Employment Law Matters

Daniel Barnett
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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.

  1. 15 HR AGO

    250 Not much happened this week

    Lewis Silkin “How will the Employment Rights Act 2025 impact M&A?” https://www.lewissilkin.com/insights/2026/05/07/how-will-the-employment-rights-act-2025-impact-maLinklaters “New rules on the way for NDAs relating to discrimination and harassment”  https://www.linklaters.com/insights/blogs/employmentlinks/2026/april/new-rules-on-the-way-for-ndas-relating-to-discrimination-and-harassment🎁 FREE STUFF Employment law updates – www.danielbarnett.com        My YouTube channel - www.youtubelegal.co.uk 💎 PRODUCTS, MEMBERSHIPS AND COURSES Employment Rights Act update service -https://danielbarnett.com/employmentrightsact/Join the HR Inner Circle – www.hrinnercircle.co.ukHR Policies - https://danielbarnett.com/policies/Own-branded email updates for solicitors - www.employmentlawbulletins.com🌞 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.  ♨️ 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 Ask a question about the Employment Rights Act 2025 - www.danielbarnett.com/eraquestion

    8 min

  2. 27 APR

    249 Detriments and stuff

    🎁 FREE STUFF Employment law updates – www.danielbarnett.com        My YouTube channel - www.youtubelegal.co.uk 💎 PRODUCTS, MEMBERSHIPS AND COURSES Employment Rights Act update service -https://danielbarnett.com/employmentrightsact/Join the HR Inner Circle – www.hrinnercircle.co.ukHR Policies - https://danielbarnett.com/policies/Own-branded email updates for solicitors - www.employmentlawbulletins.com🌞 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.  ♨️ 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 Ask a question about the Employment Rights Act 2025 - www.danielbarnett.com/eraquestion

    9 min

  3. 20 APR

    248 Employment Tribunal Statistics

    Tribunal User Group Meeting Minutes: https://www.judiciary.uk/courts-and-tribunals/tribunals/employment-tribunal/employment-tribunal-england-wales/national-user-group/Lewis Silkin, Employment Rights Act timeline: https://www.lewissilkin.com/en/insights/2026/04/15/employment-rights-act-timeline Collyer Bristow, Key Changes in Force from 6 April 2026: https://collyerbristow.com/shorter-reads/employment-rights-act-2025-key-changes-in-force-from-6-april-2026-a-practical-summary-for-employers/Mishcon de Reya, Adam Turner quoted in Personnel Today, Five ways to get ready for April law changes: https://www.personneltoday.com/hr/april-employment-law-changes/🎁 FREE STUFF Employment law updates – www.danielbarnett.com        My YouTube channel - www.youtubelegal.co.uk 💎 PRODUCTS, MEMBERSHIPS AND COURSES Employment Rights Act update service -https://danielbarnett.com/employmentrightsact/Join the HR Inner Circle – www.hrinnercircle.co.ukHR Policies - https://danielbarnett.com/policies/Own-branded email updates for solicitors - www.employmentlawbulletins.com🌞 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.  ♨️ 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 Ask a question about the Employment Rights Act 2025 - www.danielbarnett.com/eraquestion

    10 min

  4. 13 APR

    247 Trade Union Access

    Join Daniel Barnett’s Employment Rights Act Update Service www.danielbarnett.com/employmentrightsact Backhouse Jones, “Trade Union Workplace Access Code consultation now open” (9 April 2026): https://backhousejones.co.uk/trade-union-workplace-access-code-consultation-now-open-have-your-say/ Lewis Silkin, “What’s in the Employment Rights Act?” (updated March 2026): https://www.lewissilkin.com/en/insights/2026/03/11/whats-in-the-employment-rights-act Mishcon de Reya ERA Hub: https://www.mishcon.com/employment-rights-act-hub 🎁 FREE STUFF Employment law updates – www.danielbarnett.com        My YouTube channel - www.youtubelegal.co.uk 💎 PRODUCTS, MEMBERSHIPS AND COURSES Employment Rights Act update service -https://danielbarnett.com/employmentrightsact/Join the HR Inner Circle – www.hrinnercircle.co.ukHR Policies - https://danielbarnett.com/policies/Own-branded email updates for solicitors - www.employmentlawbulletins.com🌞 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.  ♨️ 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 Ask a question about the Employment Rights Act 2025 - www.danielbarnett.com/eraquestion

    10 min

  5. 7 APR

    246 It’s this week…

    Law firm articles: - Baker McKenzie, “United Kingdom: April 2026 Increases to Statutory Payments and New Rights”: https://www.bakermckenzie.com/en/insight/publications/2026/04/united-kingdom-april-2026-increases-to-statutory-payments-and-new-rights - Bird & Bird, “UK Employment Rights Act 2025: What’s new from April 2026": https://www.twobirds.com/en/insights/2026/uk/uk-employment-rights-act-2025--whats-new-from-april-2026 - Lewis Silkin, “In the middle of implementing collective redundancies? Beware of ambiguity over which penalties might apply”: https://www.lewissilkin.com/en/insights/2026/03/25/in-the-middle-of-implementing-collective-redundancies-beware-of-ambiguity-over-which-penalties - DLA Piper, “Employment Rights Act: Preparing for change: April changes coming into force”: https://knowledge.dlapiper.com/dlapiperknowledge/globalemploymentlatestdevelopments/2026/employment-rights-act-preparing-for-change-april-changes-coming-into-force Case: Kankanalapalli v Loesche Energy Systems Ltd [2026] EAT 49🎁 FREE STUFF Employment law updates – www.danielbarnett.com        My YouTube channel - www.youtubelegal.co.uk 💎 PRODUCTS, MEMBERSHIPS AND COURSES Employment Rights Act update service -https://danielbarnett.com/employmentrightsact/Join the HR Inner Circle – www.hrinnercircle.co.ukHR Policies - https://danielbarnett.com/policies/Own-branded email updates for solicitors - www.employmentlawbulletins.com🌞 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.  ♨️ 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 Ask a question about the Employment Rights Act 2025 - www.danielbarnett.com/eraquestion

