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The Lawdown: Employment Law Podcast Series from CM Murray LLP
Welcome to The Lawdown, CM Murray LLP's regular podcast bringing you the legal news highlights, particularly those relating to employment, discrimination and partnership law and the UK courts. More information on the issues discussed and knowledge on a wide range of topics can be found at our website - https://www.cm-murray.com/ or please contact info@cm-murray.com for more information or to send us a story you would like us to talk about. We hope you enjoy The Lawdown! We would really…
Episodes
- The Lawdown: Employment Law Podcast Series from CM Murray LLP
Black Hair Discrimination in the Workplace: The Lawdown Black History Month Special with Jerelle Jules
In this special Black History Month edition of The Lawdown, Beth Hale and Emma Bartlett are joined by Jerelle Jules to explore Black hair discrimination in the…
- The Lawdown: Employment Law Podcast Series from CM Murray LLP
Duty of Care, Neurodiversity, Parental Leave Discrimination and Leadership Lessons from FIFA - Episode 52
In this episode, Partners Emma Bartlett and Beth Hale and Senior Associates, Wonu Sanda and Kelsey Murrell, discuss: A coroner's finding that a Treasury…
- The Lawdown: Employment Law Podcast Series from CM Murray LLP
Parental Leave, Burnout, Succession Planning and Star Performers - World Cup Special ⚽
Listen to this World Cup special edition of The Lawdown, our regular podcast discussing the latest key employment, discrimination and partnership law-related…
- The Lawdown: Employment Law Podcast Series from CM Murray LLP
Episode 50: Met Police Misconduct, AI Bias and the Importance of Speaking Up at Work
In this episode, Partners, Beth Hale and Emma Bartlett, and Senior Associate, Gabrielle Lintott, discuss: An Employment Tribunal decision in which a…
- The Lawdown: Employment Law Podcast Series from CM Murray LLP
Episode 49 From Football Fields and Ballrooms to Boardrooms
In this episode Partners, Beth Hale, and Emma Bartlett and Senior Associate Kelsey Murrell, discuss recent news stories through the lens of employment and…
- The Lawdown: Employment Law Podcast Series from CM Murray LLP
Episode 48: Nestlé CEO Romance Fallout; Sleeping in Sauna Tribunal Win; When Workplace Insults Cross the Line & Calls to Make Parliament More Accessible
In our latest episode of The Lawdown, Partners, Beth Hale and Emma Bartlett, and Associate, Gabrielle Lintott, discuss: Nestle’s recent dismissal of its chief…
- The Lawdown: Employment Law Podcast Series from CM Murray LLP
Episode 47: Coldplay Concert Controversy; Proposed NDA Ban; and the Biting Law Firm Intern
In our latest episode of The Lawdown, Emma Bartlett, Emma Sangeelee and Rachael Parker discuss the following: The viral moment the US based Tech Company…
- The Lawdown: Employment Law Podcast Series from CM Murray LLP
Episode 46: Autistic Children's Centre Worker Subjected to Derogatory Comments by Manager, and Employment Tribunal Rules that Sighing at a Colleague Could be Deemed Discriminatory
In our latest episode of The Lawdown, Senior Associate Yulia Fedorenko and Partners Emma Bartlett and Beth Hale discuss the following: An autistic worker at a…
- The Lawdown: Employment Law Podcast Series from CM Murray LLP
Episode 45: University of Sussex fined for not upholding Freedom of Speech; Ben & Jerry’s CEO removed for promotion of political views; Citi Bank Assistant VP settles maternity discrimination claim
In our latest episode of The Lawdown, Wonu Sanda, Emma Bartlett, and Beth Hale discuss the following: The treatment of a professor at the University of Sussex…
- The Lawdown: Employment Law Podcast Series from CM Murray LLP
Episode 44: Chelsea footballer Sam Kerr found not guilty of racially aggravated harassment; Luis Rubiales convicted of sexual assault after 2023 Women’s World Cup win; US driven rollback on DEI
In our latest episode of The Lawdown, Emma Bartlett, Sarah Chilton, Wonu Sanda and first-time contributor Liz Pearson discuss the following: Sam Kerr (a high…
- The Lawdown: Employment Law Podcast Series from CM Murray LLP
Episode 43: 200 companies adopt 4-day week; Lord Rose dismisses working from home; Rashford criticised by manager; should lawyers join BBC’s "The Traitors"?
