Employment Law for HR

Unconscious Discrimination - Chris Thompson, Gateley (Discrimination, Manchester, 08.06.17) When do well-intentioned managers with an instinct to make life easier for employees with protected characteristics inadvertently take away power and so become discriminatory?

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Attendance - Paula Cole, Squire Patton Boggs (Discrimination, Manchester, 08.06.17) What do you do about the inherent fear of dismissing employees who cannot sustain a good level of attendance because of a long-term condition? What if the employee can not or simply will not engage with you?

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Gender Discrimination - Sally Hulston, Addleshaw Goddard (Discrimination, Manchester, 08.06.17) In a male dominated working environment, how do you redress the balance and avert indirect discrimination, with reference to flexible working opportunities, access to training, promotion criteria etc.?

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Rehabilitation - Joanne Holborn, Baines Wilson (Discrimination, Manchester, 08.06.17) In terms of phased returns, adjusted workload and protected pay, what is the practical solution for employees with a disability such as mental health issues?

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Performance - Mark Leach, Weightmans (Discrimination, Manchester, 08.06.17) What is expected of you if a disability (such as depression or anxiety) is manifesting itself through low level unfriendliness, attitude or non-team player traits (i.e. the condition is difficult to measure and can't be seen)?

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Attendance - Anne Pritam, Stephenson Harwood (Discrimination, London, 23.05.17) What do you do about the inherent fear of dismissing employees who cannot sustain a good level of attendance because of a long-term condition? What if the employee can not or simply will not engage with you?

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Unconscious Discrimination - Paul Fontes, Eversheds Sutherland (Discrimination, London, 23.05.17) When do well-intentioned managers with an instinct to make life easier for employees with protected characteristics inadvertently take away power and so become discriminatory?

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​​Sickness Data (notes) - Mark Landon, Weightmans (Discrimination, London, 23.05.17) In a redundancy situation, should you remove associated illnesses from sickness data e.g. headaches/colds from being stressed, broken bones - which could be linked to arthritis etc.? How far must you go into understanding a disability?

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​​Sickness Data - Mark Landon, Weightmans (Discrimination, London, 23.05.17) In a redundancy situation, should you remove associated illnesses from sickness data e.g. headaches/colds from being stressed, broken bones - which could be linked to arthritis etc.? How far must you go into understanding a disability?

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Grievances - Caspar Glyn QC, Cloisters (Discrimination, London, 23.05.17) What do you do with the employee who submits serial grievances of discrimination/harassment/victimisation because of his or her protected characteristic? What if all the grievances are found to be unsubstantiated?

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