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Employment Law Matters

Daniel Barnett
Employment Law Matters
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  • Employment Law Matters

    272 Bogus self-employment, and Ramphal revisited

    19/10/2026 | 12 mins.
    Getting Redundancy Right: https://danielbarnett.com/gettingredundancyright
    Harassment Pack 2026: https://danielbarnett.com/harassment
    Consultation document (PDF): https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6acf51882de3184ccf8b80b5/employment-status-reform-and-protections-for-the-self-employed.pdf
    Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer summary: https://www.hsfkramer.com/notes/employment/2026-posts/uk-employment-status-consultation
    Neurodiversity report: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/expert-academic-panel-on-neurodiversity-final-report-and-recommendations/expert-academic-panel-on-neurodiversity-final-report-and-recommendations
    Shing v University of the Arts London [2026] EAT 154: https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/eat/2026/154
    🎁 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
    Getting Redundancy Right: https://danielbarnett.com/gettingredundancyright
    Harassment Pack 2026: https://danielbarnett.com/harassment
    🌞 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

    271 Getting Redundancy Right

    14/10/2026 | 12 mins.
    Getting Redundancy Right - www.danielbarnett.com/gettingredundancyright
    HR Inner Circle - www.hrinnercircle.co.uk
    🎁 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

    270 Burnham Takes Aim at Non-Competes

    12/10/2026 | 11 mins.
    Getting Redundancy Right - www.danielbarnett.com/gettingredundancyright
    HR Inner Circle - www.hrinnercircle.co.uk
    SI 2026/1065: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/1065/made
    Darren Newman - https://rangeofreasonableresponses.com/2026/10/09/tackling-bogus-self-employment/
    🎁 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

    269 Three Becomes Six

    05/10/2026 | 10 mins.
    Employment Law MasterClass - www.danielbarnett.com/masterclass

    Right to join a union - https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6ab39b77fe72ed1e2b02ef02/government-response-make-work-pay-duty-to-inform-workers-of-their-right-to-join-a-trade-union.pdf

    Acas flexible working consultation - https://www.acas.org.uk/about-us/acas-consultations/code-of-practice-flexible-working-requests-2026
    🎁 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

    268 Delay and Detail for the Duty to Inform

    28/09/2026 | 11 mins.
    Daniel Barnett’s Employment Law MasterClass - www.danielbarnett.com/masterclass

    Timeline update - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/implementing-the-plan-to-make-work-pay-and-employment-rights-act/plan-to-make-work-pay-and-employment-rights-act-timeline-update

    Duty to inform consultation outcome - Full response PDF (27 pages): https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6ab39b77fe72ed1e2b02ef02/government-response-make-work-pay-duty-to-inform-workers-of-their-right-to-join-a-trade-union.pdf
    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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