In our latest episode of The Lawdown, Partners Beth Hale and Emma Bartlett and Senior Associate Wonu Sanda discuss the following: 200 companies implement a…
- The Lawdown: Employment Law Podcast Series from CM Murray LLP
Episode 42: Unemployed may get weight-loss jabs; BBC workplace culture review; Benjamin Mendy's claim for £11.5M in unpaid wages
In our latest episode of The Lawdown, Partners Beth Hale and Emma Bartlett and Associate Kia Aoki discuss the following: The suggestion by the Government to…
- The Lawdown: Employment Law Podcast Series from CM Murray LLP
Episode 41: Allegations against Mohamed Al-Fayed; Huw Edwards repaying his salary; the “The Dad Shift” campaign to promote paternity leave
In our latest episode of The Lawdown, Partners Sarah Chilton and Beth Hale and Associate Kia Aoki discuss the following: The allegations of rape and sexual…
- The Lawdown: Employment Law Podcast Series from CM Murray LLP
Episode 40: Jermaine Jenas’s BBC dismissal; far-right riots & considerations for employers; Starbucks CEO commute via private jet
In our latest episode of The Lawdown, Partners Sarah Chilton and Beth Hale, Senior Associate Wonu Sanda and Associate Kia Aoki discuss the following: The…
- The Lawdown: Employment Law Podcast Series from CM Murray LLP
Episode 39: Southgate, Gething and US President Biden’s Departures; Strictly Come Dancing Abuse Allegations; Apple Employee Unfairly Dismissed After Taking Pictures of a Female Colleague
In our latest episode of The Lawdown, Partner Beth Hale, Senior Associate Wonu Sanda and Associate Kia Aoki discuss the following: The departures of Gareth…
- The Lawdown: Employment Law Podcast Series from CM Murray LLP
Episode 38: Scheffler Arrest - Key Legal Takeaways; Virgin Atlantic Unfair Dismissal Claims; Klopp & Hayes Departures and Publication of Inclusion at Work Report
In our latest episode of The Lawdown, Partners Beth Hale and Emma Bartlett, Senior Associate Wonu Sanda and Associate Kia Aoki discuss the following: Scottie…
- The Lawdown: Employment Law Podcast Series from CM Murray LLP
Episode 37: Cleaner Dismissed for Eating a Leftover Sandwich; Mason Greenwood's Rumoured Return; Christian Horner's Investigation at Red Bull; Council Worker Wins £4.6 Million in Disability Claim
We are delighted to share Episode 37 of The Lawdown, our regular podcast discussing the latest key employment, discrimination and partnership law-related news…
- The Lawdown: Employment Law Podcast Series from CM Murray LLP
Episode 36: Ethnicity pay gap reporting; CEO vs worker pay inequality; British Army race discrimination claim & developments in law around industrial action
In our latest episode of The Lawdown, Partners Beth Hale and Sarah Chilton, Senior Associate Wonu Sanda and Associate Kia Aoki discuss the following: Recently…
- The Lawdown: Employment Law Podcast Series from CM Murray LLP
Episode 35: Justine Blainey - sex discrimination in sport; Man City sued over unpaid wages; Phillip Schofield ITV inquiry; Tesla whistleblowing on self-driving car safety
In our latest (interesting and non-Christmas themed) episode of The Lawdown, Partner Emma Bartlett and Senior Associate, Wonu Sanda discuss the following: 1…
- The Lawdown: Employment Law Podcast Series from CM Murray LLP
Episode 34: Transgender employee wins discrimination claim against employer for ‘deadnaming’; Citibank’s ‘two-sandwich dismissal’ & stereotyping in the workplace
We are delighted to share Episode 34 of The Lawdown, our regular podcast discussing the latest key employment, discrimination and partnership law-related news…
- The Lawdown: Employment Law Podcast Series from CM Murray LLP
Episode 33: Wilko mass redundancies; US Open heatwave - is it ever too hot to work?; probation service racism claims; and new attitudes to work study
We are delighted to share Episode 33 of The Lawdown, our regular podcast discussing the latest key employment, discrimination and partnership law-related news…
- The Lawdown: Employment Law Podcast Series from CM Murray LLP
Episode 32: RNLI sexual misconduct allegations; Study on the health benefits of napping during the day; Equal pay in women's sports; Morocco's women's football captain inappropriate question
We are delighted to share Episode 32 of The Lawdown, our regular podcast discussing the latest key employment, discrimination and partnership law-related news…
- The Lawdown: Employment Law Podcast Series from CM Murray LLP
Episode 31: Phillip Schofield's resignation & subsequent investigation, term-time working contracts for Amazon employees, & BlackRock staff return to the office
In our latest episode of The Lawdown, Partner Sarah Chilton and Senior Associates Pooja Dasgupta and Wonu Sanda discuss the following: 1. The legal issues…
- The Lawdown: Employment Law Podcast Series from CM Murray LLP
