
In this episode of the podcast, Chris looks at an unfair dismissal case about an employee who refused to return to work due to Covid-related safety co...
Splitting employment contracts on a TUPE transfer and disciplinary action against an employee for refusing to wear a face mask
In this episode, Chris Fisher and Miriam Bruce look at the recent cases of McTear v Amey on when an employee’s contract can be split in two on a TUPE...
Disclosure of employee phones in litigation and covert surveillance by employees in the workplace
In this episode, Chris Fisher and Miriam Bruce look at the Phones 4U v EE and Northbay v Anderson cases which consider the disclosure of employees’ pe...
Discrimination claims: when is a ‘protected act’ protected and how often should employers conduct harassment training
In this episode, Chris looks at two discrimination decisions from the EAT: Chalmers v Airpoint on when a complaint about discrimination will amount to...
Employment tribunal disclosure orders against non-UK parties and extending time to submit tribunal claims
In this episode, Chris looks at two recent Court of Appeal cases. Sarnoff v YZ, where disclosure was ordered in a UK discrimination claim against a bo...
Interim relief in discrimination cases and covert surveillance in the workplace
In this episode, Chris Fisher looks at two cases: the landmark case of Steer v Stormsure which may lead to interim relief becoming available in discri...