Employment Lawyer In Your Pocket

Oct 03 2024 86 ep. 14 mins 163

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By listening to this podcast, you have your very own Employment Lawyer In Your Pocket #ELiYP
We're aiming to help managers and business owners navigate the murky and often contentious world of employment law and keep you on the straight and narrow with your staff.

*NEW Season 10*
Season 10 is “The Law Behind the Movies; Part 2”. Simon and Jack will wreck the films you love with a particular focus on any employment law themes..

Don't forget to follow us and the Employment team on LinkedIn: @BlackaddersLLP @SimonAllison @JackBoyle @DonnaReynolds @StephenConnolly @BlairDuncan @GillianDonald

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Season 10: E8 | A Few Good Men | The Law Behind The Movies | Employment Lawyer In Your Pocket

Oct 03 2024 15 mins

In our last podcast of this season, we discuss the 1992 legal drama (and listener-pick), A Few Good Men. There are a helluva lot of examples of sexual harassment, sex-based harassment and even sexual orientation harassment in this film, mostly by Jack Nicholson’s character. Although Simon and Jack jockey for position to say the immortal line, “You can’t handle the truth”, t

Season 10: E7 | Titanic | The Law Behind The Movies | Employment Lawyer In Your Pocket

Sep 26 2024 16 mins

We hope you’ve got your tissues handy, dear listeners, since Simon and Jack dissect the 1997 film, Titanic. Does gross negligence (hitting an iceberg) require to be wilful for it to amount to gross misconduct? What are the rules regarding the 48-hour working week for the Titanic crew? And was there enough room on that floating door for both Kate and Leo? In our penultimate podcas

Season 10: E6 | Hot Fuzz | The Law Behind The Movies | Employment Lawyer In Your Pocket

Sep 12 2024 20 mins

This week, Simon and Jack discuss listener request and 2007 film, Hot Fuzz. Was it fair for Sergeant Angel’s employer to reward his high performance with a move from London to Gloucestershire? Did his contract include a relocation clause? Should PC Butterman have been performance-managed? And how could the employer have dealt with PC Doris’ risqué comments? Fortunately, there

Season 10: E5 | The Greatest Showman | The Law Behind The Movies | Employment Lawyer In Your Pocket

Sep 05 2024 19 mins

OK listeners, I hope that you’ve warmed up your vocal cords since Simon and Jack are discussing the employment law themes contained in The Greatest Showman. Did Lettie Lutz aka the bearded lady have a protected characteristic? Was PT Barnum’s recruitment style discriminatory? Could Anne Wheeler have lodged a harassment claim against Barnum’s Circus. And should Mr Jackman have

Season 10: E4 | Two Days, One Night | The Law Behind The Movies | Employment Lawyer In Your Pocket

Aug 29 2024 17 mins

This week, we review a hidden gem. Two Days, One Night is a Belgian film which was BAFTA nominated in 2014. If you were offered the choice between a €1,000 cash bonus, or the option to save a colleague from redundancy, what choice would you make? Simon and Jack take an in-depth look at redundancy including the test for redundancy and whether an employee can be made redundant afte

Season 10: E3 | Jurassic Park | The Law Behind The Movies | Employment Lawyer In Your Pocket

Aug 22 2024 17 mins

This week, we review the employment law themes contained in the 1993 film, Jurassic Park. Billionaire John Hammond won’t give Dennis Nedry, brilliant computer programmer, a raise, nor will Hammond discuss the matter with him. Despite the fact that lots of people die, as a direct result of Nedry’s actions, Simon argues that Nedry was the real hero of Jurassic Park with Hammond�

Season 10: E2 | North Country| The Law Behind The Movies | Employment Lawyer In Your Pocket

Aug 15 2024 13 mins

Simon and Jack continue season two of their “The Law Behind The Movies” podcast by discussing the 2005 trial drama, North Country. Was Josie (Charlize Theron) wrong to take a job in the iron mine where her dad worked? Should the owners of the mine have been concerned when she lodged a complaint of harassment? And was it a reasonable step to suggest that she could resign?

Season 10: E1 | Top Gun | The Law Behind The Movies | Employment Lawyer In Your Pocket

Aug 08 2024 18 mins

Simon and Jack commence season two of their “The Law Behind The Movies” podcast by discussing the 1986 action/drama film, Top Gun. Was Maverick (Tom Cruise) serenading Kelly McGillis in the bar the most romantic gesture ever?Should the Top Gun Academy have been concerned about the student/instructor relationship and have created an internal Relationships Policy? And who was to

Season 9: E8 | Dirty Dancing | The Law Behind The Movies | Employment Lawyer In Your Pocket

Aug 10 2023 15 mins

For the final podcast of this season, Simon & Jack travel back to the Summer of ‘63, have the time of their lives & discuss hit chick flick, Dirty Dancing. Was Max Kellerman guilty of discrimination? Could his nephew Neil have fired Johnny for the stolen wallets? And was Baby’s admission about her mambo partner “all for nothing”? Don’t fret, listeners. We’ll ret

Season 9: E7 | Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones | The Law Behind The Movies | Employment Lawyer In Your Pocket

Aug 03 2023 15 mins

Does Anakin Skywalker meet the common law test of being an apprentice (agreement, training, duration of contract) in Star Wars, Attack of the Clones? Has the young Padawan received any training? And can Obi Wan expel Anakin from the Jedi Order like he could a normal Jedi? Lastly has Jack actually watched the film in the last week? (If you listen to the very end of this podcast, you