Beste Employment Rights Online podcasts (2024)

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#249: Last Week It Was Unfair Dismissal. Now It’s Changes to What Was Promised About Your Sick Pay. Here's Your Update! 11:55

1d ago11:55

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Send us a text Hi there In this week’s episode we bring you an update about the proposed changes being introduced by the Labour government, regarding statutory sick pay. Most of what was committed to is there, but there is a key aspect of the commitment which is missing. We focus on this, in the podcast episode. It's our view, that the more you are…

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#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! 14:33

9d ago14:33

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Send us a text Hi there In 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, all is not as it was initially advertised to be! It's our view, that the more you are able to acqu…

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#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! 14:10

16d ago14:10

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Send us a text Hi there This 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 noted that the choice of dismissal was too harsh a sanction to apply to the employee’s case. In t…

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#246: Swearing at Work May Not Be a Good Enough Reason to Sack You. Here’s Why! 12:26

23d ago12:26

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Send us a text Hi there In 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 for gross misconduct for swearing at work. It's our view, that the more you are able to acquaint …

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#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! 13:36

1M ago13:36

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Send us a text Hi there In 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 innocent remarks and remarks intended to harass you, can empower you to protect your well-being at work…

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#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! 14:11

1M ago14:11

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Send us a text Hi there This 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 current legal position for being able to have guide dogs and support dogs with you at work. It's o…

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#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! 12:37

1M ago12:37

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Send us a text 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 why an Employment Tribunal accepted an argument that the male worker had been sexually hara…

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#242: The New Employment Right On Sexual Harassment Starts on 24th October 2024. Here Are the Changes You Should Look For In Your Workplace! 13:04

2M ago13:04

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Send us a text Hi there This 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 harassment in your workplace, and we look at how you are likely to experience these changes in y…

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#241: From 1st October 2024 Your Employer Must Ensure You Keep 100% of Your Tips. Here’s What Has Changed! 13:23

2M ago13:23

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Send us a text Hi there This 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 became employment law, and your employer must now make sure you keep 100% of your tips. We go th…

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#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! 14:46

2M ago14:46

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Send us a text Hi there This 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 government’s top five reasons for pushing it’s policy of hybrid working and we suggest how you should position yourself …

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#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! 14:33

2M ago14:33

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Send us a text Hi there This 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 workforce. The implications for the protection of employee contracts of employment are far reaching. It'…

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#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! 12:20

3M ago12:20

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Send us a text Hi there In 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 planning to bring new legislation online in the Autum of 2024, and in this update, we look at what the …

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#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! 14:08

3M ago14:08

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Send us a text Hi there This 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’, this treatment is creating, and plans by the UK government to bring in legislation or regulations to…

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#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! 14:02

3M ago14:02

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Send us a text Hi there In 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 being seen as a landmark victory for female workers who work for Next the company, this case could …

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#235: Can You Be Sacked For Eating A Sandwich At Work That Is Part of Leftovers From the Management Meeting! 12:11

3M ago12:11

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Send us a text Hi there This 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 whether the action of dismissal was a standard reaction, and what you should do if you find yourself in a…

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#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! 13:10

4M ago13:10

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Send us a text Hi there In 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 unfair treatment at work. It's our view, that the more you are able to acquaint yourself with your…

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#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! 22:46

4M ago22:46

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Send us a text Hi there Hi there This 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 support an understanding that sex discrimination at work is wrong and that there are steps you can take to tr…

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#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! 16:52

4M ago16:52

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Send us a text Hi there This 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 gender reassignment discrimination. It's our view, that the more you are able to acquaint yourself wi…

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#231: Can You Be Forced to Work On Sundays? We Discuss This and Other Religous Discrimination Cases In This Week's Podcast Episode! 14:39

4M ago14:39

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Send us a text Hi there This 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 provide a useful backdrop to any concerns you may have ongoing at the moment. It's our view, that the more yo…

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#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! 13:58

5M ago13:58

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Send us a text Hi there This 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 the more you are able to acquaint yourself with your employment rights in this area, the more your rights…

