Discrimination in Employment Law

by

Ryan Clement, barrister

IN SEPTEMBER 2021 I published, Race Relations in Employment Law, Put simply in Black & White. In 2023 I published the second edition, and I am currently working on the third. It was and is a challenge to capture so much in so little space. I spend as much time thinking about what to leave out as I do about what to leave in. I was Called to the Bar in 1996 and have been practising employment law since 1999. My first big case was reported in the media, which thrust me, reluctantly at the time, on live television. From there on, I was no longer just a civil and construction law barrister. 

THE PREFACE to the first edition of Race Relations applies equally to this book, so I shall not seek to reinvent the wheel, and simply rehearse it for this book, too: “After many years of practising as an employment law barrister, I have sought to encapsulate some of that experience in print, simply put in black and white, that I hope will be of assistance to many, be it an employee – current and former, employer, worker, claimant, respondent, HR, student and, of course, the intrigued.” This book introduces [discrimination in employment law in 7 days]. It does not seek to cover every minutiae of this fascinating and intriguing subject; it would take a much larger book to achieve that aim successfully.”

AS my regulars readers already know, Discrimination in Employment Law in 7 Days provides an overview of discrimination in employment law in the UK over 7 days, focusing on the Equality Act 2010.

Lorna wins her case for direct discrimination and needs advice on what to consider for remedy. Advise Lorna. Would your advice change had she won indirect discrimination instead?

AGAIN, I rehearse the concluding paragraph from the preface to the first edition of Race Relations, “Finally, this book and its contents are not a substitution for specific legal advice. If the reader is faced with an issue covered in this book, they should and are strongly advised to seek specific legal advice accordingly. Hopefully, the reason you are reading this part is because you are already either fascinated or intrigued by this area of law.”

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