UK Employment Law - The View from Mayer Brown

Mayer Brown

A fortnightly Employment Law podcast placing a spotlight on recent cases and keeping you up to date with the very latest changes in the law. CPD available. This podcast is an overview of the cases and law. How the law will apply in any particular case will depend on the individual circumstances. Listeners should seek legal advice if any of the matters discussed are relevant to a specific issue or concern. “These podcasts include excerpts from “The Corporate Machine” by Seastock and “Vivaldi - Motet for Soprano and Orchestra larghetto” by Advent Chamber Orchestra licensed under an Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 United States License”, to view the license visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/us/

  • 17 minutes 16 seconds
    The OPEN Initiative: An Employment Lawyer’s Perspective on Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

    In this episode of OPEN Talks, our diversity, equity and inclusion podcast series, we swap perspectives, with Miriam Bruce, Partner in the London Employment Group, interviewing Louise Fernandes-Owen, Global Knowledge Counsel for the Employment & Benefits Group, about Mayer Brown’s OPEN initiative.

    Their conversation explores why we launched the initiative, what it entails and how it has developed – covering the challenges, surprises and highlights along the way.

    This episode is intended to contribute to the continuing discussions around diversity, equity and inclusion and will appeal to employment lawyers, HR and DE&I professionals.

    Captions are available on YouTube. Recorded 8 November 2024.

    21 November 2024, 11:58 am
  • 18 minutes 18 seconds
    OPEN Talks: In Conversation with ... Sarah Griffin, HSBC

    In this episode of OPEN Talks, our diversity, equity and inclusion podcast series, Louise Fernandes-Owen, Global PSL for the Employment & Benefits Group, meets Sarah Griffin, Head of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for the Global Legal Function at HSBC. 

    This episode is intended to contribute to the continuing discussions around diversity, equity and inclusion and will be of interest to HR and diversity, equity and inclusion professionals and in house counsel.

    Captions are available on YouTube. Recorded 4 April 2024.
    15 May 2024, 7:41 am
  • 16 minutes 15 seconds
    OPEN Talks: Everyday Behaviour Project - The View From Hong Kong

    In this episode of OPEN Talks, our diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) podcast series, Louise Fernandes-Owen, Global PSL for the Employment & Benefits Group, interviews Amita Haylock, Partner in Mayer Brown’s Asia IP and TMT Group, about Mayer Brown’s collaboration with Women in Law Hong Kong: the Everyday Behaviour Project.

    This episode is intended to contribute to the continuing discussions around DEI and will be of interest to HR and DEI professionals and in house counsel.

    Captions are available on YouTube. Recorded 6 October 2023.

    18 October 2023, 1:53 pm
  • 24 minutes 21 seconds
    Equality, Diversity and Inclusion – The Pensions Regulator's Guidance

    In this episode of OPEN Talks, our diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) podcast series, Louise Fernandes-Owen, Global PSL for the Employment & Benefits Group, interviews Pensions partner, Jay Doraisamy, Employment partner, Christopher Fisher and Pensions professional support lawyer, Katherine Carter about the new Pensions Regulator's Guidance on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.

    This episode is intended to contribute to the continuing discussions around DEI and will be of interest to HR and DEI professionals, in house counsel and pension trustees.

    Captions are available on YouTube. Recorded 29 June 2023.

    25 July 2023, 1:15 pm
  • 34 minutes 49 seconds
    Diversity, Equity and Inclusion – A Legal Perspective

    In this episode, host Louise Fernandes-Owen, Global Professional Support Lawyer, interviews partners from the Employment & Benefits Group, Christopher Fisher and Miriam Bruce, about what 2023 may have in store for employers specifically in relation to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) – with a focus on the UK landscape.

    They discuss four DEI areas that were particularly prominent during 2022 and will remain issues for employers to consider over the coming year: pay gap reporting, positive action, workplace investigations and culture reviews, and artificial intelligence.

    28 March 2023, 8:31 am
  • 24 minutes 1 second
    OPEN Talks: QBE, DNA & DEI – A Strategic Approach

    In this episode, host Chris Fisher interviews Nikki Lees, People Director, Inclusion & Wellbeing at QBE, about QBE's strategy and approach to diversity, inclusion and wellbeing. 

    This episode is intended to contribute to the continuing discussions around diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) and will be of interest to HR and DEI professionals and in house counsel.

    22 February 2023, 10:28 am
  • 9 minutes 25 seconds
    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 claim legal privilege over the original version of an investigation report, despite having sent it to their external lawyers for advice before it was issued to the employee: the case of University of Dundee v. Chakraborty.

     

    6 October 2022, 8:14 am
  • 14 minutes 48 seconds
    OPEN Talks - Diversity & Inclusion at Mayer Brown and in the Legal Sector

    In our special DE&I podcast series, OPEN Talks, we deal with topics in the area of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I). Each episode will focus on a particular DE&I initiative or issue.

    In this episode, host Miriam Bruce interviews Danielle White, Mayer Brown’s Diversity & Inclusion Manager for Europe, who talks about driving forward Diversity & Inclusion at Mayer Brown and in the legal sector more broadly.

    Automatically generated closed captions are available on YouTube.

    8 July 2022, 10:53 am
  • 11 minutes 57 seconds
    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 enforce a non compete clause because of the loss of income that the employee would have suffered and the two month delay before the employer issued its proceedings. 

    6 June 2022, 12:40 pm
  • 17 minutes 40 seconds
    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&I initiative or issue.

    In this episode, host Chris Fisher interviews Mayer Brown partners Nicole Saharsky and Marcia Goodman who represented the US women’s national soccer team in their recent landmark equal pay claim.

    3 May 2022, 2:42 pm
  • 17 minutes 14 seconds
    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 solicitor, when a resignation might become a dismissal if the employer exercises a payment in lieu clause and whether agency workers have the right to apply for vacant roles in the client organisation.

    4 April 2022, 1:41 pm
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