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Join employment law experts Adrienne Hardy and Peter Beisty for a discussion on topical legal developments in employment law and business immigration. If you employ people, you'll not want to miss out on our insights on what is happening in the world of work.
What we do.
Employment law
We can help you with all aspects of employment law: from policy-making and procedures; through statutory obligations, performance management and disciplinary; to the recruitment and retention of your greatest asset: your people.
Business immigration law
We can also help with your recruitment of overseas workers through our business immigration practice. We can guide you through the complex immigration rules and procedures that apply to you as an employer, including support for your sponsorship and employee visa application requirements.
Have some questions? We’re happy to help, reach out to at:
Peter: peter@mpmlegal.co.uk
Adrienne: adrienne@mpmlegal.co.uk
What we do.
Employment law
We can help you with all aspects of employment law: from policy-making and procedures; through statutory obligations, performance management and disciplinary; to the recruitment and retention of your greatest asset: your people.
Business immigration law
We can also help with your recruitment of overseas workers through our business immigration practice. We can guide you through the complex immigration rules and procedures that apply to you as an employer, including support for your sponsorship and employee visa application requirements.
Have some questions? We’re happy to help, reach out to at:
Peter: peter@mpmlegal.co.uk
Adrienne: adrienne@mpmlegal.co.uk
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In our most recent live session, employment law experts Peter and Charlie discuss the current state of the employment tribunal system, why cases are taking longer to reach a hearing, and the growing impact of AI on both litigation and grievance processes.
In this session, we looked at some of the issues that commonly arise when employing employees on fixed term contracts.
That session focused on the key employment law changes for 2026 that sit outside the new Employment Rights Act, highlighting important developments employers still need to be aware of.
What HR need to know about 2025’s employment law developments: Join is for a recap of 2025’s including a whirlwind set of changes to the Employment Rights Bill.
Join us for an in-depth look at the key elements of constructive dismissal claims and what to do if you are on the receiving end of one.
The Employment Rights Bill means big changes concerning trade unions and union recognition and so affect all businesses whether or not currently unionised. In this session we explore what they mean for HR professionals, in-house counsel, and people managers.
In this episode, we explored whistleblowing at work — what HR and in-house legal teams need to know about protected disclosures under English employment law, and what’s on the horizon with the government’s proposed Office of the Whistleblower.
![S5 Ep4: Employment Appeal Tribunal case Alom v Financial Conduct Authority [2025] EAT 138](https://s3.castbox.fm/28/5f/79/31e90acc0d33398d2d834deeceb96bccb3_scaled_v1_400.jpg "S5 Ep4: Employment Appeal Tribunal case Alom v Financial Conduct Authority [2025] EAT 138")
In this episode, we unpacked the recent Employment Appeal Tribunal case Alom v Financial Conduct Authority [2025] EAT 138 — and explored what it means for HR professionals, people leaders and in-house lawyers dealing with investigations, disciplinary hearings and employee privacy.
In Episode 3 of our current series, we explored TUPE with our top commercial tips on how to identify transfers, manage consultation and communication, and protect your organisation commercially.
In this session, we gave a quick update on the progress of the Employment Rights Bill and explored two recent employment tribunal decisions — one on swearing at your boss, and another on online shopping during work hours.
Thank you to everyone who joined us for the very first episode of our latest Employment Law 101 series. In this session, we explored the basics of collective redundancy consultation – including:
When the duty to consult arises
How to run the process in practice
The role of employee representatives
What happens if the process isn’t followed correctly
Join Adrienne and Peter as they take a deep dive into the newly announced Employment Rights Bill roadmap, including key proposed changes around:
Fire and rehire practices
Settlement agreements
And what these changes could mean in real terms for HR teams and in-house advisors
Join Adrienne and Peter as they break down the recent Higgs v Farmor’s School decision and the Court of Appeal’s latest guidance on how and when employers can lawfully intervene when employees express protected beliefs.
Unfair dismissal claims: the liability hearing is just the first part. Don’t overlook the arguments on remedy!
Adrienne walks through a recent case looking at procedurally unfair dismissals and how that may impact on remedy as well as Polkey deductions and contributory fault.
Join our expert employment lawyers Adrienne and Peter as they discuss the employment law issues arising from the menopause, including the increase in tribunal claims and how the existing discrimination and unfair dismissal regimes provide some protection to menopausal employees in certain circumstances.
The Supreme Court has recently determined that references to “sex” in the Equality Act means “biological sex”. Join our expert employment solicitors, Peter and Adrienne, tomorrow at 11 am as we run through what this judgment means for employers.
Last week our specialist employment lawyers Adrienne and Peter discussed common redundancy questions including:
how long the process should last and what do we tell employees?
what selection criteria can we use?
what if an employee refuses to attend a consultation meeting?
Last week during Neurodiversity Awareness Week our specialist employment lawyers Adrienne and Peter discussed the latest ACAS guidance for employers including:
the various different types of neurodiversity and their common traits
how the Equality Act 2010 applies to neurodiverse employees
how to support people, raise awareness and approach it sensitively at work
Adrienne and Peter discuss how to avoid discriminating against potential new hires and being on the receiving end of an employment tribunal claim
Employment lawyers Adrienne and Peter discuss a recent case examining a return to office mandate, remote working, flexible working and discrimination.
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