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#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! 12:36

5M ago12:36

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Send us a text Hi there After 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, within the first 100 days of government. It's our view, that the more you are able to acquaint yo…

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#228: What’s in the Labour Manifesto For Workers’ Employment Rights? Let’s Take a Deep Dive Into What’s On offer! 11:39

5M ago11:39

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Send us a text Hi There This 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. Remember, we looked at the Conservative Manifesto in last week’s episode. We're putting this ep…

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#227: What’s in the Conservative Manifesto For Workers’ Employment Rights? Let’s Take a Deep Dive Into What’s On Offer! 16:44

5M ago16:44

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Send us a text Hi there This 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 to acquaint yourself with your employment rights in this area, the more your rights will act as an early warni…

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#226: Recognising the Signs of Race Discrimination At Work and the Solutions You and Your Employer Can Take to Make The Bad Treatment Stop! 14:31

5M ago14:31

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Send us a text Hi There In 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 also take a look at actions you can take to protect yourself at work. It's our view, that the mo…

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#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! 16:09

6M ago16:09

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Send us a text Hi there This 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 signs of race discrimination at work and what your employer can do to stop this behaviour. It's our view, th…

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#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! 13:36

6M ago13:36

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Send us a text Hi there In 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 – will begin having their cases heard in Employment Tribunals. The importance of these cases cannot b…

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#223: After Denying Him His Paternity Leave, This Father Won His Paternity Leave Case At Employment Tribunal And Was Awarded Over £20,000 in Damages. Here’s What Happened! 15:50

6M ago15:50

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Send us a text Hi there In our final episode on Paternity Leave, we look at enhanced paternity or partner rights and we look at an example of what can go wrong, when your employer misinterprets your rights and denies your right to fully access your paternity leave or paternity pay. It's our view, that the more you are able to acquaint yourself with…

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#222: One In Four Parents Have Problems Accessing Their Paternity Rights After The Birth of Their Baby. Here’s Are The Reasons Why! 15:48

7M ago15:48

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Send us a text Hi there In this week’s episode, we look at what can go wrong when you try to enforce your paternity rights at work, to alert you to reasons you might miss out on your paternity leave or paternity pay, and steps you can take to avoid this happening. It's our view, that the more you know your employment rights, the more your rights wi…

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#221 When It Comes To Paternity Leave, Partners Are Badly Treated Too! If That’s You, Here’s What You Need to Know! 12:35

7M ago12:35

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Send us a text Hi there, In this week's episode, we take a look at your rights to Paternity Leave, something which isn’t often spoken about in discussions about employment rights. It's our view, that the more you acquaint yourself with your employment rights, the more your rights will act as an early warning system, to spot bad treatment or illegal…

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#220: Yes You Have New Maternity Rights But You Might Still Be Treated Badly At Work Because You Are Pregnant Or Because You Take Maternity Leave! Here’s What Pregnancy or Maternity Discrimination Might ... 13:57

7M ago13:57

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Send us a text Hi there In last week’s episode we looked at your pregnancy and maternity protections and your new protection against maternity redundancy… which came online on 06/04/2024. In this week’s episode, we look at what can happen when you employer decides to ignore your employment rights and practice pregnancy and or maternity discriminati…

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#219: You Now Have Redundancy Protection Until Your Baby is 18 Months Old Because Your New Pregancy & Maternity Leave Employment Rights Started On 6th April 2024. Here’s What You Need to Know! 15:14

7M ago15:14

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Send us a text Hi there In this week’s episode we look at your new pregnancy and maternity leave protection against redundancy rights which you now have, which came online on 6th April 2024. We look at how these new rights work for you and how the rights sit alongside existing pregnancy and maternity rights which you already have. The more you are …

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#218: Is Your Employer On The Government’s List of Shame For Not Paying The National Minimum Wage to Workers? Check Here! 13:43

8M ago13:43

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Send us a text Hi there This week, we finalise our look at the national living wage and the national minimum wage. Today, we focus on the 202 companies who made the Government yearly list of shame for not paying their workers the minimum wage. What’s shocking about the list is that it includes big companies and small businesses crossing every corne…

