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current new accusations against PM

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Unsure33 · 24/01/2022 12:36

just a genuine question

if you had in your eyes fought tooth and nail to get your dream job - when the odds were allegedly stacked against you . And then you were subject to discrimination that could be used for constructive dismissal or other similar appeals - would you not take the appropriate action ( as would clearly be in your contract ) and make an official complaint through the correct channels . Then if that did not work take your employer to a tribunal ? Would you wait two years and then without any kind of formal investigation bring it up again ? I totally understand you may feel your employers course of re-dress open to you may not be fit for purpose - but surely you would take the correct route offered to you and proceed . If only to stop it happening to others ? What am I missing ?

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Blue4YOU · 24/01/2022 22:46

Background whatever.. means nothing. My background is (not British but white) working class rascist, homophobic religious uneducated thieves.. I’m none of those things, nor are my siblings or our children.
Background proves nothing.
Assuming a thick skin for political life does not mean you don’t feel like you can actually take that step.
And NoNE of your question mean she’s not being honest

prh47bridge · 24/01/2022 23:18

This is copied from a legal advice page . Not my own words

The article in question (on LinkedIn) has comments from a barrister and the Head of Practice Employment Law at Slater and Gordon disputing the interpretation. It relies on the idea that a political party is a "trade association" for the purposes of the Equality Act and that MPs could therefore lodge a claim against the parliamentary party (not the party as a whole). I agree with the barrister that it is highly unlikely that the courts would accept this interpretation.

prh47bridge · 25/01/2022 07:30

Just to add that this discussion is about an ex-minister who claims she was sacked for a discriminatory reason. Ministerial appointments are specifically excluded from the provisions of the Equality Act relating to employment by paragraph 2 of schedule 6. That adds to my belief that the courts would not accept the idea that a parliamentary party is a trade association that could be sued in this situation.

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