Tribunal Monkey

I was once consulted by a former banker who wanted to establish a search firm to find exclusively female candidates for financial services roles. A nice idea, I told him, but fraught with legal difficulties. I have since heard that many search consultants, particuarly in the advertising world, are given the unofficial brief that a particular role needs to be filled by a woman. While this is obviously unlawful, what can employers do lawfully to address an imbalance in its workforce? Not much says a recent case involving the police… Continue reading “Policing positive action” →

Redundancy is often seen as an easy way to get rid of difficult employees. Employees made redundant frequently suspect (with or without justification) that there was a nefarious reason behind their selection but there is rarely any direct evidence to support this and the employer’s deliberations are often hidden behind a cloak of ”legal privilege”. Recently however, one employer found that its plans to make a disabled lawyer redundant were not as protected as it thought… Continue reading “Be careful what you write (or say in the pub)” →