The Linklaters Podcast

Episode Five: Senior exits and terminations: avoiding the common pitfalls

In this episode, Sinead Casey and Cara Hegarty discuss a critical area for businesses: managing senior exits and terminations and avoiding the common pitfalls. Whilst a change in leadership for a company may feel like a dramatic moment, it does not need to be a crisis and there are strategies to adopt to manage a senior departure effectively. Sharing perspectives and expertise on both employment law and incentives issues, Sinead and Cara discuss initial strategies for businesses to consider, issues for listed companies, the relevance of leaver status and how to avoid the common pitfalls.

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Episode 4: Work It Out

In this episode, Nick Marshall and Elly Proudlock discuss the interplay between workplace investigations and criminal processes, including when an employer should consider notifying the police about potential misconduct, the obligations on an employer to provide documents or evidence to the police, and how to manage the internal investigation once the police are involved or there is the potential for criminal proceedings.

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Episode 3: The use of WhatsApp messages at work. 

In this episode, Sinead Casey is asked a series of questions about the use of WhatsApp messages at work, including: why this is an increasing issue for employers in the context of workplace investigations and disclosure; if an employer has a right to access and rely on such messages; whether it makes a difference if the messages are held on a personal or work device; the litigation risk and data privacy issues for employers to consider; and top tips for employers managing the use of these types of communication in the workplace. Special thanks also to Peter Church (Counsel in our TMT and IP practice) for contributing his thoughts on the data protection side to this topic.

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Episode 2: The Investigating NED. 

In this episode, Nick Marshall is asked a series of questions about the role of non-executive directors to investigate and make decisions about workplace issues, from grievances to disciplinaries, to complaints from whistleblowers and investigations into workplace culture. Nick is asked to explain what makes NEDs well-placed to take on this role, what will be expected of them, and if there is a risk of a conflict with their existing non-executive duties and responsibilities.

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Episode 1: AI in the workplace.

In this episode, Sinead Casey is asked a series of questions about AI in the workplace, including why employers should be considering its use now, the employment legal risks of employers using AI and the risks of AI being a tool used by the wider workforce, and how employers reassure their workforces that their jobs will not be displaced by robots.

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