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EPISODE · May 23, 2022 · 28 MIN

S4E7 - Employment Disputes in the MetaVerse (with Tarun Tawakley)

from Employment Law Matters · host Daniel Barnett

In this episode, you’ll learn how employment law might cope – or not cope – with problems presented by emerging technology, including:-How people’s choice of avatars can throw up diversity issues.  What happens if employees or managers ‘try on’ different skin colours? Should a pregnant woman at a job interview hide the fact she’s pregnant with her avatar, or use an avatar which shows her pregnancy?  How does the duty to make reasonable adjustments engage when a physically disabled employee uses an able-bodied avatar?Could inappropriate behaviour with an AI character (so not a real person) give rise to charges of misconduct?Daniel discusses the topic with Tarun Tawakley from Lewis Silkin.This podcast  is supported by Hunter Law and by FeMan Consulting, and by the HR Inner Circle (the UK's leading community for smart, ambitious HR Professionals).🎁 FREE STUFFEmployment law updates – www.danielbarnett.com       My YouTube channel - www.youtubelegal.co.uk💎 PRODUCTS, MEMBERSHIPS AND COURSESHarassment Pack - https://danielbarnett.com/harassment/HR Platinum Policy Package 2024 – www.polices2024.comThe Virtual Employment Law Academy – https://danielbarnett.com/vela/Ultimate Employment Law 2024 - https://danielbarnett.com/ultimate2024/Employment Tribunal Compensation course - https://courses.virtualemploymentlawacademy.com/p/employment-tribunalOwn-branded email updates for solicitors - www.employmentlawbulletins.com📚 BOOKSMy books include the Employment Law Handbook and Resolving Grievances (see all books).🌞 WHO AM I:I'm Daniel Barnett, an employment law and HR barrister.  I advise and represent clients in employment tribunal litigation. I have my main website and work out of a set of Chambers.  I run a membership club for smart, ambitious HR Professionals and present the legal hour on LBC Radio.☎️ CONTACT ME:Contact my assistant via email.♨️ IMPORTANT INFORMATION:This podcast is published by (c) Employment Law Services Limited. The information in this video is for general guidance only and, although the presenters and publisher believe it was correct at the time it was recorded, the law may have changed since then. You should always seek your own independent legal advice. Any employment law explained applies to England, Scotland and Wales only. Ask a question about the Employment Rights Act 2025 - www.danielbarnett.com/eraquestion

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In this episode, you’ll learn how employment law might cope – or not cope – with problems presented by emerging technology, including:- How people’s choice of avatars can throw up diversity issues. What happens if employees or managers ‘try on’ different skin colours? Should a pregnant woman at a job interview hide the fact she’s pregnant with her avatar, or use an avatar which shows her pregnancy? How does the duty to make reasonable adjustments engage when a physically disa...

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In this episode, you’ll learn how employment law might cope – or not cope – with problems presented by emerging technology, including:-How people’s choice of avatars can throw up diversity issues.  What happens if employees or managers ‘try on’...

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