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Employment Law Matters

Daniel Barnett
Employment Law Matters
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  • Employment Law Matters

    267 New Flexible Working Rules Finally Take Shape

    21/09/2026 | 10 mins.
    Daniel Barnett’s Employment Law MasterClass - www.danielbarnett.com/masterclass

    Flexible working consultation response - https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6aa94e08086ce7c57b8184cb/flexible-working-consultation-response.pdf

    NSL v Bean - https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6aa950ad2f29b388848184ef/NSL_Ltd_v_Mr_Dean_Bean__2026__EAT_132.pdf
    🎁 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 seek your own independent legal advice.  Any employment law explained applies to England, Scotland and Wales only.
    Ask a question about the Employment Rights Act 2025 - www.danielbarnett.com/eraquestion
  • Employment Law Matters

    266 Tribunals Can’t Cope

    14/09/2026 | 10 mins.
    Employment Law MasterClass: www.danielbarnett.com/masterclass

    Tribunal statistics: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/tribunals-statistics-quarterly-april-to-june-2026/tribunal-statistics-quarterly-april-to-june-2026

    Next Retail v Thandi: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a9add70f5b35599aec19258/1__Next_Retail_Ltd_2__Next_Distribution_Ltd_v_Miss_M_Thandi_and_others__2026__EAT_130.pdf
    🎁 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 seek your own independent legal advice.  Any employment law explained applies to England, Scotland and Wales only.
    Ask a question about the Employment Rights Act 2025 - www.danielbarnett.com/eraquestion
  • Employment Law Matters

    265 B&Q named and shamed - who’s next?

    07/09/2026 | 11 mins.
    Employment Law MasterClass - www.danielbarnett.com/masterclass

    Minimum wage naming and shaming - NMW naming round 24 press release, DBIST and Fair Work Agency, 3 September 2026: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/short-changing-staff-isnt-a-shortcut-to-success-nearly-660-employers-announced-as-failing-to-pay-the-minimum-wage

    Kristensen v Portman Healthcare Ltd [2026] EAT 127 - https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a993ef23b22fb169dc19148/Mr_B_Kristensen_v_Portman_Healthcare_Ltd__2026__EAT_127.pdf
    🎁 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 seek your own independent legal advice.  Any employment law explained applies to England, Scotland and Wales only.

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

    264 January 2027 has already started

    01/09/2026 | 11 mins.
    Employment Law MasterClass - www.danielbarnett.com/masterclass
    Code of Practice (Electronic and Workplace Balloting for Statutory Trade Union Ballots) Order 2026, SI 2026/880: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/880/made
    Electronic and workplace balloting: code of practice: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/electronic-and-workplace-balloting-code-of-practice
    Make Work Pay: revised tipping code of practice (closes 11:59pm, 29 September 2026): https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/electronic-and-workplace-balloting-code-of-practice
    Geeks Ltd v Watts [2026] EWCA Civ 889 (ICLR): https://www.iclr.co.uk/document/2026006110/2026ewcaciv889_TNA/html
    🎁 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 seek your own independent legal advice.  Any employment law explained applies to England, Scotland and Wales only.

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

    263 Gratuitous Consultation

    26/08/2026 | 8 mins.
    MasterClass tour 2026: www.danielbarnett.com/masterclass
    Revised tipping code of practice: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/make-work-pay-revised-tipping-code-of-practice
    GOV.UK, Electronic and workplace balloting: code of practice (in force 25 August 2026): https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/electronic-and-workplace-balloting-code-of-practice
    🎁 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 seek your own independent legal advice.  Any employment law explained applies to England, Scotland and Wales only.

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