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#217: It’s Past the 1st April 2024. That Means Wages for the Lowest Paid Workers In the UK Must Go Up. Here Are Your New National Minimum Wage Levels! 14:12

8M ago14:12

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Send us a text Hi There This week is national living wage and national minimum wage week! So, in this weeks podcast episode, we take you through all the new rates for various age groups ranging from apprentices up to the age of 21 and over. We also go through steps you can take, if you find out that your employer has not paid you the correct rate i…

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#216: Think Your Relationship Doesn’t Have Anything To Do With Why You’re Suffering Bad Treatment At Work? Here’s What You May Have Missed! 13:25

8M ago13:25

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Send us a text Hi there... In this week’s podcast episode, we take a look at marriage and civil partnership discrimination at work. If you think your relationship does not have anything to do with why you might not get a particular job or, why you may be suffering bad treatment at work, think again! And, if you think there isn’t such a thing as mar…

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#215: If You Are Going Through Gender Reassignment And You Are Treated Unfairly At Work,You May Be Suffering Discrimination. Here’s What You Need to Know! 12:06

8M ago12:06

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Send us a text Hi there This week we focus on the often overlooked area of gender reassignment discrimination and employment rights. Gender reassignment is one of the 9 protected characteristics under the Equality Act. In the UK, the Equality Act 2010 protects you from discrimination based on gender reassignment and this ensures that everyone going…

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#214: Why Anxiety, Depression and Bi Polar Disorder Are Disabilities at Work Which Are Protected By Your Employment Rights! 15:03

8M ago15:03

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Send us a text Hi there This week we look at the often hidden issue of disability discrimination in the workplace, with a particular look at mental health concerns and reasonable adjustments. We also look at the five complaint areas you can use to organise your experiences of discrimination at work. Our takeaways for this week’s episode are, that u…

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#213: Are You Being Treated Differently Because of Your Age? Here Are The Top Bad Behaviours to Look For If You Suspect Age Discrimination At Work! 14:53

9M ago14:53

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Send us a text Hi there This week we look at your employment rights, when age discrimination might be at play and we’ll then look at two cases from employees who are thought to be the oldest and youngest people to win age discrimination cases at employment tribunals. Our takeaways from this week’s episode are, that age discrimination is not only un…

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#212: Want to Know if You Are Being Unfairly Targeted During Your Job Search? Here Are The Top 5 Employment Rights In Play Before You Have Even Sent In Your CV or Job Application! 15:29

9M ago15:29

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Send us a text Hi everyone. In last week’s episode, we focused on the key actions you can take to limit the chances of bias in the recruitment and selection process. We follow on with this week’s episode which takes us into the top 5 employment rights you have, when you are entering the job hiring process – which includes the application process, t…

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#211: You Put WHAT On Your CV 😲 Here Are The Top 13 Things You Should Leave Off Your CV After Losing Your Last Job! 13:30

9M ago13:30

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Send us a text Hi there In this week’s episode, we look at the top 13 things you should leave off your CV, to improve your chances of getting an interview for the job you are looking for. Remember, the aim of your CV is to get you through the door for an interview. Your CV doesn’t get you the job – so, knowing what to leave off your CV will improve…

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#210 Applying for Another Job After Losing Your Job Through Bad Treatment? Here Are Our Top 10 Self Care Points to Remember! 13:51

9M ago13:51

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Send us a text Hi there In this week’s episode we look at the 10 key points you need to bear in mind, when you have to get back on the job search road, after being forced out of your previous job. When you have less than two years’ service and you are forced out of your job or unfairly dismissed from your job, you probably understand by now, that y…

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#209: The Top 5 Financial Costs You Can Claim For a Breach of Contract Claim In An Employment Tribunal! 12:51

10M ago12:51

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Send us a text Hi there In this episode which is the last episode of our mini-series on forced changes to your contract of employment, we look at the top five financial costs you can claim for, if you bring a case to an employment tribunal for the bad treatment you have suffered. Remember… If you need help with anything related to breach of contrac…

