by Ryan Clement TODAY, I met a couple, Fred and Ginger (not their real names for privacy reasons) from Liverpool. Lovely couple. I was talking to someone else about football and Fred mentioned that he was a football fan and supported Liverpool FC, where he is a season ticket holder. He sits in the Kop.Continue reading “DAY FOUR of a writer’s diary”
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DAY THREE of a writer’s diary
by Ryan Clement TODAY, I walked onto the balcony to (re)observe the scene before opening my computer to continue with writing Day Six of the book. The sunrise was simply indescribable. Nature and the Natural World at their very best. I then had company 🐦🐤 and we three peacefully enjoyed the beautiful scenery together. ⛰️☀️⛰️.Continue reading “DAY THREE of a writer’s diary”
DAY ONE of a writer’s diary
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”
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”
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 😔”
Ethnicity Pay Gap
by Ryan Clement RECENTLY, I had the pleasure of chatting to Dianne Greyson of #EthnicityPayGap who has been championing the cause of highlighting and addressing pay gap due to workers’ ethnicity. Dianne spoke about her work and some of the challenges she faces. We also spoke about Colourism, which is a term I first encounteredContinue reading “Ethnicity Pay Gap”
Windrush Day 2024
by Ryan Clement TODAY IS WINDRUSH DAY 2024. Of course, not everyone from the Caribbean in the 1950s and 1960s arrived on the famous Empire Windrush, which, incidentally, was a German built ship initially named MV Monte Rosa. HOWEVER, it is symbolic of a generation that left the sunny shores of the Caribbean to makeContinue reading “Windrush Day 2024”
WHISTLEBLOWING!
by Ryan Clement, barrister IN THIS BLOG I discuss Protected Disclosures aka ‘whistleblowing’ within the context of employment, which is what a whistleblower has to make in order to be protected from suffering a detriment or be dismissed because they ‘whistleblew.’ A PROTECTED DISCLOSURE is a qualifying disclosure that is made by a worker to, for example, their employer or a body that hasContinue reading “WHISTLEBLOWING!”
Human Resources
by Ryan Clement TODAY, 20 May 2024, is International HR Day. I have the pleasure of working with a wide range of people who have a wide range of skills. As I am instructed by both claimants and respondents, I inevitably work closely with and alongside many Human Resources Managers. Something that has struck meContinue reading “Human Resources”
U.N. Declaration of Human Rights
by Ryan Clement TODAY, 10 December 2023, marks the 75th anniversary of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which came into force in 1948, being just 3 years after the end of World War II. The Declaration provides that, as human beings, we are entitled to stipulated basic rights regardless of race, colour,Continue reading “U.N. Declaration of Human Rights”
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