Stevens & Bolton Podcast Channel

The S&B People Podcast: Is it fair for an employer to rely on private Facebook posts to take disciplinary action?

Chelsea Feeney, associate in our Employment team, joins Frances Rollin for this episode of the S&B People Podcast where we talk about the recent tribunal case of Webb v London Underground. The employer in this case had dismissed an employee following posts on her private Facebook account, that the Tribunal described as offensive, inflammatory and racially divisive. The tribunal considered if the employer could legitimately rely on private Facebook posts in order to take disciplinary action. It also considered the right to privacy and freedom of expression under the European Convention of Human Rights as well as some basic points for conducting a fair dismissal procedure.

The S&B People Podcast - Menopause in the workplace

Menopause has become a topical subject for many employers. In this podcast Helena Rosenstein and Chantelle De Filippis discuss the impact of the menopause in the workplace and the practical steps that employers can take to manage their exposure to menopause related claims and to limit the risk and cost of losing valued and experienced members of staff.

The S&B People Podcast: Business protection - from confidential information to competing employees

Tom Lingard, Head of our Intellectual Property team, joins Rebecca Berry from our employment team to discuss the thorny issue of how businesses can protect themselves against rogue current and former employees misusing confidential information. They also discuss the extent to which former employees can be restricted from competing after their employment has ended, and what options are open to employers.

The S&B People Podcast: Holiday headaches

As we enter the busy summer holiday season, employers are likely to see some common holiday-related issues resurface, particularly as we continue to experience ongoing travel disruption. What should you do if an employee is stranded overseas or is otherwise affected by travel disruption? What about employees who are unwell with covid whilst on holiday? Should you consider requests to extend periods of holiday by a period of remote working from abroad? Employment law experts, Hollie Ryan and Chantelle de Filippis, discuss how to handle these common holiday ‘headaches’ here. 

The S&B People Podcast: The new High Potential Individual visa category

The newest immigration route– the High Potential Individual visa category – was launched on 30 May 2022.  Could this help you live and work in the UK?  As a business, could it help with the recruitment issues you’re experiencing and enable you to hire overseas talent more easily?  Immigration experts Kerry Garcia and Jackie Penlington discuss here

The S&B People Podcast: The hybrid hangover

S&B’s People Podcast is a series of bite-sized podcasts aimed at busy HR professionals and employers.

Your business may have embraced hybrid working but what hang-over issues has this left you with? Have you thought about proximity bias and the risk of discriminating against employees choosing to work from home? What about employees who refuse to come into the office the week before their holiday? Do you really know how employees dispose of confidential information at home? Employment law experts, Hannah Ford and Emily Hocken discuss here.

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The S&B People Podcast - Post-pandemic compensation strategies

S&B’s People Podcast is a series of bite-sized podcasts aimed at busy HR professionals and employers.

The COVID-19 Pandemic has fundamentally changed the UK workplace and accelerated new working practices. Has your business’s remuneration model kept pace with change? How can your compensation strategy capitalise on the opportunities presented by the new landscape? Employment law experts, Sarah Taylor and Rebecca Berry discuss in this episode.

The S&B People Podcast - War for talent

S&B’s People Podcast is a series of bite-sized podcasts aimed at busy HR professionals and employers.

Our topic for January is the UK’s War for Talent. As we enter 2022, the challenge of recruiting and retaining talent is greater than ever - what tactics, terms and benefits are most effective at winning the battle? What innovations have we seen to give businesses the edge? Employment law experts, Hannah Ford and Frances Rollin discuss here.

Do you have any themes or topics that you would like us to discuss? We would love to hear from you.