Employment Rights Online: The Podcast
Employment Rights Online: The Podcast - is a podcast for employees and workers! The podcast looks at all things to do with employment rights, employment wrongs and other job related matters. Dr Asher your podcast host, delves into these subjects from the point of view of all types of employees and workers! There are podcasts out there, that focus on what employers need to know, to be ahead of problems their staff might have or might cause for their business. Dr Asher comes at the subject from the position of workers and workers' rights! Want to know how to deal with bullying at work, how to manage toxic relationships, or about grievance and disciplinary procedures or how to manage disputes at work - this is the podcast for you. Want to know about how your job might be affected by the working time directive, flexible working or lone working - this is the podcast for you! Are you interested in what your boss might be looking at during your forthcoming appraisal - we can help with that. Looking to repair your damaged professional reputation because of poor treatment at work - we can help with that. This podcast covers these problems and many more. We believe that the time to get on terms with your employment rights is when things are calm at work and not when things are going wrong! When things are calm, it's much easier to take the information in and follow through with employment protecton actions. And that's why we're here! Employment Rights Online: The Podcast, aims to bridge that gap between not knowing about employment rights - and being able to take effective actions to protect yourself and your rights at work. Whilst Employment Rights Online has sought to ensure that the information is accurate and up to date, Dr Asher and Employment Rights Online are not responsible and will not be held liable for any inaccuracies and, or related consequences, including any loss arising from relying on this information. If you are in need of legal advise to address an employment problem, please contact your usual services as soon as possible for advice.
Episodes
248 episodes
#248: Remember The Day-One Right to Protection from Unfair Dismissal Under the New Employment Rights Bill? It’s Not What We Thought It Would Be. Here’s Your Update!
Hi thereIn this week’s podcast episode, we look at the changes announced in October 2024, to the much touted new employment right of ‘protection from unfair dismissal from day one of your employment’. From the government announcements, a...
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Episode 248
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14:33
#247: If You Think Dismissal From Your Job Is Too Harsh a Punishment, Here’s The Test Your Employer Should Be Following To Prove Your Dismissal is Fair!
Hi thereThis week we follow on from last week’s episode, where an employee was dismissed for verbally abusing his colleague – then took his case to an Employment Tribunal. The Tribunal agreed the employee was unfairly dismissed and also ...
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Episode 247
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14:10
#246: Swearing at Work May Not Be a Good Enough Reason to Sack You. Here’s Why!
Hi thereIn this week's episode, we look at what can happen at work if you swear at - or with your colleagues at work, and find yourself at the receiving end of a disciplinary hearing. We also look at what may happen if you face the sack ...
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Episode 246
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12:26
#245: It’s a Thin Line Between Office Banter And Comments That Hurt Your Feelings. How Do You Tell The Difference? Let’s Try And Help With That!
Hi thereIn this week’s episode, we’re looking at how you might be able to distinguish between normal office banter and comments that stray into the lane of harassment. This is important because understanding the difference between innoce...
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Episode 245
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13:36
#244: Support Dogs vs Guide Dogs in the Workplace: Things Are Not As Clear As You May Think. Here Are Two Case That Set Out What You Need to Know!
Hi thereThis week we look at your employment rights in relation to the use of guide dogs and support dogs at work. We look at how both are reflected in employment rights case law and we use a couple of case studies to update you on the c...
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Episode 244
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14:11
#243: Calling Him 'Bald' Left This Male Workers a Victim of Sexual Harassment. Here’s a Case Out of Many And in This Case the Person Doing the Harassing Was Also Male!
In this week’s episode we look at a case that defined the ground for male sexual harassment in the workplace. We pay particular attention to how language was used to make a male worker feel degraded in the workplace, and we explore the reasons ...
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Episode 243
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12:37
#242: The New Employment Right On Sexual Harassment Starts on 24th October 2024. Here Are the Changes You Should Look For In Your Workplace!
Hi thereThis week we look at your new prevention of sexual harassment employment rights, which are scheduled to come online on 24th October 2024. We also look at changes the new law brings to the way your employer has to deal with sexual...
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Episode 242
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13:04
#241: From 1st October 2024 Your Employer Must Ensure You Keep 100% of Your Tips. Here’s What Has Changed!
Hi thereThis week we bring you an update on a podcast episode we did in June 2023… which highlighted the changes that were coming into play about the tips you receive from customers. From the 1st October 2024, the new tipping regulations...
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Episode 241
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13:23
#240: First It Was Complaints About You Working a Four Day Week. Now We Are Debating Whether You Should Even Be Able to Work From Home! Here Are The Important Points You Need to Know!
Hi thereThis week we wade into the debate about whether you should be able to work from home and the office as part of your working week - what is more commonly termed… hybrid working. We also take you through the gov...
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Episode 240
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14:46
#239: Tesco Just Lost a Massive Case in the Supreme Court Which Has Major Implications for Your Employment Rights and Your Bonus. Here’s What Happened!
Hi thereThis week we’re looking at a massive case that Tesco has just lost in the UK Supreme Courts, which has dented a hole in Tesco’s plans to use ‘Fire and Rehire’ tactics to remove expensive employment rights from some of its workfor...
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Episode 239
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14:33
#238: Here’s Our Update About Your Right to Work a Four-Day Work Week. New Employment Rights Are Coming Online in Autum 2024. Here’s What the New Labour Government Are Proposing!
