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Employment Rights Online: The Podcast

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Employment Rights Online: The Podcast - is a podcast for employees and workers! The podcast looks at all things to do with employment rights, employment wrongs and other job related matters. Dr Asher Sefanit-Wudasee, your podcast host, is an experienced employment rights advocate, having spent 25 years working with trade unions whilst also serving as an Employment Tribunal Lay Judge. Dr Asher delves into these subjects from the point of view of all types of employees and workers! There are p ...
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Leave comments and questions here. If you would like a response, use our email: [email protected] Hi there, As we continue our look into the new employment rights coming your way as parts of the Employment Rights Bill, in this last episode for the year. We look at the new sexual harassment employment rights that will come into fo…
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Leave comments and questions here. If you would like a response, use our email: [email protected] Hi there, In this week’s podcast episode, we bring you an update about how your probationary contract rights have been affected by your new unfair dismissal rights, which come online in January 2027. For the last 25 years, being dism…
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Leave comments and questions here. If you would like a response, use our email: [email protected] Hi there, On 4th December 2025, after pressure from big business and after months of political back-and-forth - and honestly, a fair bit of drama and game playing, ministers have now confirmed a firm agreement about your unfair dismi…
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Leave comments and questions here. If you would like a response, use our email: [email protected] Hi there If you listened to last week’s episode, you will know that the number 1 topic you have listened to on this podcast is Bullying, Harassment And Toxic Workplace Cultures. So, in 2026… this will be the number 1 topic that we wi…
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Leave comments and questions here. If you would like a response, use our email: [email protected] Hi there Can you believe it! We are 300 episodes into this fantastic podcast, which has helped so many workers to understand their employment rights and take a stand against unfair treatment. In recognition of your courage and commit…
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Leave comments and questions here. If you would like a response, use our email: [email protected] Hi there, Imagine this: you're at work, trying to get on with your job, when colleagues nearby start sharing offensive jokes about women, homosexuality, and sex. The jokes aren't aimed at you directly, but you have to hear them… ever…
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Leave comments and questions here. If you would like a response, use our email: [email protected] Hi there This week, we look at a case that has just come out of an employment tribunal, which helps to strengthen the rights of workers when a boss crosses the line with a comment that feels, just – wrong! And as if that was not bad …
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Leave comments and questions here. If you would like a response, use our email: [email protected] Hi there This week we look at a case that has just exploded into the headlines, that seems to strengthen the hand of employers dramatically when workers band together to talk about problems you are having at work. It’s a case about p…
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Leave comments and questions here. If you would like a response, use our email: [email protected] Hi there In this week’s episode, we look at a case fresh out of the Employment Tribunal, which reminds you that our employment rights are there not just to support you to be treated fairly at work, but are also there to support you t…
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Leave comments and questions here. If you would like a response, use our email: [email protected] Hi there, This week we look at a case that has just come out of employment tribunal… which seems to strengthen the rights of employers, if you have a disability. And, you expect your boss to make reasonable adjustments for you - so y…
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Leave comments and questions here. If you would like a response, use our email: [email protected] Hi there This week, we look at a case that sounds funny - if it wasn’t so serious. This is the case of an employee with 27 years of service with his employer, who said something in jest… and it cost him his job. We look at what the e…
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Leave comments and questions here. If you would like a response, use our email: [email protected] Hi there This week we have great news for every working person in the UK. The government has just slammed the door shut on a plan, that would have made it impossible for you to challenge your employer in an employment tribunal, witho…
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Leave comments and questions here. If you would like a response, use our email: [email protected] Hi There… Zero hours contracts are often touted as the best way for workers to work in a flexible way, by taking work that fits their schedule. It’s also said that being able to work in this way, supports workers to have a better wor…
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Leave comments and questions here. If you would like a response, use our email: [email protected] Hi there This week, we look at a really sticky case that has just come out of the employment tribunal. This case involves an employer who won an employment tribunal case after refusing to employ someone because the prospective employ…
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Leave comments and questions here. If you would like a response, use our email: [email protected] Hi there! We’ve all been there! But when your boss criticises your work, maybe they’re harsh and maybe that criticism feels unfair. It’s certainly frustrating and can make you feel terrible and less valued at work. But when does toug…
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Leave comments and questions here. If you would like a response, use our email: [email protected] Hi There and welcome to this week’s podcast. What if, in a heated moment, you actually called your boss a Dickhead? Surely, that would be an instant reason for your marching orders and dismissal for gross misconduct, right? Well… not…
