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Employment Law Matters

Employment Law Matters

By: 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.

© 2026 Employment Law Services Limited
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  • 252 Two weeks - no excuses
    May 26 2026
    • Daniel’s MasterClass Tour (Autumn 2026): www.danielbarnett.com/masterclass
    • Fair Work Agency contact page (helpline update, 22 May 2026): https://www.gov.uk/guidance/contact-the-fair-work-agency
    • Work 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-requests
    • Fit 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.uk
    • HR 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


    Ask a question about the Employment Rights Act 2025 - www.danielbarnett.com/eraquestion

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    11 mins
  • 251 Hello, 2030 tribunals
    May 18 2026
    • 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-2030
    • Personnel 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-agenda
    • Personnel 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-2026
    • Clifton 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

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    12 mins
  • 250 Not much happened this week
    May 11 2026
    • 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-ma
    • Linklaters “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.uk
    • HR 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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    8 mins
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Really informative and easy to understand, very useful for someone in HR wanting to keep updated on employment law.

Really informative!

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I am studying for my masters/cipd level 7 and with working full time and having 2 young children I find it very difficult to read. I had 24 hours to read up on employment status, specifically issues surrounding the gig economy and this gave me a really really good understanding in less than half an hour!! thank you so much. I'm listening to all of your podcasts ad hoc whilst cooking the dinner, driving to work, even bathing the kids.

so helpful!!

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Daniel gives absolutely top quality content for free! Who does that? And when he links up with Darren Newman, well that's like my two favourite rock stars getting together.

Top Quality Content For Free!

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can you please do a video about discrimination by association doesn't seem this has been addressed in any podcast

thankyou

discrimination by association

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Thank you for this excellent episode.

Daniel Barnett presents the information so it is very easy to follow and apply.

Informative, wonderful podcast!

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