Employment Law 101 from mpm legal

In this session, Peter and Mark turn their attention to recent changes in collective consultation, breaking down what's shifted, what it means in practice, and how employers should be responding. Essential listening if you manage redundancy, TUPE, or wider workforce change.

In this session, employment law experts Peter and Adrienne explore the newly established Fair Work Agency, what powers it holds, and what employers need to know to stay compliant. Whether you're reviewing your current practices or just getting up to speed, it's well worth a watch or a listen.

In our most recent live session, employment law experts Peter and Charlie discuss the current state of the employment tribunal system, why cases are taking longer to reach a hearing, and the growing impact of AI on both litigation and grievance processes.

In this session, we looked at some of the issues that commonly arise when employing employees on fixed term contracts.

That session focused on the key employment law changes for 2026 that sit outside the new Employment Rights Act, highlighting important developments employers still need to be aware of.

What HR need to know about 2025’s employment law developments: Join is for a recap of 2025’s including a whirlwind set of changes to the Employment Rights Bill.

Join us for an in-depth look at the key elements of constructive dismissal claims and what to do if you are on the receiving end of one.

The Employment Rights Bill means big changes concerning trade unions and union recognition and so affect all businesses whether or not currently unionised. In this session we explore what they mean for HR professionals, in-house counsel, and people managers.

In this episode, we explored whistleblowing at work — what HR and in-house legal teams need to know about protected disclosures under English employment law, and what’s on the horizon with the government’s proposed Office of the Whistleblower.

In this episode, we unpacked the recent Employment Appeal Tribunal case Alom v Financial Conduct Authority [2025] EAT 138 — and explored what it means for HR professionals, people leaders and in-house lawyers dealing with investigations, disciplinary hearings and employee privacy.

In Episode 3 of our current series, we explored TUPE with our top commercial tips on how to identify transfers, manage consultation and communication, and protect your organisation commercially.

In this session, we gave a quick update on the progress of the Employment Rights Bill and explored two recent employment tribunal decisions — one on swearing at your boss, and another on online shopping during work hours.

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the very first episode of our latest Employment Law 101 series. In this session, we explored the basics of collective redundancy consultation – including: When the duty to consult arises How to run the process in practice The role of employee representatives What happens if the process isn’t followed correctly

Join Adrienne and Peter as they take a deep dive into the newly announced Employment Rights Bill roadmap, including key proposed changes around: Fire and rehire practices Settlement agreements And what these changes could mean in real terms for HR teams and in-house advisors

Join Adrienne and Peter as they break down the recent Higgs v Farmor’s School decision and the Court of Appeal’s latest guidance on how and when employers can lawfully intervene when employees express protected beliefs.

Unfair dismissal claims: the liability hearing is just the first part. Don’t overlook the arguments on remedy! Adrienne walks through a recent case looking at procedurally unfair dismissals and how that may impact on remedy as well as Polkey deductions and contributory fault.

Join our expert employment lawyers Adrienne and Peter as they discuss the employment law issues arising from the menopause, including the increase in tribunal claims and how the existing discrimination and unfair dismissal regimes provide some protection to menopausal employees in certain circumstances.

The Supreme Court has recently determined that references to “sex” in the Equality Act means “biological sex”. Join our expert employment solicitors, Peter and Adrienne, tomorrow at 11 am as we run through what this judgment means for employers.

Last week our specialist employment lawyers Adrienne and Peter discussed common redundancy questions including:  how long the process should last and what do we tell employees? what selection criteria can we use? what if an employee refuses to attend a consultation meeting?

Last week during Neurodiversity Awareness Week our specialist employment lawyers Adrienne and Peter discussed the latest ACAS guidance for employers including:  the various different types of neurodiversity and their common traits how the Equality Act 2010 applies to neurodiverse employees how to support people, raise awareness and approach it sensitively at work

Adrienne and Peter discuss how to avoid discriminating against potential new hires and being on the receiving end of an employment tribunal claim

Employment lawyers Adrienne and Peter discuss a recent case examining a return to office mandate, remote working, flexible working and discrimination.

Join us as we discuss the McDonalds harassment complaints and a summary of your new legal obligations concerning harassment and sexual harassment.

Join Peter, employment lawyer, as he looks at TUPE and employment contract changes.

In our first Employment Law 101 webinar of 2025, we discussed some significant changes for the coming year, including:📄 The draft Equality Bill👩🏻‍🍼Neonatal care and leave🙋🏽Right to disconnect🧑🏽‍💻A.I. in the workplace

Last week our specialist employment lawyers Adrienne and Peter took a look at the employment law highlights of 2024. 

Join our specialist employment lawyer reviews new sexual harassment rules.