Hi thereIn this week’s episode, we bring you an update from podcast episode 196 of this podcast, about the progress of the new labour government in bringing online, new employment rights for a four-day work week. The government is planni...
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Episode 238
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12:20
#237: If Your Boss Is Turning You Into a Workaholic, 'The Right to Switch Off' May Be Just What You Need to Protect Your Private Life! Here's What the Government Are Discussing!
Hi thereThis week we look at concerns if your boss or your company always expect you to be logged on or at work, even after you have finished your shift or your hours for the day. We touch on the increasing levels of ‘workaholicism’, thi...
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Episode 237
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14:08
#236: Next the Company is Facing a £30 Million Equal Pay Claim. Are You Entitled to Part of That Claim? Here's What You Need to Know!
Hi thereIn this week’s episode, we update on a major successful sex discrimination and equal pay claim that has taken a whole six years to be completed. This is the first successful equal pay claim in the private sector and in what is be...
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Episode 236
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14:02
#235: Can You Be Sacked For Eating A Sandwich At Work That Is Part of Leftovers From the Management Meeting!
Hi thereThis week we answer a listener’s question. Our listener informed us that her friend who is a cleaner was sacked from her agency cleaning job because she ate a cheese sandwich that was left-over from a meeting. We look at wh...
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Episode 235
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12:11
#234: What’s the Difference Between Making a SAR and a Freedom of Information (FOI) Request to Your Employer When Dealing With Grievances & Disciplinaries! Here’s What You Need to Know!
Hi thereIn this week’s episode we look at the difference between a Subject Access Request and a Freedom of Information Request, when used to obtain information from your employer that you might wish to use in pursuing a complaint about u...
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Episode 234
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13:10
#233: £2 Million In Compensation for A Sex Discrimination Case! Here are Some of the Most Shocking Sex Discrimination Cases Workers Have Won In UK Employment Tribunals!
Hi thereHi thereThis week we are completing our look at sex discrimination at work, by looking at some of the more shocking cases that have come through a UK employment tribunal. The aim of this week’s podcast episode is to suppor...
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Episode 233
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22:46
#232: If You Think Sex Discrimination at Work Has Ended, Think Again. Here's What You Need to Look For If You Think This Is Happening to You!
Hi thereThis week we’re into the final topic area of our mini-series on discrimination at work, focusing on protected characteristics. In this week’s episode we focus on sex discrimination at work - not to be confused with gender or gend...
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Episode 232
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16:52
#231: Can You Be Forced to Work On Sundays? We Discuss This and Other Religous Discrimination Cases In This Week's Podcast Episode!
Hi thereThis week we are into part 2 of our religious discrimination mini-series after introducing the topic in last week’s podcast. This week we look at some of the key religious discrimination cases to come to tribunal, to provid...
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Episode 231
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14:39
#230: How Will You Know If You Are Suffering Religious Discrimination At Work? Here’s What Will Stand Out About The Way You Are Being Treated!
Hi thereThis week we look at an often overlooked area of employment rights which is that of religious discrimination and how you may be able to note that you may be suffering religious discrimination at work.It's our view, that th...
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Episode 230
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13:58
#229: So We Have a New Government And New Labour Are Putting Forward More New Employment Rights For Workers. This Week We Look At What’s In The New Deal For You!
Hi thereAfter last week’s landslide victory for the Labour Party, this week in part 1 of this mini series, we take a deeper dive into the additional changes the new Labour Government are proposing to introduce to your employment rights, ...
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Episode 229
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12:36
#228: What’s in the Labour Manifesto For Workers’ Employment Rights? Let’s Take a Deep Dive Into What’s On offer!
Hi ThereThis week, as we count down to the General Election on 4th July 2024 and the suggested Labour government that is said to be coming your way - we thought we would look at what’s in the Labour Party Election Manifesto for employees...
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Episode 228
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11:39
#227: What’s in the Conservative Manifesto For Workers’ Employment Rights? Let’s Take a Deep Dive Into What’s On Offer!
Hi thereThis week we look at what’s in the Conservative election manifesto for employees… which might be one of the proposals that encourages you to put your x in a particular slot. It's our view, that the more you are able t...
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Episode 227
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16:44
#226: Recognising the Signs of Race Discrimination At Work and the Solutions You and Your Employer Can Take to Make The Bad Treatment Stop!
Hi ThereIn this week’s second podcast episode about race discrimination at work, we’re going to look at how you recognise the signs of race discrimination and what you your employer should be doing to increase your protection at work. We...
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Episode 226
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14:31
#225: Are You Being Treated Differently At Work Because of Your Race? Here Are The Top 4 Legal Areas to Look For If You Suspect Race Discrimination At Work!
Hi thereThis week we’re looking at race discrimination in the workplace and the four key areas within which, acts of race discrimination against you could take place. In next week's episode we’ll look at how you recognise the...
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Episode 225
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16:09
#224: It’s 2024 And We’re Just Finding Out That If You Were Made Redundant From Virgin Airlines After Covid, You May Have Lost Your Job Because of Your Age. Here’s What Happened!
Hi thereIn this week’s episode we look at a hugely important situation which is brewing for the month of June 2024, when staff at Virgin Atlantic who believe they were unfairly targeted for redundancy due to their age and experience – wi...
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Episode 224
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