Welcome to episode 5 of The WHorld of Employment Law!
In this episode solicitors in the Wright Hassall Employment Law team, Gemma Clark and Adam Morris, take a closer look at discrimination in the workplace and the potential pitfalls employers and employees are falling into in terms of banter becoming discriminatory, and what steps should be taken to help prevent the line being crossed.
This episode covers:
- What is the legal definition of discrimination and what are protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010?
- The six types of discrimination claims
- What is banter and how does it interact with discrimination?
- What are the risks to employers when banter becomes discriminatory?
- Ways in which employers can tackle discrimination in the workplace
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