by Ryan Clement A VERY GOOD FRIEND OF MINE with whom I shall soon be collaborating on a couple of interesting projects – 👀 so watch this space 👀– reminds us, rightly, to know our work policies. I concur. Before signing an employment contract, employees are often asked to confirm they have read and understood theContinue reading “Menopause Policy”
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…In the course of one’s employment …
What are you doing this evening? I wrote an article for my business website called, “In the course of one’s employment,” following a recent appeal case. It is too long for a blog, but here is an extract. s.109(1) and (3) of the Equality Act 2010 state, ‘Anything done by a person (A) in theContinue reading “…In the course of one’s employment …”
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 aboutContinue reading “Discrimination in Employment Law”
International Literacy Day 2025
TODAY, 8 September 2025, is International Literacy Day. “Literacy is a fundamental human right for all. It opens the door to the enjoyment of other human rights, greater freedoms, and global citizenship. Literacy is a foundation for people to acquire broader knowledge, skills, values, attitudes, and behaviours to foster a culture of lasting peace basedContinue reading “International Literacy Day 2025”
“In Our Time“
by Ryan Clement ‘Having presented well over 1,000 episodes of the much-loved BBC Radio 4 series, Melvyn Bragg has made the decision to step down from In Our Time following the series which aired earlier this year. Melvyn has presented every episode of In Our Time since the series first launched in 1998,’ wrote theContinue reading ““In Our Time“”
Discrimination in Employment Law in 7 Days
by Ryan Clement “WHAT’s IN A NAME?” asked the Bard, for, “That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet,” says Shakespeare or, I should say, Juliet in Romeo and Juliet. WELL, 7 SEPTEMBER 2025 IS FINALLY UPON US, and many of you would be aware of the final 7Continue reading “Discrimination in Employment Law in 7 Days”
Déjà vu
by Ryan Clement Déjà vu is widely recognised as the sensation of having previously experienced a current situation. Many individuals encounter this feeling of familiarity without being able to pinpoint when it occurred; typically, it transpires in places one has not visited before. Although my experience was somewhat different at the time, I only realisedContinue reading “Déjà vu”
Reading
What brings you peace? NOT SURE if one can ever fully be at peace and, if so, it is likely to be only a temporary state of mind or condition when there is currently such instability in the world around us. TO ANSWER THE QUESTION, however, after a tough day at work, I relish silenceContinue reading “Reading”
Writer
What profession do you admire most and why? Many people admire the profession I am in. So do I. Not many people get paid for their opinion (giving an oral or a written advice), starting or defending a case (drafting the pleadings), to argue at work (cross-examination), pitch their wits against some of the brightestContinue reading “Writer”
Music and Books
If you were going to open up a shop, what would you sell? If I were to open a shop, I would have to sell books and music. Naturally, because it would be rude not to, I would the read books 📚 throughout the day whilst listening to the music to be sold. That willContinue reading “Music and Books”
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