Banco Santander Uk On Shaky Ethical Ground By: Simon King | - Emilio Botin's Santander UK seems to be on precarious ethical ground in a landmark legal battle that has made UK history for a number of reasons.
Santander UK is the UK bank previously known as Abbey National. It was taken over by Emilio Botin's Banco Santander Group in 2004. The Abbey National name was changed to Santander UK in January 2010.
Santander Uk Race Discrimination Defence Fails By: Simon King | - In a high-profile legal battle that has made UK history on a number of accounts, allegations of race discrimination appear to have stuck on Santander UK.
Santander UK is the UK bank previously known as Abbey National and taken over in 2004 by Emilio Botin's Banco Santander Group. The name Abbey National was changed to Santander UK in January 2010.
Santander Uk Risks Business Opportunities By: Simon King | - Santander UK has been demonstrating an astonishing level of appetite for risking alienating customers in a landmark racial discrimination situation that has made UK legal history on several accounts.
Santander UK is the UK bank formerly known as Abbey National. In 2004, it was purchased by Emilio Botin's Banco Santander Group. Prior to the take-over, Abbey National was a constituent of the UK's FTSE 100 Index. On 11 January 2010, Abbey National's name was changed to Santander UK. ... Tags:Santander UK, Banco Santander, Santander Group, Grupo Santander, Emilio Botin, Marketing, Customers, Lewis Hamilton
Banco Santander Uk Risks Damaging Corporate Image By: Simon King | - In a high-profile employment dispute that has made UK legal history for a number of reasons, Santander UK has been demonstrating an astonishing level of appetite for exposing its reputation and corporate image to potential damage.
Santander UK is the UK financial services provider previously known as Abbey National. It was bought out by Banco Santander in 2004. Prior to that, it was a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. On 11 January 2010, Banco Santander changed the Abbey Nationa ... Tags:Santander UK, Banco Santander UK, Corporate, Image, Reputation, Abbey National, Emilio Botin
Banco Santander Uk Pays For Unlawful Conduct By: Simon King | - Since 2006, Banco Santander UK has been, and still appears to be, paying the price for unlawfully discriminating against one of its employees.
Santander UK is the high-street bank formerly known as Abbey National. Abbey National was bought out by Banco Santander in 2004 and re-named as Santander UK in January 2010. Formula 1 racing driver Lewis Hamilton and the Banco Santander chief Emilio Botin unveiled the Santander UK name together in London.
Banco Santander Uk Fights £2.8m Court Order By: Simon King | - In a landmark legal case that highlights the massive risks facing businesses that break the law, Santander UK (previously known as Abbey National) appears to have conceded that it did racially discriminate against an employee. It now appears to be concentrating on damage limitation; it appears to be fighting a rearguard action against the record-breaking £2.8 million compensation award order made against it.
Breaking The Rules, Exemplified By Lewis Hamilton F1 Driver Abbey Santander Uk By: Simon King | - The UK banking industry is highly regulated; banks must comply with a wide range of legal and regulatory rules, as well as social and ethical standards. But why do all these rules and regulations exist? Simply, they exist because they are necessary to safeguard investors, customers, workers, the economy, the general public, and so on.
Taking On A Ruthless Opponent, Clues From Lewis Hamilton F1 Abbey Santander Uk By: Simon King | - When a worker and an employer are unable to settle an employment dispute informally by themselves, then the worker may take on the dispute through more formal channels. But what is it like to take on a powerful opponent? Clues can be found in the UK landmark employment racial discrimination case Chagger v Abbey National & Hopkins.
Employment Grievance Procedure Illustrated With Chagger V Emilio Botin Abbey Banco Santander Group By: Simon King | - An employment grievance is an issue, complaint or concern over employment rights that the employee brings to the attention of his employer. The grievance may be about such things as employment terms and conditions, health and safety, equal opportunities, organisational change, work relations, working environment, bullying and harassment, and new working practices.
How To Assess Compensation: Rules From Chagger V Emilio Botin Abbey Santander Share Price By: Simon King | - On 13 November 2009, in the high-profile race discrimination case of Balbinder Chagger v Abbey National plc & Nigel Hopkins (2009), the Court of Appeal issued landmark rulings regarding the way in which discrimination compensation is to be assessed, with potentially significant financial consequences for both employers and employees.
Mitigating Loss Illustrated With Chagger V Emilio Botin's Abbey Banco Santander Share By: Simon King | - An employee who has suffered breaches of his employment rights has a legal duty to mitigate his loss flowing from the breaches. If he does not discharge his duty to mitigate, then he is not entitled to be compensated for his loss in full by the employer.
The Case For Managing Equality And Diversity Illustrated With Emilio Botin Grupo Santander Banking By: Simon King | - An active approach to managing equality and diversity in the workplace can boost business performance and contribute towards the attainment of business targets; Rosabeth Moss Kanter, in 'The Change Masters: Corporate Entrepreneurs at Work' (1994) noted that organisations that take diversity seriously produce better financial performance.
