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. 6d ago

    253 The Protected Conversation Myth

    Masterclass tour 2026: https://danielbarnett.com/masterclassHR Inner Circle: https://danielbarnett.com/hr-inner-circle/Misuse of NDAs consultation (closes 8 July 2026): https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/make-work-pay-misuse-of-non-disclosure-agreements-ndasLewis Silkin, Government consults on collective redundancy thresholds: https://www.lewissilkin.com/insights/2026/02/27/government-consults-on-collective-redundancy-thresholdsMishcon de Reya, Employment Rights Act Hub: https://www.mishcon.com/employment-rights-act-hubTarbuc v Martello Piling Ltd [2026] EAT 58 https://www.gov.uk/employment-appeal-tribunal-decisions/mr-l-tarbuc-v-martello-piling-ltd-2026-eat-58🎁 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

  2. May 26

    252 Two weeks - no excuses

    Daniel’s MasterClass Tour (Autumn 2026): www.danielbarnett.com/masterclassFair Work Agency contact page (helpline update, 22 May 2026): https://www.gov.uk/guidance/contact-the-fair-work-agencyWork and Pensions Committee Disability at Work proposal — People Management, 22 May 2026: https://www.peoplemanagement.co.uk/article/1959113/employers-face-two-week-deadline-disabled-workers-adjustment-requestsFit notes pilot scheme — Personnel Today, 20 May 2026: https://www.personneltoday.com/hr/government-to-pilot-new-approach-to-fix-broken-fit-note-system/EHRC services code laid before Parliament — Personnel Today, 21 May 2026: https://www.personneltoday.com/hr/ehrc-updated-code-of-practice-laid-before-parliament/🎁 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

    11 min

  3. May 18

    251 Hello, 2030 tribunals

    The Bureau of Investigative Journalism report https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2026-05-12/national-disgrace-workers-taking-bosses-to-court-forced-to-wait-until-2030Personnel Today, “Employers respond to King’s Speech 2026” https://www.personneltoday.com/hr/kings-speech-employers-respond-cipd-cbi-commentary/REC response to the King’s Speech 2026 https://www.rec.uk.com/our-view/policy-and-campaigns/government-and-campaigns/rec-responds-kings-speech-2026-government-must-step-gas-realise-growth-agendaPersonnel Today, “Prison officers warn of ‘grotesque’ lawsuit for right to strike” (Rob Moss, 12 May 2026): https://www.personneltoday.com/hr/prison-officers-warn-of-grotesque-lawsuit-for-right-to-strike/Travers Smith, “Employment Update May 2026” (15 May 2026): https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/employment-update-may-2026/Womble Bond Dickinson, “What’s new in employment law: May 2026": https://www.womblebonddickinson.com/uk/insights/articles-and-briefings/whats-new-employment-law-may-2026Clifton Diocese v Parker [2026] EAT 68, judgment PDF: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a01a7f82a6137e93226b945/Clifton_Diocese_v_Miss_Janet_Parker__2026__EAT_68.pdf Ask a question about the Employment Rights Act 2025 - www.danielbarnett.com/eraquestion

    12 min

  4. May 11

    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

  5. Apr 27

    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

  6. Apr 20

    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

  7. Apr 13

    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

  8. Apr 7

    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

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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.

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  • Creator
    Daniel Barnett
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2026
  • Episodes
    226
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    © 2026 Employment Law Services Limited
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