Episode 30: The Ritz job applicant afro hair ban; CBI allegations of misconduct and Boots "less abled" parking signs
In our latest episode of The Lawdown, Partners Beth Hale and Emma Bartlett and Senior Associate Pooja Dasgupta discuss the following: The Ritz job applicant…
- The Lawdown: Employment Law Podcast Series from CM Murray LLP
Episode 29: Matt Hancock’s WhatsApps; Gary Lineker’s BBC Twitter Storm; Fiona Bruce’s Controversy; Teacher’s Racist WhatsApps Caught By Pupils & Oscars Diversity
In our latest episode of The Lawdown, Partners Beth Hale and Emma Bartlett and Senior Associates Wonu Sanda and Pooja Dasgupta discuss the following: Matt…
- The Lawdown: Employment Law Podcast Series from CM Murray LLP
Episode 28: Eddie Jones Move to Rugby Australia; Maternity Pay and Policies in Football; and Gender Equality Issues in Rugby Union
We are delighted to introduce this Sports Edition of the Lawdown podcast, discussing our take on the employment, partnership and other legal issues behind some…
- The Lawdown: Employment Law Podcast Series from CM Murray LLP
Episode 27: Naomi Osaka Pregnancy Announcement; The Metaverse and the Future of Work; Storming of Brazilian Congress; Gender Neutral Brit Awards Nominations
Happy New Year and best wishes for 2023 from the Lawdown Podcast team! We are delighted to kick off our first Lawdown podcast of the year discussing our take…
- The Lawdown: Employment Law Podcast Series from CM Murray LLP
Episode 26: Twitter Mass Redundancies; Ronaldo’s Man U Exit; Former Royal Lady in Waiting Race Row; and London Fire Brigade Cultural Review
It’s December – and that means Christmas plans and festivities are underway! But if you want a break from all of that then we are delighted to share another…
- The Lawdown: Employment Law Podcast Series from CM Murray LLP
Episode 25: Man United’s Mason Greenwood; Ministerial Misdemeanours; and Met Police Misconduct Failings
We are delighted to share Episode 25 of The Lawdown, our regular podcast discussing the latest key employment, discrimination and partnership law-related news…
- The Lawdown: Employment Law Podcast Series from CM Murray LLP
Episode 24: Government “scraps the cap” for banker bonuses; the long and winding road to closing the gender pay gap; and the latest hiring and firing trends
We are delighted to share Episode 24 of The Lawdown, our regular podcast discussing the latest key employment, discrimination and partnership law-related news…
The Lawdown: Employment Law Podcast Series from CM Murray LLPEpisode 23: Dina Asher-Smith’s call for more period sports science; RAF positive discrimination allegations; and the UK’s 4 day working week pilot
We are delighted to share Episode 23 of The Lawdown, our regular podcast discussing the latest key employment, discrimination and partnership law-related news…
The Lawdown: Employment Law Podcast Series from CM Murray LLPEpisode 22: Partygate, Sue Gray Report finale, 75k sensationalist compensation award and walkout over sexist speech at the Scottish Sports Award
We are delighted to share Episode 22 of The Lawdown, our regular podcast discussing the latest key employment, discrimination and partnership law-related news…
The Lawdown: Employment Law Podcast Series from CM Murray LLPEpisode 21: Will Smith and Chris Rock's Oscar Incident, Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodriguez’ Pregnancy Loss And The Boris Partygate Investigations
We are delighted to share Episode 21 of The Lawdown, our regular podcast discussing the latest key employment, discrimination and partnership law-related news…
The Lawdown: Employment Law Podcast Series from CM Murray LLPEpisode 20: Premiership footballer’s cat kicking misconduct, diversity and the future of barrister wigs, and harassment in the metaverse
We are delighted to share Episode 20 of The Lawdown, our regular podcast discussing the latest key employment, discrimination and partnership law-related news…
The Lawdown: Employment Law Podcast Series from CM Murray LLPEpisode 19: Cutting sick pay for the unvaccinated, unpacking the 'politician's "sorry not sorry" apology', and Prince Andrew
It’s a new year – which, for the Lawdown podcast, means we get to share more of our legal take on new and interesting stories in the news with you! So please…
The Lawdown: Employment Law Podcast Series from CM Murray LLPEpisode 18: FCA Board Diversity Proposals, Tackling Staff Burnout and the Dramatic Rise in Menopause-Related Tribunal Claims
In our latest episode of The Lawdown, Partners Beth Hale and Emma Bartlett discuss with Associate Pooja Dasgupta: The FCA’s consultation on proposals to boost…
The Lawdown: Employment Law Podcast Series from CM Murray LLPEpisode 17: Flexible Working, Women and Work, and Facebook’s Job Advertising Fiasco
