Employment Law 101 from mpm legal

Employment Law 101 from mpm legal

Join employment law experts Adrienne Hardy and Peter Beisty for a discussion on topical legal developments in employment law and business immigration. If you employ people, you'll not want to miss out on our insights on what is happening in the world of work. What we do. Employment law We can help you with all aspects of employment law: from policy-making and procedures; through statutory obligations, performance management and disciplinary; to the recruitment and retention of your greatest asset: your people. Business immigration law We can also help with your recruitment of overseas workers through our business immigration practice. We can guide you through the complex immigration rules and procedures that apply to you as an employer, including support for your sponsorship and employee visa application requirements. Have some questions? We’re happy to help, reach out to at: Peter: peter@mpmlegal.co.uk Adrienne: adrienne@mpmlegal.co.uk

Episodes

June 11, 2025 30 mins
Unfair dismissal claims: the liability hearing is just the first part. Don’t overlook the arguments on remedy!

Adrienne walks through a recent case looking at procedurally unfair dismissals and how that may impact on remedy as well as Polkey deductions and contributory fault.


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Join our expert employment lawyers Adrienne and Peter as they discuss the employment law issues arising from the menopause, including the increase in tribunal claims and how the existing discrimination and unfair dismissal regimes provide some protection to menopausal employees in certain circumstances.
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The Supreme Court has recently determined that references to “sex” in the Equality Act means “biological sex”. Join our expert employment solicitors, Peter and Adrienne, tomorrow at 11 am as we run through what this judgment means for employers.


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Last week our specialist employment lawyers Adrienne and Peter discussed common redundancy questions including: 
  • how long the process should last and what do we tell employees?
  • what selection criteria can we use?
  • what if an employee refuses to attend a consultation meeting?

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March 25, 2025 36 mins
Last week during Neurodiversity Awareness Week our specialist employment lawyers Adrienne and Peter discussed the latest ACAS guidance for employers including: 

  • the various different types of neurodiversity and their common traits
  • how the Equality Act 2010 applies to neurodiverse employees
  • how to support people, raise awareness and approach it sensitively at work

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Adrienne and Peter discuss how to avoid discriminating against potential new hires and being on the receiving end of an employment tribunal claim
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Employment lawyers Adrienne and Peter discuss a recent case examining a return to office mandate, remote working, flexible working and discrimination.
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Join us as we discuss the McDonalds harassment complaints and a summary of your new legal obligations concerning harassment and sexual harassment.
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Join Peter, employment lawyer, as he looks at TUPE and employment contract changes.
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In our first Employment Law 101 webinar of 2025, we discussed some significant changes for the coming year, including:

📄 The draft Equality Bill
👩🏻‍🍼Neonatal care and leave
🙋🏽Right to disconnect
🧑🏽‍💻A.I. in the workplace
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Last week our specialist employment lawyers Adrienne and Peter took a look at the employment law highlights of 2024. 
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December 4, 2024 41 mins
Join our specialist employment lawyer reviews new sexual harassment rules.
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Our specialist employment lawyers Adrienne and Peter cut through the noise around the new Employment Rights Bill to look at more of the key points employers will need to get to grips with. 
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Our specialist employment lawyers Adrienne and Peter cut through the noise around the new Employment Rights Bill to look at some of the key points any business with employees needs to consider. 
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DEI must DIE - the benefits to your company of a focussed DEI strategy.
Our employment law specialist Peter is joined by special guest Sarah Wilder from mpm included to discuss DEI initiatives.

🔴 has there been a backlash against DEI?

🔴 how to find areas of need and measure the problem

🔴 the benefits to your company of a focussed DEI strategy

🔴 what the future holds

If you ...
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Our specialist employment lawyers Adrienne and Peter look at the Next equal pay claim and what private organisations need to consider when setting pay rates or offering pay enhancements.. 
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Mastering employment contracts: cutting the legalese but still protecting your company. 

Join our specialist employment lawyers, Adrienne and Peter, as they explore how to get the most out of your employment contracts.

There are loads of good reasons to switch up your approach and design something that better reflects your organisation's tone of voice and culture and does a better job of being read and unders...
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Our specialist employment lawyers Adrienne and Peter look at their top 10  wider considerations to avoid unfair dismissal liability and to keep out of the employment tribunal process.
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The forthcoming changes to unfair dismissal rights will put the focus firmly on probationary periods for new hire. Join our specialist employment solicitors Peter and Adrienne in this Thursday’s Employment Law 101 webinar to find out: 

👉Why probationary periods are going to back in fashion;
👉 Why what matters is more than simply how they are drafted;
👉 The importance of a framework; and
👉 How to avoid ...
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Last week our specialist employment lawyers Adrienne and Peter look at how to get the most out of using settlement agreements including: 
👉 the timing of offering one  
👉 confidentiality wording  
👉 negotiating terms  
👉 why independent legal advice is a must
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