Listen to this episode of The Lawdown, our regular podcast discussing the latest key employment, discrimination and partnership law-related news stories, and the interesting legal issues behind them.
In this episode, Partners Emma Bartlett and Beth Hale and Senior Associates, Wonu Sanda and Kelsey Murrell, discuss:
- A coroner’s finding that a Treasury employee’s death was materially contributed to by her employer’s failure to clarify that she would keep her job even if an allegation against her was proven. We consider what this means for how employers communicate sensitive allegations, the duty of care owed to vulnerable employees, and support for colleagues affected by a workplace death.
- Channel 4’s documentary The Great ADHD Myth and the employment law implications of the debate it has sparked. We discuss why medical diagnosis isn’t required to trigger the duty to make reasonable adjustments, the value of occupational health evidence, and the importance of relying on medical guidance rather than personal views when assessing disability.
- A Goldman Sachs senior vice president awarded £1.45 million after succeeding in sex discrimination and unfair dismissal claims, having been placed at risk of redundancy while on parental leave. We look at what the case shows about stereotyping men who take parental leave, and why comments dismissing childcare difficulties can prove costly.
- FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s swiftly retracted plan to sell stakes in the World Cup to private investors, and the backlash that followed. We discuss what it demonstrates about the importance of bringing people with you when delivering unwelcome change, and the risks of announcing major decisions without consultation.
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