06.06.2025

๐Ÿšจ You’re discriminating on grounds of sex.

๐Ÿšจ You’re discriminating on grounds of sex.

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๐Ÿšจ Youโ€™re discriminating on grounds of sex.
You just donโ€™t know it yet.

Most employers wonโ€™t admit to bias.
But thatโ€™s not the point.

You donโ€™t have to mean it.
You just have to let it happen.

Under the Equality Act 2010, discrimination doesnโ€™t need to be deliberate.

It can be indirect.
It can be cultural.
It can be systemic.

And if someone brings a claim?
Intent wonโ€™t matter.
Impact will.

Hereโ€™s how you might be discriminatingโ€”right now:

โ†ณ You approve flexible working for dads, but deny it to mums โ€œbecause theyโ€™ll need too much time offโ€

โ†ณ You pay a male hire more because he negotiated harder - even though the role is identical

โ†ณ You tell women to โ€œbe more confidentโ€ in meetings, but ignore the men who dominate them

โ†ณ You ask women how theyโ€™ll manage the role with kids - but never ask men the same

โ†ณ You hold back promotion from a woman on maternity leave until sheโ€™s โ€œback and settledโ€

โ†ณ You make assumptions about how โ€˜availableโ€™ someone will be based on gendered expectations

No one wrote this down.

But it happened.

Being ethical isn't about doing the bare minimum. It's about creating a culture where employees thrive and your business wins in the long run.

Ask yourself: Are your policies fair, transparent, and genuinely caring? Or are they just legal cover-ups?

If you want your business to stand out, start by making ethics your foundation.

Because leadership isnโ€™t just about rules - itโ€™s about humanity and impact.

Are you ready to lead with purpose, not just policy?

Make ethics your ultimate competitive advantage.

๐Ÿ‘‹๐Ÿฝ ๐—›๐—ถ, ๐—œโ€™๐—บ ๐—ง๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ, ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—›๐—ฅ ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜.
๐—œโ€™๐—บ ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—›๐—ฅ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€, ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ผ.
๐—ช๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐˜… ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—›๐—ฅ ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฑ๐˜€ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐—ธ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜„๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด.

๐— ๐˜† ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฒ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜†๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝโ€”๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ฒ.

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