Morton Fraser's Podcasts

This week in our podcast, David Hossack and Fiona Meek take a look at the employment law changes taking place in April this year.

In this podcast, we discuss what an individual stress risk assessment is, the legal basis for conducting individual stress risk assessments and why it is important that employers know how to deal with work-related stress.

In this week's podcast David Hossack and Caroline Maher discuss an Employment Tribunal claim where the dismissed employee claimed that her dyslexia should have been taken into consideration.

In this podcast, Neil Kelly, Partner, is joined by Len Bunton, Chair of the RICS Conflict Avoidance Process, and Professor Rudi Klein, past CEO of the Specialist Engineering Contractors' Group, to discuss the issues facing Scotland's construction sector, including: The Scottish Construction Industry Coronavirus Forum, now Construction Industry Collective Voice (CICV) Payment and Project Bank Accounts Retention: The current position and where are we going? Payment provisions in the Construction Act 1996 The Adjudication Process The RICS Conflict Avoidance Pledge Quality of Works and Payment

In our weekly podcast, David Hossack and Fiona Meek take a closer look at the recent Bill proposed by Scottish Greens MSP Maggie Chapman, which would require certain employers to take steps to ensure safe transport home for their employees.

Andrew Walker, Partner and Head of Corporate Growth at Morton Fraser, is joined by Head of Food & Drink at Johnston Carmichael, Adam Hardie, to explore the opportunities, trends and challenges facing the drinks industry, and to look ahead to the In Drinks trade show in Glasgow

Sarah Gilzean talks to David Hossack about the case of the BILLY GRAHAM EVANGELISTIC ASSOCIATION against the SCOTTISH EVENT CAMPUS (SEC), where the charity successfully claimed that the SEC's cancellation of their event amounted to discrimination on religious grounds.

David Hossack, Sarah Gilzean and Rebecca McAvoy discuss the recent case of Mallet-Ali v Perth & Kinross Council as well as future changes to the law on an employer's liability for third party harassment towards employees.

In our weekly podcast, Innes Clark, Hayley Johnson and David Hossack discuss the latest employment tribunal award statistics and the trends we are currently seeing.

In this week's podcast, Jessica Heagren tells us about her Careers After Babies research and discusses with Hayley Johnson and David Hossack what employers can do to support working parents.

In this week's podcast, David Hossack and Nicole Moscardini discuss whether Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) can amount to a disability under the Equality Act 2010 and what obligations employers have in respect of any employees suffering from SAD. 

In this week's podcast, David Hossack and Fiona Meek take a closer look at the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill, what the Bill would look to do and the reactions to the Bill so far.

In our latest Corporate Clarity Podcast, Andrew Walker, Corporate Partner and Head of Corporate Growth, is joined by Alan Mahon, the founder of Brewgooder. Alan shares and discusses his own entrepreneurial background and the fascinating evolution of Brewgooder in making real impact in the provision of clean and safe water in the world.  He also passes on his tips to the next generation of entrepreneurs who may be considering attending the inaugural In Drinks event in Glasgow in March 2023 and/or looking to set up a drinks business in the current economic climate.

In our weekly podcast, David Hossack and Fiona Meek discuss a recent case which looked at the concept of a "vanishing dismissal" following an employee's successful appeal against dismissal.

Innes Clark and David Hossack discuss the key employment law developments that employers should have on their radar this year.

With "ghosting" on the rise in UK workplaces, Elise Turner and David Hossack explore the possible reasons for this trend and the legal implications when an employee leaves without resigning.

In this week's podcast, David Hossack and Lindsey Cartwright look at the key employment law events of 2022.

The dangers of doing so and how to avoid appointing those who do.

Tough decisions on anonymous harassment reports - can an employer really meet everyone's expectations?

With a recent survey finding that 46% of UK workers had been mocked, criticised or singled out in a social setting because of their accent, David Hossack and Elise Turner discuss how accent bias can impact in a workplace setting and what steps can be taken to combat bias.