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”
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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 😔”
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 ⚖️”
Discrimination in Employment in 7 Days!
by Ryan Clement, barrister
We Reap What We Sow! 3
I REMEMBER being at school when the only person who would visit about their work would be a police officer and, respectfully, we were told primarily about the rights and wrongs but not about joining the force. Thankfully, here at least, we are given a lot more information and good career advice. YESTERDAY, I hadContinue reading “We Reap What We Sow! 3”
We Reap What We Sow! 2
by Ryan Clement THIS SHORT BLOG is titled ‘We Reap What We Sow! 2’ because it follows the first offering, which was published last month – ‘We Reap What We Sow!’ AS A BRIEF RECAP, on 24 May 2024 I spoke at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School & Nursery in London as partContinue reading “We Reap What We Sow! 2”
We Reap What We Sow!
by Ryan Clement FRSA, barrister IN THE UK, as we are about to enter a season of political rhetoric, soundbites and accusations (true and false), it was a pleasure today to speak in every class of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School & Nursery in North West London as part of its Careers Week,Continue reading “We Reap What We Sow!”
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