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Achieving diversity goals without discriminating

By Claire Maclean
November 25, 2021
  • Discrimination
  • Gender pay gap reporting
  • Redundancy and business reorganisation
  • Sex discrimination
  • Unfair dismissal
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Achieving diversity in gender and representation is rightfully an important goal for many employers. However, it is important to be aware of the dangers of doing too much too fast. We take a look at this on our website.

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Discrimination, gender pay gap reporting, redundancy and business reorganisation, sex discrimination, Unfair dismissal
Claire Maclean

About Claire Maclean

Claire is experienced in advising employer clients in the public and private sectors on a wide range of contentious and non-contentious matters. Her expertise ranges from providing practical and commercial advice on all day-to-day HR queries to providing strategic advice on complex business reorganizations, redundancies and TUPE transfers. Claire has considerable experience in advising clients on all aspects of TUPE transfers, whether business transfers or changes in service provider.

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