Under the conservative government and permanent secretary, the UK became the first country in western Europe where the government could fire an employee due to a protected characteristic and to dispute had to pay a large fee about 1200 quid with no presumption of getting it back if win, unlike courts where there is a presumption of costs for the successful party.
I messaged the permanent secretary when they were claiming to be some sort of diversity champion yet in practice over sore the transition from a free resolution service to one with high fee 1200 the fees which were in fact where higher if dispute was over a protected characteristic.
In other countries where there is no free resolution service the government pays for one for the government employees even the states does this for the american civil service. Its not some crazy left wing thing its an anti corruption measure.
For what ever reason the permanent secretary choose not to do this for the government employees and did not step down so chose to supported the decision.
It was challenged Under Eu law there is a no longer a fee.
I was pleasantly surprised when expected to have to pay a fee, as looked up the cost of tribunal and found the under Eu rules the fees were deemed illegal.
having neurodiversity issues Aspergers disputes are not unknown as get a lot of prejudiced in public sector in part because government does not have to follow law lots of exemptions and friendly regulators when no exemption. It also because no one cares if do a good job or not as not about money so things are not done on a work basis as may be in private business in theory. In 2003 I had my job illegally cancelled in the Scottish executive after they send me to 3 places to start work and did 3 unofficial interviews when had already passed the formal interview and had contract. Yet for some people they chose to do 4 interview for and 5 days for an AA job when the regular person had 1 and got job after passing and contract. The Scottish government is the only gov department that does not use blind recruitment to this day ignoring public sector best practice.
Anyway I with diversity issues as they call it these days, you have a lot of disputes as people do
So was pleasantly surprised when expected to have to pay £1200 fee over disputing a job move I did not want to change job etc. and the EU law says they cant charge it.
I would generally think brexit should go ahead because its whats people voted for.
However on a practical level probably does not suit me so well if it does, as UK gov left to its own devices could be corrupt with the checks and balances removed.
We could go back being the only country in western Europe where could be fired on protected characteristic and have to pay a crazy fee to challenge
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