6 episodes
Employment Conversations Collyer Bristow LLP
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Members of our Employment team discuss the key issues for employers and employees, on all aspects of employment law.
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Data Subject Access Requests (DSARs) and how employers should respond
In this podcast, Darren Butt, (Business Development) is joined by Sinead Kelly, an Associate from our Employment team, and Raj Shah, a Senior Associate from our Commercial team, to discuss the increasing use of Data Subject Access Requests (DSARs) in an employment context. The podcast also discusses the steps that employers need to take to ensure that these requests are dealt with correctly, efficiently, and of course, within the law. Run time: 19 minutes
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GDPR and Artificial Intelligence in the workplace
In this podcast, Patrick Wheeler, Head of IP & Data Protection and Employment Associate, Patrick Kilgallon explore some concerns arising from the increasing use of AI in employee monitoring and discuss three main risks involved in implementing AI in the workplace.DiscriminationIrrational or unfair decision makingInfringement of right to privacyData protection issues#Running time: 19 minutes
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Can employers insist their staff are vaccinated?
With vaccines very much in the news due to the recent stories around ‘Strictly’ dancers and professional footballers refusing to get vaccinated, Employment Associate Patrick Kilgallon explores the issues and concerns that employers need to consider, including mandatory vaccination policies, the care home sector, and the risk of discrimination claims. Running time: 12 minutes
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Employee monitoring and the hybrid office
The pandemic radically changed working arrangements for millions of workers suddenly forced to work remotely at home. Despite the relaxing of Covid-19 restrictions, homeworking will remain the norm for many as firms continue to embrace hybrid and flexible working arrangements. An important consequence of this change has been the growth in employee monitoring. In this podcast, Employment Law Associate Patrick Kilgallon is joined by Patrick Wheeler, Partner and Head of Data Privacy to discuss t...
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Furlough is finally coming to an end, now what?
On 30 September 2021 the government will formally end the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CRJS) after around 18 months of operation, with the final claims being made in October. Here employment law associate Daniel Zona offers some guidance to employers, including around flexible working.
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Avoiding flashpoints in returning to the workplace
Daniel Zona from the Collyer Bristow Employment team gives his views on how employers can avoid conflict and potential discrimination claims now that workplace social distancing rules have been eased.