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Leave comments and questions here. If you would like a response, use our email: [email protected] Hi there As the new employment rights bill continues to trundle its way through parliament, we use this week’s podcast to bring you the latest updates and changes to the bill, to keep you up to date with where things are. There are s…
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Leave comments and questions here. If you would like a response, use our email: [email protected] Hi there In our last podcast episode about references, we look at the specific cases of reference refusal linked to discrimination and whistleblowing, and the key points you need to have in mind, when thinking about making a complain…
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Leave comments and questions here. If you would like a response, use our email: [email protected] Hi there In this week’s episode, we look at the devastating impact of being denied a fair reference after dismissal, through the eyes of leading employment tribunal cases, that have made it possible for employees to seek redress for …
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Leave comments and questions here. If you would like a response, use our email: [email protected] Hi there Having spent several weeks looking at coercive dismissals, we would be failing you if we didn’t look at one of the most complained about issues for UK workers following dismissal. That issue, is the issue of securing a refer…
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Leave comments and questions here. If you would like a response, use our email: [email protected] Hi there and welcome to our last episode of this mini series on coercive dismissals. We end the series by looking at real employment tribunal cases tackling the issue of coercion in constructive unfair dismissal cases, where outcomes…
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Leave comments and questions here. If you would like a response, use our email: [email protected] Hi there. In this week’s penultimate episode on coercive constructive dismissals, we look at the three key hoops you will have to jump through, to win your employment tribunal case. We also take a look at key steps and documents you …
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Leave comments and questions here. If you would like a response, use our email: [email protected] Hi there In this episode in our ‘Coercive Dismissals’ mini series, we look at the actions you can take to challenge your employer’s attempts to remove you from your job using coercive tactics and behaviours. Your employment rights ar…
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Leave comments and questions here. If you would like a response, use our email: [email protected] Hi There! This week we continue our mini-series on coercive dismissals by looking at ‘Whistleblowing Coercive Dismissals’. Whistleblowing declarations are also known as protected disclosures, and are a protected employment right that…
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Leave comments and questions here. If you would like a response, use our email: [email protected] Hi there Okay… grab a cup of tea and a biscuit if you have one, because big news just hit the airwaves and it’s the kind of news that will make you sit up and take notice. The government announced on 08/07/2025, a ban against your bo…
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Leave comments and questions here. If you would like a response, use our email: [email protected] Hi there As we near the end of our mini-series on coercive dismissals, we perhaps come to one of the most coercive and caustic ways in which your boss can get rid of you by using coercive measures. This week, we look at one of the le…
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Leave comments and questions here. If you would like a response, use our email: [email protected] Hi there In this week’s episode, we look at the difference between Coercive Constructive Dismissal and Coercive Unfair Dismissal. We also help you with a definition of Coercive Unfair Dismissal and we also take you through some usefu…
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Leave comments and questions here. If you would like a response, use our email: [email protected] Hi there In last week’s episode we looked at Fire and Rehire coercive dismissals. This week, continuing with coercive dismissals, we take a look at constructive dismissals where employers actively force you to leave your job, buy usi…
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Leave comments and questions here. If you would like a response, use our email: [email protected] Hi there Following on from last week’s episode on Coercive Dismissals, this week we’re looking at the damage done by these types of dismissals, and the key points of action to look out for - if you want to challenge a coercive dismis…
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Leave comments and questions here. If you would like a response, use our email: [email protected] Hi there Hot off the back of our mini series on the importance of the Mutual Trust and Confidence obligation and the role it plays in building trusting relationships between you and your employer, this week we take a look at the role…
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Leave comments and questions here. If you would like a response, use our email: [email protected] Hi there In this week’s podcast, we look at how you can challenge Your employer’s decision to dismiss you, if you believe you have been wrongly dismissed for sickness capability reasons. We also look at the extra protections in place…
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Leave comments and questions here. If you would like a response, use our email: [email protected] Hi there This week we continue the theme of looking at your employment rights through the lens of the unwritten term of the duty of mutual trust and confidence; and this week, we look at mutual trust and confidence obligation through…
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Leave comments and questions here. If you would like a response, use our email: [email protected] Hi there Welcome to this week’s podcast. What happens if your employer says you are underperforming in your job, dismisses you – but it turns out that there is no real evidence of your underperformance. What if you find out that your…