Our specialist employment lawyers Adrienne and Peter cut through the noise around the new Employment Rights Bill to look at more of the key points employers will need to get to grips with. 

Our specialist employment lawyers Adrienne and Peter cut through the noise around the new Employment Rights Bill to look at some of the key points any business with employees needs to consider. 

DEI must DIE - the benefits to your company of a focussed DEI strategy. Our employment law specialist Peter is joined by special guest Sarah Wilder from mpm included to discuss DEI initiatives.🔴 has there been a backlash against DEI?🔴 how to find areas of need and measure the problem🔴 the benefits to your company of a focussed DEI strategy🔴 what the future holdsIf you are an HR professional, in-house counsel, or working in talent development and want to learn about the latest qualitative approach to formulating a killer DEI strategy, then you’ll want to listen to this discussion.

Our specialist employment lawyers Adrienne and Peter look at the Next equal pay claim and what private organisations need to consider when setting pay rates or offering pay enhancements.. 

Mastering employment contracts: cutting the legalese but still protecting your company. Join our specialist employment lawyers, Adrienne and Peter, as they explore how to get the most out of your employment contracts.There are loads of good reasons to switch up your approach and design something that better reflects your organisation's tone of voice and culture and does a better job of being read and understood.

Our specialist employment lawyers Adrienne and Peter look at their top 10  wider considerations to avoid unfair dismissal liability and to keep out of the employment tribunal process.

The forthcoming changes to unfair dismissal rights will put the focus firmly on probationary periods for new hire. Join our specialist employment solicitors Peter and Adrienne in this Thursday’s Employment Law 101 webinar to find out: 👉Why probationary periods are going to back in fashion;👉 Why what matters is more than simply how they are drafted;👉 The importance of a framework; and👉 How to avoid claims for unfair dismissal and discrimination. 

Last week our specialist employment lawyers Adrienne and Peter look at how to get the most out of using settlement agreements including: 👉 the timing of offering one  👉 confidentiality wording  👉 negotiating terms  👉 why independent legal advice is a must

Our specialist employment lawyers Adrienne and Peter look at how to stay legally compliant when handling smaller scale redundancy exercises, including: 👉 Why you might want to mirror a collective consultation process;👉 The importance of consulting on the proposal and the process;👉 The importance of communication; and👉 How to avoid claims for unfair dismissal and discrimination. 

Our specialist employment lawyers Adrienne and Mark talk about the complex topic of TUPE transfers.

Last week our specialist employment lawyers Adrienne and Peter discussed their best tips for dealing with those really tricky issues that crop up when dealing with grievances.

Ever wondered what you need to do if you receive notification of an employment tribunal claim against your company or one of your named employees?

Our specialist employment lawyers Adrienne and Peter discuss their best tips for managing underperforming employees.

Our specialist employment lawyers Adrienne and Peter discussed their best tips for managing employees who are on long term sickness. 

Our specialist employment lawyers Adrienne and Peter discuss the key things HR and people managers need to know about A.I and employment law.

Our specialist employment law partners Peter Beisty and Adrienne Hardy take a look at the key things you need to know about collective consultation exercises. 

Series 3, Episode 8 = Fire and re-hire (or dismissal and re-engagement in employment lawyer terms) and what will be changing following Government consultation.

Series 3, Episode 7 = Employment Discrimination claims against individuals, an update on changes to employment tribunal rules, repealing the ban on hiring agency staff during strikes and changes to family friendly rights.

Series 3, Episode 6 = National Minimum Wage increases, maternity leave rights and a case involving home working rights.

The law on holidays and holiday pay is changing in early January 2024 and so it is essential that you get to grips now with how those changes will affect your employees. 

In last week's #EmploymentLaw101 session Peter Beisty and Adrienne Hardy discussed how the cost of living crisis has led to some interesting trends in relation to workers delaying retirement or returning from retirement.

Peter and Adrienne discussed how the cost of living crisis has led to a spike in industrial action since 2022. We've done more union related work in the past 18 months than at any time in the past 13 years.

Swings: good for gardens and byelection results.  But what would a new government mean for businesses employing people?Handily, Labour have talked about some of the ideas they have for their first 100 days of government, if elected, and this formed the basis of our most recent Employment Law 101 webinar last week. During it our employment law experts Adrienne Hardy and Peter Beisty discussed:- Simplification of the statutory trade union recognition process- trade unions having a new legal right to access the workplace- repealing the minimum service level laws concerning strike action- a ban on all zero hour contracts- doubling the employment tribunal claim time limit from 3 to 6 months- introducing more 'day 1' rights for employees- ending the practice of 'fire and re-hire'