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