With the world slowly trying to recover from the impact of the pandemic, in our latest episode of The Lawdown, Senior Associate Wonu Sanda and Associate Pooja…
The Lawdown: Employment Law Podcast Series from CM Murray LLPEpisode 16: Harassment during Lockdown and on Return to the Office
In our latest episode of The Lawdown, Partner Beth Hale, Senior Associate Wonu Sanda and Associate Pooja Dasgupta discuss: · the government’s response to the…
- The Lawdown: Employment Law Podcast Series from CM Murray LLP
Episode 15: Key Family-Friendly Policies and Developments
In our latest episode of The Lawdown, Partner Beth Hale, Senior Associate Wonu Sanda and Associate Sophie Rothwell discuss some recently profiled innovative…
- The Lawdown: Employment Law Podcast Series from CM Murray LLP
Episode 14: The Relaunch – Naomi Osaka, Gary Lineker’s IR35 dispute and the potential impact of Covid electronic test and trace rules
In this “relaunch” episode of the Lawdown, we discuss: Naomi Osaka dropping out of the French Open due to mental health issues and the wider workplace…
- The Lawdown: Employment Law Podcast Series from CM Murray LLP
Episode 13: A level results, covid quarantine and sick pay and the PPE procurement scandal
*With apologies for the sound quality at some points, a zoom and slow broadband issue got in the way, it will be fixed for next episode.* In this episode we…
- The Lawdown: Employment Law Podcast Series from CM Murray LLP
Episode 12: racism, covid and a Barnard Castle eye test
We are back after a long break, in which we were very busy with the day job. In this episode we discuss two huge issues which have dominated 2020: coronavirus…
- The Lawdown: Employment Law Podcast Series from CM Murray LLP
Episode 11: privacy orders in the tribunal, bankers, restrictive covenants and Trump’s tweets
In this episode we discuss Mr X the millionaire businessman who sought a restricted reporting order from the Employment Tribunal to keep his identity secret…
- The Lawdown: Employment Law Podcast Series from CM Murray LLP
Episode 10: A sports and politics special
In this episode of the Lawdown, Sarah Chilton and Beth Hale discuss the recent high profile (but very different) dismissals of Gavin Williamson, Alex Hales and…
- The Lawdown: Employment Law Podcast Series from CM Murray LLP
Episode 9: Gender Pay, Alcohol Bans and Compensation in the Employment Tribunal
In this episode of the Lawdown, Wonu Sanda and Beth Hale discuss the latest gender pay gap reports (and what they tell us (and don't tell us) about equality of…
- The Lawdown: Employment Law Podcast Series from CM Murray LLP
Episode 8: NDAs, the gender pay gap and religious discrimination
In this episode we discuss NDAs following the publication of proposals from the Government for reform; we also highlight the, in some cases, increasing gender…
- The Lawdown: Employment Law Podcast Series from CM Murray LLP
Episode 7: Brexit, workplace culture and non-compete restrictions
We are back after the festivities and thought it was time to talk Brexit. In this episode we clear up confusion about the European Court of Human Rights and…
- The Lawdown: Employment Law Podcast Series from CM Murray LLP
Episode 6: Veganism, hugging, emergency nannies and yet more Brexit
In our Christmas special (before we take a break until 2019), we talk about whether veganism could be a protectable belief under the Equality Act 2010, the Ted…
- The Lawdown: Employment Law Podcast Series from CM Murray LLP
Episode 5: big bonuses, microchipping, sexual harassment and the Lords and can we revoke Article 50?
In this episode we discuss the huge bonus awarded to the boss of Persimmon; we are back debating the topic of sexual harassment after allegations were made…
- The Lawdown: Employment Law Podcast Series from CM Murray LLP
Episode 4: the “gay cake case”, injunctions and NDAs and #MeGoo
In this episode we discuss the “gay cake case” and why the Court reached the decision it did about the bakers who were sued for refusing to ice the slogan…
- The Lawdown: Employment Law Podcast Series from CM Murray LLP
Episode 3: Kavanaugh, Ronaldo and Parental Pay
In this episode we discuss the impact of the US Supreme Court selection process and the allegations made against Cristiano Ronaldo. We look at how employers…
- The Lawdown: Employment Law Podcast Series from CM Murray LLP
Episode 2: flexible working, Facebook and four day weeks
In this episode we discuss Facebook, flexible working and four day weeks as well as highlighting some of employment law proposals following the Labour Party…
The Lawdown: Employment Law Podcast Series from CM Murray LLPEpisode 1: a Scottish politician, Trump & a golf course
In this episode we discuss a former Scottish First Minister, Donald Trump, golf courses and flexible working! Some of these may have quite a bit in common…