Morton Fraser's Podcasts

In our weekly podcast, David Hossack and Alan Delaney look at the recent events at Twitter from a UK employment law perspective.

In our weekly podcast, David Hossack and Elise Turner discuss the recent case of Mogane v Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and the risks associated with adopting a 'pool of one' in redundancy situations.

In our weekly podcast, David Hossack and Fiona Meek discuss a recent case, which looks at the protections available to employees who are dismissed for reasons related to their political beliefs.

David Hossack talks to Rebecca McAvoy about the new ACAS Guidance on suspension and what this means for employers considering suspending an employee.

In this week's podcast, Hayley Johnson identifies the Top 10 ways employers can support their staff during the cost of living crisis.

David Hossack talks to Sarah Gilzean and Kat Prangle of Breastfeeding LENS about the recent case of Mellor v MFG Academies Trust and what employers can do to support mothers returning to work and the vital public health role they can play.

In our weekly podcast, David Hossack and Fiona Meek look at the question of allowing pets at work, what advantages this could bring, and what issues employers would need to think about if pets were in the office.  

Last year, we recorded a podcast based on media reports that an individual was seeking to argue before an Employment Tribunal that his support for Rangers Football Club amounted to a philosophical belief. Now that a judgment has been handed down in the case, David Hossack and Elise Turner revisit the relevant legal tests and consider whether this case is likely to be the last word on this point.

In our weekly podcast, David Hossack and Fiona Meek discuss the recent employment tribunal case of Quinn v Sense Scotland, where the claimant tried to argue that her diagnosis of long covid amounted to a disability and protected her against dismissal by her employer.

In this latest podcast in our 'Stuck in the Middle' series, Morton Fraser's David Hossack chats with expert mediator and researcher Carolyn Hirst on the topic of apologies.

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.

In our weekly podcast, David Hossack and Fiona Meek discuss a recent case which saw a claimant being awarded over £96,000 for claims of unfair dismissal and discrimination. 

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.

Innes Clark and David Hossack discuss the Supreme Court case of Harpur v Brazel which decided that employers cannot use the 12.07% holiday pay calculation for part year workers.  

In our weekly podcast, David Hossack and Fiona Meek discuss a recent case in which the Employment Appeal Tribunal concluded that an employee who had refused to attend work due to concerns about covid had been fairly dismissed.