| Over recent months the British Police | | | | someone, and not necessarily the alleged |
| Force has found itself dealing with a | | | | victim, feels that racism has occurred a |
| number of claims for compensation due to | | | | case can be brought to a tribunal to |
| discrimination in the workplace on | | | | ascertain the facts. |
| grounds of race and ethnicity. One | | | | Racism in the workplace occurs across |
| Police officer has submitted a claim for | | | | all sectors and industries and poses |
| £500,000 pounds because he believes | | | | very difficult situations for both |
| he was discriminated against and denied | | | | employees and employers. Tribunals are |
| a promotion unfairly. | | | | the place where the cases get settled, |
| The claim is being made against the | | | | but cases for race discrimination can |
| Metropolitan Police Commissioner, Sir | | | | take months to reach this point. Before |
| Ian Blair, who has been accused of | | | | a case goes to tribunal there has to be |
| sidelining, Asian and black detectives. | | | | evidence that the situation has been |
| There is no limit on the amount of | | | | tried to be resolved within the company |
| compensation which can be in claimed in | | | | first. Employees need to show they have |
| a race discrimination case which | | | | exhausted the internal company policies |
| typically results in demands for high | | | | which are typically done through raising |
| payouts. However there does need to be | | | | a grievance or going through an appeal |
| compelling evidence that the | | | | process. If the employee is not happy |
| discrimination has occurred in order for | | | | with the outcome and they have reached |
| a case to be successful. | | | | the end of the line in regards to |
| Unfortunately this Officer's claim for | | | | company policies, then they are able to |
| compensation is not the only one to have | | | | take their case to the tribunal. |
| been raised. Another Police employee | | | | Employment law works differently to |
| has also submitted a claim for racial | | | | criminal law by the nature in which the |
| discrimination at the hands of Sir Ian | | | | verdict is determined. In a criminal |
| Blair. The claims have come as a bit of | | | | court the evidence provided has to prove |
| a shock, as many people believe that the | | | | beyond reasonable doubt that a crime has |
| Metropolitan police Commissioner got the | | | | or has not been committed. In employment |
| job because of his stance on promoting | | | | law the evidence is weighed up according |
| diversity not for being against it. Sir | | | | to the balance of probabilities. If |
| Ian Blair strongly denies the claims and | | | | there is a 51 percent chance that an |
| many others are supporting him. | | | | event occurred than the ruling will come |
| However everybody who feels they have | | | | down in favour of that event. Claims |
| been the victim of racist in the | | | | for race discrimination are treated in |
| workplace has the right to have their | | | | this manner and it will be up to both |
| case heard. It may be that that the | | | | the employee and the employer to prove |
| racism was not intentional but that does | | | | what happened before outcomes of the |
| not matter in the eyes of the law. If | | | | case can be decided. |