by Ryan Clement SCHOOL GOVERNORS play a crucial role in the management and oversight of schools in the UK. I know. I have been a governor of many maintained and non-maintained schools from London to Surrey to Berkshire. It is very rewarding but highly challenging and demanding, especially on one’s time. Plus, it’s voluntary. Yes, oneContinue reading “Who would be a school governor?”
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Giving Back!
by Ryan Clement, LL.M., FRSA, barrister ONE OF THE JOYS of doing what I do for a living is having the opportunity and or being able to help advise others on various matters concerning the legal profession. I speak in schools and love the raw, innocent, unfiltered questions raised by our young ones. YESTERDAY, IContinue reading “Giving Back!”
10 October 1996
by Ryan Clement 32 YEARS AGO, I decided to change my career from being a quantity surveyor to being a barrister. After reading law for 2 years, followed by 1 year at Bar School in London, I was Called to the Bar on the anniversary of today, 29 years ago. ON THE WHOLE, it hasContinue reading “10 October 1996”
Is Diversity important in the workplace?
by Ryan Clement NOT EVERYONE buys into diversity and inclusion, and not everyone is sold on it either. There is much discussion about its or their benefits in the current political climate; I shall rest that there. It may not be everyone’s cup of tea 🫖 but some may ask, is it time to wake up 😴Continue reading “Is Diversity important in the workplace?”
Menopause Policy 2
by Ryan Clement YESTERDAY, I wrote about the need for organisations to have a Menopause Policy. There is a lot of good information out there to form the basis of an organisation’s Menopause Policy. And this policy is a must! To still not have one is a serious omission or error of judgment. THE ACCOMPANYING VIDEO speaksContinue reading “Menopause Policy 2”
Menopause Policy
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”
…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”
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”
Discrimination in Employment in 7 days
by Ryan Clement, LL.M., B.A., BSc., FRSA, barrister NOW that my subscribers and readers have followed the final 7 days of my journey in completing the first draft of this book, which I had the pleasure of finalising on the beautiful Greek island of Kos, here is a flavour of its contents. Notably, the numberContinue reading “Discrimination in Employment in 7 days”
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