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#208: Forced Contract Changes Made You to Leave Your Job But You Don’t Have Two Years Service? Here Are The Top 7 Steps You Can Take to Make a Breach of Contract Claim to Challenge That Treatment! 12:59

10M ago12:59

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Send us a text Hi Everyone In our penultimate episode of our mini-series on forced changes to your contract of employment, we look at your employment rights when you are faced with contract changes that force you to leave your job - but you don’t have two years’ service. We look at the top 7 steps you can take to make a breach of contract claim, to…

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#207: The 7 Actions You Can Take When You Are Forced to Accept Changes To Your Contract of Employment! 13:24

10M ago13:24

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Send us a text Hi there In this week’s episode, we look at what steps you can take if contract changes are forced on you and if you lose your job. We also take a look at the employment rights you have, to challenge your employer’s behaviour. If you need help with anything related to your contract of employment, or help with any other employment rig…

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#206: The Three Hostile Ways Your Employer May Try To Change Your Work Contract And How to Challenge This! 13:37

10M ago13:37

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Send us a text Hi There We hope your employment rights are getting you enthused about challenging unfair treatment at work. Don’t be put off into thinking you have no choice … except to put up with bad behaviour! Following on from last week’s episode on contract changes, this week we look at the three hostile ways your employer might try to change …

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#205: New Year, New Attempts to Change Your Employment Contract? Any Attempt to Do This Cannot Happen Unless Key Arrangements Are in Place! 10:43

11M ago10:43

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Send us a text Your employment rights are the means by which you get to protect yourself at work. Don’t let anyone tell you anything different. Hi there In this week’s podcast episode, we look at whether your employer can change your contract of employment just because the company wants to do this; and we also look at whether employment contract ch…

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#204: It’s 2024! Here Are Our Top 5 Employment Rights Changes You Need To Look Out For This Year! 18:33

11M ago18:33

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Send us a text Hi there Don’t let anyone tell you your employment rights are not worth the paper they are written on! If you know how to use them… others will think twice about abusing them! Happy New Year to you. We kick off our first episode of the year, with a look at the top 5 employment law changes that are coming online in 2024. And, we are t…

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#203: Your Employment Rights Year in Review. Here’s What Stood Out for Us! 13:14

11M ago13:14

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Send us a text Hi there If things go wrong at your workplace… no one can deny you the right to protect yourself using your employment rights. Any attempt to do so… is itself… a breach of your employment rights. As we move towards the new year and the start of 2024, we wanted to extend new year wishes to you all. In this week’s episode we take a loo…

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#201: You’re In a Gig Job And You Have to Submit A Self Assessment. You’re Going to Need A Government Gateway ID to Do That😲 Here’s How You Get Yours! 12:55

12M ago12:55

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Send us a text Hi there This week we look at the process for registering to submit your self assessment by first registering for your Government Gateway ID. However, because somehow we managed to put out the last two episodes in the wrong order, this is the episode for 14/12/2023, which we have put out on 21/12/2023 but we realised too late. We apo…

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#202: You Have Your Day Job and You Are Self Employed. Last Week You Got You’re ‘Government Gateway ID’. This Week You Need Your ‘Unique Taxpayer Reference’ So You Can Submit Your Self-Assessment. Let ... 16:13

12M ago16:13

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Send us a text Hi there In this week’s penultimate episode in our mini series, we go through how you get your Unique Taxpayer Reference, which you must have, to submit your self-assessment tax return. If you have questions about self registration or queries about any other employment rights matter - you can find all our support links at the bottom …

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#200: I Have a Full Time Job and I Also Do Some Extra Work to Earn Extra Money. Do I Need to File A Self-Assessment Tax Return With HMRC (UK)? Here’s What You Need to Know! 12:55

12M ago12:55

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Send us a text Hi there We hope your employment rights are doing the job of keeping you informed about how you should expect to be treated at work. Don’t be put off from asking questions. This week we’re into the third episode of our miniseries about the employment rights of Gig economy workers. In this episode, we clarify whether you are someone w…

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