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Leave comments and questions here. If you would like a response, use our email: [email protected] Hi there Welcome to this week’s podcast. What happens if your employer believes you are continuously underperforming in your job or your role, and your employer believes that everything that could have been done – has been done, but …
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Leave comments and questions here. If you would like a response, use our email: [email protected] You may think that once you have been dismissed from your job for alleged dishonesty, that is the end of the road in terms of what you can do to challenge your dismissal. That would not be the case. There are two critical legal cases…
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Leave comments and questions here. If you would like a response, use our email: [email protected] Hi there, This week we continue looking at cases where employers have accused their staff of breaching the ‘mutual trust and confidence’ duty, paying particular attention to reputational harm. To explain how this breach can affect yo…
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Leave comments and questions here. If you would like a response, use our email: [email protected] Hi there Last week, we podcasted about the new National Minimum and National Living Wage Rates and provided you with the rates, to check against your own wage slips. But, as is tradition when it comes to the new wage rates in April o…
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Leave comments and questions here. If you would like a response, use our email: [email protected] Hi There... This week is national living wage and national Minimum Wage week. And what this means, is that legally, your employer must - not may, but must increase your hourly rate to the new rates set by the Government. In this week…
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Leave comments and questions here. If you would like a response, use our email: [email protected] Hi there In this week’s episode we take a deep dive into what it means when your employer breaches the ‘Implied Duty of Mutual Trust and Confidence’ term In Your Employment Contracts. This term has huge importance in your contract of…
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Leave comments and questions here. If you would like a response, use our email: [email protected] Hi there In this week’s episode we look at a recent employment tribunal case that decided a senior manager had been unfairly constructively dismissed because he was moved to an inferior desk at his new office. We break down what this…
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Leave comments and questions here. If you would like a response, use our email: [email protected] Hi there Currently, your UK employment rights only recognises the loss of a baby after 24 weeks, as a stillbirth - granting parents up to 56 weeks of maternity leave. But for earlier child losses which affect 1 in 4 pregnancies, pare…
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Leave comments and questions here. If you would like a response, use our email: [email protected] Hi there In this week’s episode we look at the impact of ‘Presenteeism’ in the workplace. Presenteeism refers to the practice of you showing up to work despite being ill, stressed, or otherwise unable to perform at your best. On the …
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Leave comments and questions here. If you would like a response, use our email: [email protected] Hi there In last week’s episode, we introduced you to the ‘What Workers Want Survey’ 2025, and the top 5 key findings from the survey that workers say - encourages them to stay in their jobs. In this week’s episode, we move the discu…
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Leave comments and questions here. If you would like a response, use our email: [email protected] Hi there In this week’s episode, we take you through the five key observations coming out of the ‘What Workers Want 2025 Survey’. This survey happens every year and provides an insight into how you feel about work, the values you hol…
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Leave comments and questions here. If you would like a response, use our email: [email protected] Hi there In this week’s podcast episode, we take you through some really important research that overwhelmingly supports you having improved employment rights… detailed in the forthcoming Employment Rights Bill. We also include a rea…
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Leave comments and questions here. If you would like a response, use our email: [email protected] Hi there In this week’s podcast episode, we look at the shocking pay differences between workers who are on zero hours contracts – and workers, who are on standard employment contracts. The figures will truly shock you! It's our view…
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Leave comments and questions here. If you would like a response, use our email: [email protected] Hi there In this week’s episode, we look at the government’s growing concerns about the use of Non-Disclosure Agreements or Gagging Orders, to silence victims of workplace sexual harassment and discrimination, whilst hiding perpetrat…
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Leave comments and questions here. If you would like a response, use our email: [email protected] Hi there In this week’s podcast episode… we look at a successful employment tribunal case for sex discrimination… which the female employee won because she was not able to express milk whilst at work, because of an absence of suitabl…
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Leave comments and questions here. If you would like a response, use our email: [email protected] Hi there In this week’s episode, we look at a recent victory for Amazon drivers who successfully took their case for employment status, to an employment tribunal and won. Amazon drivers were classified as self employed, when they wer…
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Leave comments and questions here. If you would like a response, use our email: [email protected] Hi there As the “new person” starting a new job in January 2025, you’re faced with the dual challenge of navigating a new environment and establishing yourself as a competent, reliable team member. So, in support of you or anyone you…
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