Your HR team is lovely. Managers are kind. Handbook ticks all the boxes.And you're still at risk of sex discrimination.That’s exactly what happened to Elders’ Voice v Ms Andrea Tanguy (2021).
A female employee won an indirect sex discrimination claim.
Why?
Not because HR were absent.
Not because policies were missing.
Not because someone meant to discriminate.
But because the employer enforced a working pattern that disproportionately impacted women with childcare responsibilities.
And they didn't realise they were doing it.
Because how could they?
The tribunal made it very clear;
HR’s “neutral” policy disadvantaged women -and no legitimate justification could be shown.
They didn’t intend to discriminate.
But the risk was hidden in plain sight.
Let me be clear - They followed all the right processes -
But none of that stopped the loss.
Because their processes dealt with the surface, as most do.
They didn’t DIAGNOSE the risk.
This is why we talk about gender equity the way we do.
Not because we think employers are evil.
But because you can lose without ever realising you did something wrong.
And you most likely are doing something wrong.
FYI, indirect discrimination is the most dangerous kind for employers;→ You never know its there
→ Nobody ever looks for it until they're sued
→ You likely won't even notice it if it stared you in the face.
And you don't need to break the law to be found guilty.
You just need to ignore the invisible risks underneath it all.
That’s why we’re hosting a live, free workshop on 14th August at 11:00am
where we’ll show you step-by-step how the right policy with the wrong oversight still leads to tribunal.
Secure your seat here
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https://lnkd.in/eSsM-XeHSo, if you've never stopped to check your gender equity risks and gaps-
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👋🏽 𝗛𝗶, 𝗜’𝗺 𝗧𝗶𝗻𝗮, 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝗥 𝗛𝗮𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁.
𝗪𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝗥 𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀, 𝘁𝗼𝗼.
𝗪𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝘅 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗥 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗻’𝘁 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴.
𝗠𝘆 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗱 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽- 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲.
