Discrimination: Incompetent investigation invites incorrect inferences In the case of The Chief Constable of Kent Constabulary v Mr A Bowler the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) considered an issue that we regularly witness, where a poorly handled grievance investigation evolved into…Read more ›
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Monthly Archives: March 2017
International Women’s Day: A Gender Apart
As we celebrate International Women’s Day here at the By Design Group HQ, we thought that a timely reminder may be useful to employers that the new gender pay reporting obligations come into force next month. Following significant consultation, the…Read more ›
The Disciplinary Process
How to conduct investigations, disciplinaries and appeals The investigation, disciplinary/dismissal hearing and appeal hearing are three crucial stages of any disciplinary process. In particular, your approach to these stages will often be critical in preventing employees succeeding with any employment…Read more ›
Tackling unconscious bias in staff and the Equality Act 2010
Recent reports suggest that there is growing scientific evidence that our brains work instinctively to categorise individuals based on visible and obvious criteria such as their age, skin colour, gender, sexual orientation, etc. Our unconscious thoughts then assign good and…Read more ›
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