by Ryan Clement IT’S LATE and I have a 6.45am flight ✈️ tomorrow morning from Gatwick South. Although I don’t live too far from the airport, time-wise. I can drive there in 45 minutes. But I wasn’t going to do that drive to get there for 5am, which means leaving home no later than 4.15am,Continue reading “DAY ONE of a writer’s diary”
Category Archives: Education
HOW IT ALL BEGAN
by Ryan Clement, barrister RACE RELATIONS law in the United Kingdom. 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,Continue reading “HOW IT ALL BEGAN”
Brown v Board of Education 2
by Ryan Clement ON 17 May 2024, I wrote a blog about Brown v Board of Education, which I had first come across when I read for my Master of Laws (LL.M.) many moons ago. ONE OF THE PLEASURES OF WRITING is when someone says that they were introduced to a subject matter through whatContinue reading “Brown v Board of Education 2”
DISCRIMINATION, HARASSMENT and BULLYING in the WORKPLACE 😔
by Ryan Clement TO DISCRIMINATE DIRECTLY AGAINST A PERSON UNLAWFULLY is to treat that person less favourably than a comparator (actual or hypothetical) in stipulated situations because of a protected characteristic such as age; disability; gender reassignment; marriage and civil partnership; race; religion or belief; sex; and sexual orientation. HARASSMENT is as an unwanted conductContinue reading “DISCRIMINATION, HARASSMENT and BULLYING in the WORKPLACE 😔”
GRIEVANCE and DISCIPLINARY
by Ryan Clement THE STANDARDS to be applied by an investigator when investigating a grievance or a disciplinary matter is the, ‘balance of probabilities.’ This test is not easy to apply. For example, when an investigator is face with two opposite accounts, which both appear to be plausible in the circumstances, they must still nevertheless decide. The balanceContinue reading “GRIEVANCE and DISCIPLINARY”
CONTRACTS OF EMPLOYMENT
by Ryan Clement, barrister LIKE WITH MOST CONTRACTS, a contract of employment consists of three key components: offer, acceptance and consideration. THE OFFER is made by the prospective employer, which is ACCEPTED by the prospective employee. CONSIDERATION would be, amongst other things, the employee agreeing to undertake the work that is stipulated in the contractContinue reading “CONTRACTS OF EMPLOYMENT”
⚖️ ON BALANCE ⚖️
by Ryan Clement, LL.M., barrister STANDARDS OF PROOF are more prevalent in our daily lives than many of us might care to realise. It could be the difference between being found to have committed to a disciplinary offence at work or not; between succeeding at one’s grievance or not; being deemed to have been wrongfullyContinue reading “⚖️ ON BALANCE ⚖️”
🌹 REMEMBRANCE 🌹
by Ryan Clement REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY is observed by many countries outside the United Kingdom. YESTERDAY, many nationals from many countries paid the ultimate sacrifice with their lives so that others may live TODAY. Events to mark Remembrance Sunday – observed on the closest Sunday to Armistice Day – will take place around the country withContinue reading “🌹 REMEMBRANCE 🌹”
The New Kid on the Block “IN UNDER 1 MINUTE ⏳”
THERE IS A NEW KID ON THE BLOCK, metaphorically speaking, of course! Yes, in terms of YouTube videos, it’s new. Born just this week. It’s a bubba! I have no idea who makes them 🤥 but they are good. I’m simply the messenger not the message! 😉 In fact, if I must say so, theyContinue reading “The New Kid on the Block “IN UNDER 1 MINUTE ⏳””
Porto v Lisbon
AUDACIOUSLY, I thought I could settle the age-old Lisbon versus Porto debate of which is prettier. Like any good judgment, I shall leave my conclusion to the end. BUT, FIRST, I should state how this came about for me. I was doing a case up north (England), which went part-heard. That means, it was inContinue reading “Porto v Lisbon”
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