    9 min

  6. 30 MAR

    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 Saving Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/323/contents/madeLewis Silkin ERA 2025 tracker (updated 24 March 2026): https://www.lewissilkin.com/insights/2026/03/24/whats-in-the-employment-rights-actBaker McKenzie ERA 2025 Summary and Next Steps (March 2026): https://www.bakermckenzie.com/en/insight/publications/2026/03/united-kingdom-employment-rights-act-2025-summary-and-next-steps🎁 FREE STUFF Employment law updates – www.danielbarnett.com        My YouTube channel - www.youtubelegal.co.uk 💎 PRODUCTS, MEMBERSHIPS AND COURSES Employment Rights Act update service -https://danielbarnett.com/employmentrightsact/Join the HR Inner Circle – www.hrinnercircle.co.ukHR Policies - https://danielbarnett.com/policies/Own-branded email updates for solicitors - www.employmentlawbulletins.com🌞 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.  ♨️ 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 Ask a question about the Employment Rights Act 2025 - www.danielbarnett.com/eraquestion

    7 min

  7. 23 MAR

    244 Compensation Limits and Third Party Harassment

    ERA Update Service: www.danielbarnett.com/employmentrightsact This Week’s Topics Employment tribunal compensation limits increase – The Employment Rights (Increase of Limits) Order 2026 raises the maximum compensatory award for unfair dismissal from £118,223 to £123,543 and the weekly pay limit from £719 to £751, effective 6 April 20266 April 2026 changes countdown – Protective award doubling, day-one paternity and parental leave, SSP reform, sexual harassment as a qualifying disclosure, voluntary equality action plans, and Fair Work Agency launch on 7 AprilConsultation deadlines approaching – Fire and rehire, recognition code/e-balloting, and tipping (1 April); industrial action detriments (23 April); flexible working (30 April); agency work framework (1 May); collective redundancy threshold (21 May)Third-party harassment – Extract from our ERA Update Service session with Darren Newman on the practical impact of third-party harassment provisions Law firm articles: Mishcon de Reya — “The full treatment: employment law reform and its impact on the beauty and wellness sectors”: https://www.mishcon.com/news/the-full-treatment-employment-law-reform-and-its-impact-on-the-beauty-and-wellness-sectorsLewis Silkin — “What’s in the Employment Rights Act?“: https://www.lewissilkin.com/insights/2026/03/11/whats-in-the-employment-rights-actDLA Piper — “New harassment measures expand protections for employees”: https://knowledge.dlapiper.com/dlapiperknowledge/globalemploymentlatestdevelopments/2026/new-harassment-measures-expand-protections-for-employees 🎁 FREE STUFF Employment law updates – www.danielbarnett.com        My YouTube channel - www.youtubelegal.co.uk 💎 PRODUCTS, MEMBERSHIPS AND COURSES Employment Rights Act update service -https://danielbarnett.com/employmentrightsact/Join the HR Inner Circle – www.hrinnercircle.co.ukHR Policies - https://danielbarnett.com/policies/Own-branded email updates for solicitors - www.employmentlawbulletins.com🌞 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.  ♨️ 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 Ask a question about the Employment Rights Act 2025 - www.danielbarnett.com/eraquestion

    7 min

  8. 16 MAR

    243 ERA Revenue Toolkit

    Key Links: ERA 2025 Revenue Toolkit: https://toolkit.danielbarnett.comERA Update Service: www.danielbarnett.com/employmentrightsactHR Inner Circle: www.hrinnercircle.co.uk Government sources: FWA Investigatory Powers SI debate (10 March 2026):  https://www.parallelparliament.co.uk/debate/2026-03-10/commons/general-committees/draft-employment-rights-act-2025-investigatory-powers-consequential-amendments-regulations-2026 Consultation — trade union duties and activities (closes 17 March 2026): https://www.acas.org.uk/employment-rights-act-2025 Law firm commentary: Lewis Silkin — “New government guidance on equality action plans published” (13 March 2026): https://www.lewissilkin.com/en/insights/2026/03/13/new-government-guidance-on-equality-actions-plans-published Mishcon de Reya — ERA 2025 video briefing, Will Winch (12 March 2026): https://www.mishcon.com/news/tv/employment-rights-act 🎁 FREE STUFF Employment law updates – www.danielbarnett.com        My YouTube channel - www.youtubelegal.co.uk  💎 PRODUCTS, MEMBERSHIPS AND COURSES Employment Rights Act update service -https://danielbarnett.com/employmentrightsact/Join the HR Inner Circle – www.hrinnercircle.co.ukHR Policies - https://danielbarnett.com/policies/Own-branded email updates for solicitors - www.employmentlawbulletins.com 🌞 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.  ♨️ 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 Ask a question about the Employment Rights Act 2025 - www.danielbarnett.com/eraquestion

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    Daniel Barnett
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2026
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    © 2026 Employment Law Services Limited
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