Discrimination

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”

Provision, Criterion or Practice

by Ryan Clement TODAY is Day four of Mental Health Awareness Week in the U.K. and for which the theme is anxiety. Indirect discrimination and the first requirement on an employer to make reasonable adjustments are based on the employer applying PCPs – provision, criterion or practice – and their effect(s). However, before we lookContinue reading “Provision, Criterion or Practice”

by Ryan Clement TODAY is the third day of Mental Health Awareness Week in the U.K. This year’s theme is ‘anxiety.’ I have read various statistics as to the percentage of people believed to be suffering from anxiety or anxiety & depression in the U.K. for various reasons. Whichever figures one relies on, it isContinue reading “Discrimination”

Knowledge

by Ryan Clement TODAY is the second day of Mental Health Awareness Week and the theme this year is ‘anxiety.’ I have had so many people reach out to me and I to them over these recent blogs. Such a person is MagCat who said I could use anything she has written about her sharedContinue reading “Knowledge”

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”