Monday, 06 September 2010

About Borg Knight Solicitors

Borg Knight Solicitors is a boutique law firm specialising in employment law. Our law firm serves individuals and companies, offering employment law advice at a competitive rate. We have meeting facilities in Kent and London.  Our meeting facilities in Kent are in the Medway towns, Maidstone, Dartford, Canterbury, West Malling & Sittingbourne.

Discrimination

For Employees

Discrimination in the workplace occurs when an individual is treated less favourably than another.  Discrimination can be related to sex (including pregnancy and maternity), race, sexual orientation, religion or belief, disability or age.

Cases of discrimination can be highly complex, so it is essential to obtain expert advice at the outset. It is important to keep in mind that there is no length of service requirement to make a claim of discrimination and you can still be working for your employer when making the claim.

Depending on your particular case, we may offer to handle your case on a No-Win-No-Fee-Basis basis. This means that fees will not become payable unless your case results in a positive outcome or we successfully settle your Employment Tribunal case.

If you believe that you are being discriminated against or have been discriminated against please call us for a free consultation.

For Employers

Discrimination affects all areas of employment law and this includes:

  • recruitment
  • terms and conditions
  • promotions and transfers
  • training
  • benefits
  • termination
There is no length of service requirement for an employee to bring a claim of discrimination and such employee need not have left your employment.

If an Employment Tribunal finds that discrimination has occurred, the penalty can be high as there is no cap on the compensation.

It is important to have policies and procedures covering all aspects of discrimination and if you would like us to draft these for you and review what you already have to make sure you are complying with the law please get in touch with us.