Employment Law Matters
Are you an HR Professional or employment lawyer? Do you love employment law? Employment Law Matters is presented by London employment law barrister Daniel Barnett. You'll learn how to deal with tricky, practical, employment law and HR issues in regular, weekly, bite-sized chunks.
Episodes
222 episodes
249 Detriments and stuff
🎁 FREE STUFFEmployment law updates – www.danielbarnett.com My YouTube channel - www.youtubelegal.co...
248 Employment Tribunal Statistics
Tribunal User Group Meeting Minutes: https://www.judiciary.uk/courts-and-tribunals/tribunals/emplo...
247 Trade Union Access
Join Daniel Barnett’s Employment Rights Act Update Service www.danielbarnett.com/employmentrightsactBackhouse Jones, “Trade Union Workplace Access Code consultation now open...
246 It’s this week…
Law firm articles:- Baker McKenzie, “United Kingdom: April 2026 Increases to Statutory Payments and New Rights”:
245 Sneaky record-keeping for holiday pay
Daniel Barnett’s Employment Rights Act Service: https://www.danielbarnett.com/employmentrightsactSI 2026/323 — ERA 2025 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional and Savin...
244 Compensation Limits and Third Party Harassment
ERA Update Service: www.danielbarnett.com/employmentrightsactThis Week’s TopicsEmployment tribunal compensation limits increase – The
243 ERA Revenue Toolkit
Key Links:ERA 2025 Revenue Toolkit: https://toolkit.danielbarnett.comERA Update Service: www.danielbarnett.c...
242 Statutory Sick Pay + Revenue Opportunities
Gender pay gap and menopause action plans announcement: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/gov...
241 Collective Redundancy Consultation
The government published two new ERA 2025 consultations this week. The first - and most significant - seeks views on a new organisation-wide threshold for collective redundancy consultation, with proposed trigger points ranging from 250 to 1,00...
213 And the Act goes live...
A weekly update on what’s happening with the Employment Rights Act 2025. Visit www.danielbarnett.com/employmentrightsact for more details.Got a question about the Employment ...
212 A Quiet Week
A weekly update on what’s happening with the Employment Rights Act 2025. Visit www.danielbarnett.com/employmentrightsact for more details.Got a question about the Employment ...
211 Employment Rights Act Update
A weekly update on what’s happening with the Employment Rights Act 2025. Visit www.danielbarnett.com/employmentrightsact for more details.Got a question about the Employment ...
Breaking - Unfair Dismissal Compensation Cap
In this episode, Daniel Barnett considers the impact for employers and lawyers on the proposed removal of the cap for the unfair dismissal compensatory award.Important: this episode was recorded before the government’s amendments...
Where does HR earn its money? [bonus episode]
In this bonus episode, I discuss the grey areas between law and fairness in the world of HR and employment law.🎁 FREE STUFFEmployment law updates – www.danielbarnett.com ...
Will Artificial Intelligence replace HR? [bonus episode]
In this episode, I discuss the impact of AI in HR. 🎁 FREE STUFFEmployment law updates – www.danielbarnett.com My YouTube channel -
S9E14 - Bonus - Virtual Employment Law Academy lowdown
In this bonus episode, I tell you about the Virtual Employment Law Academy, which launches in January 2025.🎁 FREE STUFFEmployment law updates –
S10 E13 - Dismissals for absence, and yet more on witness familiarisation
This episode contains:Nadia Montraghi discussing dismissals for absenceGillian Howard's 60 second top tipMichael Salter on witness familiarisation (part three)This podcast is supported by
S10 E12 - Director's duties, plus more on witness familiarisation
This episode contains:Daniel Tatton-Brown KC discussing director's dutiesZain Malek's 60 second top tipMichael Salter on witness familiarisation (part two)This podcast is supported by
S10 E11 - Recruitment and witness familiarisation
This episode contains:Eleena Misra discussing recruitmentNancy Prest's 60 second top tipMichael Salter on Witness Familiarisation (part one)This podcast is supported by di...
S10 E10 - Employment tribunal procedure, and more tricky redundancy issues
This episode contains:Jude Shepherd discussing employment tribunal procedureMarc Jones' 60 second top tipDavid Reade on tricky redundancy issues (part two)This podcast is supported by
S10 E09 - Setting goals, dismissing problem employees, and tricky redundancy issues
This episode contains:Bob Regnerus discussing setting - or not setting - goalsDaniel Barnett on dismissing problem employeesDavid Reade on tricky redundancy Issues (part one)This podcast is supported b...
S10 E08 - Constructive Dismissal, why we sabotage ourselves, and more GDPR
This episode contains:Sean Jones KC discussing Constructive DismissalBob Regnerus on Why we Sabotage OurselvesDaniel Barnett on GDPR (part two)This podcast is supported by
S10 E07 - More employee privacy & GDPR
This episode contains:Jeremy Scott Joynt discussing employee privacy60 second top tip from Susi O'BrienDaniel Barnett on GDPRThis podcast is supported by didlaw Employment...
S10 E06 - Employee privacy, workplace burnout & resilience, and a day in the life of a trade union lawyer
This episode contains:Jeremy Scott Joynt discussing employee privacy (part 1)Dr Andrew Greenland on workplace burnout and resilience (part 2)Daniel Barnett discussing if an employer can restrict holiday from being ...
SE10 E05 - Acas Early Conciliation, Workplace Burnout and Resilience (part 1), and A Day in the Life of a Trade Union Lawyer (part 1)
This episode contains:Andrew Short KC discussing Acas early conciliationDr Andrew Greenland on workplace burnout and resilience (part 1)Shantha David on a day in the life of a trade union lawyer (part 1)<...