Practical law for workplace decisions.
MFMac: Employment Law is a measured guide to the rules that shape everyday workplace decisions. Recent episodes move from nicknames and harassment risk to unfair dismissal reform, Home Office audits, right-to-work duties, sickness absence, trade union recognition, and April 2026 legal changes.
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MFMac: Employment Law offers a clear, workmanlike account of the rules that govern UK workplaces. It is not a headline-chasing legal chat. The programme tends to start with an apparently narrow question and then shows how quickly that question can become operational risk for an employer. A discussion about nicknames, for example, becomes a broader explanation of harassment, grievance risk, individual liability, workplace culture, and the need for meaningful training rather than box-ticking. A case about HR scripts becomes a warning about the line between procedural support and a disciplinary outcome that appears to have been decided in advance. The show likes that kind of line-drawing. It pauses over definitions, then turns them into practical consequences. Recent episodes also spend significant time on the Employment Rights Act and the scale of change expected in 2026. The tone is measured, but the subject matter is not minor. Unfair dismissal qualifying periods, compensation caps, trade union recognition, record-keeping duties, holiday pay, statutory sick pay, and employment enforcement all appear as live issues for employers rather than remote policy debates. The immigration-for-employers series sits naturally beside that employment-law work. Right-to-work checks, sponsor responsibilities, reporting duties, and Home Office audits are framed as matters of trust, evidence, and inspection readiness. The recurring message is simple: employers need to do the right thing and be able to prove it. Workplace health receives the same practical treatment, with sickness absence and well-being considered through reports, costs, management training, and HR evidence. The format is conversational but controlled. David Hossack typically leads with questions, while colleagues supply the legal detail and the operational cautions. Light asides appear, but they do not take over. The useful quality of the show is its patience. It explains current law, marks what is changing, and keeps returning to what a sensible employer should check next.
Made for: The show suits HR professionals, managers, business owners, and workplace decision-makers who need clear employment-law context for Scotland, England, and Wales. It also serves employees who want a grounded sense of how workplace rights and processes operate.
What sets it apart: Its strength is the steady conversion of legal change into workplace action: records to keep, processes to tighten, cultures to model, and risks to spot early. The conversations balance current-law explanation with upcoming-change warnings, especially around 2026 employment reforms and employer immigration compliance.
A podcast offering clear, practical guidance on UK employment law and HR issues.Hosted by David Hossack, a highly experienced employment lawyer at MFMac, one of Scotland's top independent law firms. Each episode features insights from our experienced employment lawyers on key issues including all the latest employment law developments in Scotland, England and Wales, as well as regular guest speakers discussing a wide variety of UK employment law-related issues.Designed for HR professionals, managers, business owners, and employees looking for practical, straight-talking commentary on employment law and related issues.MFMac is a full-service Scottish independent law firm with offices in Edinb…
Based on 5 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Detailed questioning turns employment rules into practical decisions about compliance, records, consultation and workplace responsibility.
MFMac: Employment Law turns workplace rules into conversations about what an employer must decide, document and explain. David Hossack's questioning moves from background to obligation to next step, giving right-to-work checks, sponsor duties, dismissal and re-engagement, and…
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