by Ryan Clement TODAY is the first day of Mental Health Awareness Week in the U.K. As I shall be writing primarily within the context of employment, HR and employment law, I shall start at the beginning. An applicant sees an advert for a job and applies. Two prospective employers’ advertisements express their keenness toContinue reading “Mental Health Awareness”
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Mental Health Awareness Week 2023
by Ryan Clement Monday, 15 to Sunday, 21 May 2023 marks Mental Health Awareness Week. Without doubt I am happy to promote this very important annual awareness. This year, the theme is ‘anxiety.’ I believe this year’s theme will be enlightening and educational for many of us, myself included. As a barrister who has representedContinue reading “Mental Health Awareness Week 2023”
Freedom of Speech and Expression?
by Ryan Clement At 5.30pm on 6 May 2023, my son and I were at Anfield for the Liverpool match against Brentford. It was Coronation Day. I was not aware until the day before that teams were required to play the National Anthem (God Save the King) and that may cause a problem with someContinue reading “Freedom of Speech and Expression?”
First Among Equals
by Ryan Clement A family member of mine has been tirelessly championing the cause and fighting the case of seeking to de-stigmatise issues surrounding Mental Health – see, for example, ‘Stigma and Discrimination‘ Under s.6 of Equality Act 2010 a person is disabled if they have a physical or mental impairment and the impairment has a substantialContinue reading “First Among Equals”
Unfair Dismissal & Wrongful Dismissal
by Ryan Clement TODAY, I am going to discuss the distinction between unfair dismissal and wrongful dismissal, as the two are thought to be one and the same but for the adjectives. They are not. For example, a former employee may well be found to have been fairly dismissed. In other words, not unfairly dismissedContinue reading “Unfair Dismissal & Wrongful Dismissal”
Bullying and Harassment
by Ryan Clement There has been much media interest on the subject of bullying recently. The reason for that is not the purpose of this blog. The purpose of this piece is to explain what Bullying and Harassment are. A bully is, “a person who habitually seeks to harm or intimidate those whom they perceiveContinue reading “Bullying and Harassment”
Kelso and Stephen
by Ryan Clement Tragically, 65 years ago, on 17 May 1959 Mr Kelso Cochrane, an Antiguan living in Notting Hill, was fatally stabbed. Despite the obvious concerns by some sectors there still appeared to exist at the time a degree of caution amongst politicians as to whether legislation prohibiting racial discrimination would be effective. IContinue reading “Kelso and Stephen”
Don’t forget your normal day to day activities
There are many parts to the statutory definition of “disability” that need to be fulfilled before one can be deemed a “disabled person;” none less so than the effect of the impairment – physical and/or mental – on one’s normal day to day activities. Remember, we are concerned with a ‘statutory’ definition under the Equality Act 2010 (‘theContinue reading “Don’t forget your normal day to day activities”
Hillsborough 15 April 1989
by Ryan Clement Writing about this day has been difficult on so many levels. Firstly, on a basic human level. Watching this tragedy unfold before my very eyes on television was painful on a level for which I do not possess the words that could accurately describe and reflect the degree of pain felt andContinue reading “Hillsborough 15 April 1989”
Institutional Racism
by Ryan Clement The term, ‘institutional racism,’ was not written about in the first edition of my book, ‘Race Relations in Employment Law – Put Simply in Black and White.‘ It was a conscious decision because, as confirmed by the Employment Appeal Tribunal, “There is no statutory or other offence consisting of a body beingContinue reading “Institutional Racism”
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