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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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Episodes
  • 256 Data, data everywhere
    Jun 29 2026
    • Data (Use and Access) Act 2025: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2025/18/contents
    • ICO guidance, How to deal with data protection complaints: https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/how-to-deal-with-data-protection-complaints/
    • Travers Smith, Get ready for the new data protection complaints handling rules: https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/get-ready-for-the-new-data-protection-complaints-handling-rules/
    • Littler, UK Data Protection Update, the new “Right to Complain”: https://www.littler.com/news-analysis/asap/uk-data-protection-update-new-right-complain
    • Draft Regulations on electronic and workplace balloting: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2026/9780348284584/contents


    MasterClass:

    • Autumn 2026 Masterclass tour: https://danielbarnett.com/masterclass
    • Autumn 2026 MasterClass £50 preview tickets: https://guestli.st/818653

    🎁 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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    8 mins
  • 255 You didn’t know this about unfair dismissal
    Jun 22 2026
    • Tribunal Statistics Quarterly, January to March 2026 (MoJ, 11 June 2026): https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/tribunals-statistics-quarterly-january-to-march-2026/tribunal-statistics-quarterly-january-to-march-2026
    • Darren Newman, “Is the government serious about guaranteed hours?” (Range of Reasonable Responses, 2 June 2026): https://rangeofreasonableresponses.com/2026/06/02/is-the-government-serious-about-guaranteed-hours/
    • Employment Law Masterclass 2026: https://danielbarnett.com/masterclass

    🎁 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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    10 mins
  • 254 Zero Hours Consultation
    Jun 8 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

    🎁 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.

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

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    11 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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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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I have recently found out about this podcast and been working my way through the impressive previous years' offerings. This podcast has made my walks and commutes my Employment law classroom. As somebody fairly new to HR, the podcast has given me access to EL content which is clear, free of jargon and easy to understand (and memorise). The fact that this resource is free to access is invaluable. Thank you very much Daniel Barnett

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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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