Ethical Behaviour Risk Factors Lessons From Emilio Botin Abbey Santander 2009 By: Simon King | - Some of the factors that increase the risk of unethical behaviour in organisations are illustrated by the high-profile legal case Chagger v Abbey National plc & Hopkins (2006), in which the Employment Tribunal made a finding of unlawful racial discrimination and (further to Emilio Botin Abbey Santander banking group's refusal to comply with the Tribunal's order to reinstate Mr Chagger) ordered Abbey Banco Santander share to pay Mr Chagger the record-breaking £2.8 million compensation for h ... Tags:Emilio Botin, Santander share, Santander price, Santander banking, Abbey Santander, ethical behaviour
Compliance Risk Lesson From Emilio Botin Abbey Santander Banking Group By: Simon King | - The importance of compliance with legal, regulatory, social, ethical and other standards faced by businesses is highlighted by the high-profile UK legal case Chagger v Abbey National plc & Hopkins (2006), where an Employment Tribunal made a ruling of racial discrimination and, following Emilio Botin Abbey Santander banking group's refusal to comply with the Tribunal's order to reinstate Mr Chagger, ordered Abbey Santander shares to pay the record-breaking £2.8 million compensation award. ... Tags:Emilio Botin, Santander share, Santander price, Santander banking, Abbey Santander
Suing Your Employer Lesson From Emilio Botin Abbey Santander Share Price By: Simon King | - The intense hardship and stress that you can expect to experience in suing your employer is demonstrated by the high-profile UK legal case Chagger v Abbey National plc & Hopkins (2006), where the Employment Tribunal made a finding of race discrimination, which following Emilio Botin Abbey Santander banking group's refusal to comply with the Tribunal's order to reinstate Mr Chagger, led to the record £2.8 million compensation award. Abbey Santander (the UK high street bank due to be re-bra ... Tags:Emilio Botin, Santander share, Santander price, Santander banking, Abbey Santander
Grievance Letter And Court Structure Illustrated By Emilio Botin Grupo Santander Banking By: Simon King | - UK employment disputes grievances and court structure is illustrated by the high-profile Chagger v Abbey National plc & Hopkins (2006) legal case, where the Tribunal made a finding of racial discrimination which led to the record £2.8 million compensation award. Abbey Santander banking group (the UK retail bank due to be re-branded as Santander price, and being part of the gigantic Emilio Botin Banco Santander Central Hispano Group, BSCH) terminated Balbinder Chagger's employment in 2006, ... Tags:Santander, Abbey, Redundancy, Grievance, Employment, Discrimination, Unfair, Tribunal, Dispute
Reinstate Demonstrated By Banco Santander Central Hispano By: Simon King | - Reinstatement, the re-employment of an employee back into the position from which he was unfairly dismissed (as if the unfair dismissal had never taken place), is one possible remedy for unfair dismissal in the UK. It is demonstrated in the high-profile Chagger v Abbey National plc & Hopkins (2006) case, where the Employment Tribunal found that both Abbey Santander price (the Spanish-owned UK high street bank being re-branded as Santander de, and being part of the enormous Banco Santander Centr ... Tags:Santander, Abbey, Redundancy, Unfair, Dismissal, Reinstatement, Discrimination, Employment
Redundancy Selection Procedure Lessons From Abbey Santander By: Simon King | - A stark reminder that selecting an employee for redundancy with an unfair and/or discriminatory redundancy selection procedure can leave the employer exposed to allegations of unfairness and discrimination from the employee is provided by the high-profile Chagger v Abbey National plc & Hopkins (2006) UK legal case. Abbey Santander (the high street bank soon to be re-branded as Santander, and being part of the Banco Santander Group) ended Balbinder Chagger's employment in 2006, giving redundancy ... Tags:Santander, Abbey, Redundancy, Selection, Procedure, Employment, Discrimination, Unfair
Redundancy Selection Criteria Lessons From The Abbey Business By: Simon King | - The high-profile Chagger v Abbey National plc & Hopkins (2006) UK legal case demonstrates that selecting an employee for redundancy on the basis of inappropriate and/or wholly subjective redundancy selection criteria can leave the employer exposed to and unable to defend against allegations of discrimination from the employee. Abbey National (the Spanish-owned UK bank soon to be re-branded as Santander, and being part of the Banco Santander Group) terminated Balbinder Chagger's employment in 20 ... Tags:Santander, Abbey, Redundancy, Selection, Criteria, Employment, Discrimination, Unfair
Compliance Risk Lessons From Abbey National ( Santander ) By: Simon King | - The importance of compliance with legal, regulatory and other standards businesses face is demonstrated by the high-profile Chagger v Abbey National plc & Hopkins (2006) UK legal case. Abbey National (the Spanish-owned UK bank due to be re-branded as Santander, and being part of the Banco Santander Group) had terminated Balbinder Chagger's employment in 2006, stating redundancy as the reason. Mr Chagger, of Indian origin, reported into Nigel Hopkins and earned around £100,000 per annum. ... Tags:abbey, santander, national, chagger, discrimination, Compliance, Risk, employment, equality, diversity
Suing Your Employer: The Uphill Battle By: Simon King | - The intense struggle employees, who have suffered employment related discrimination, can expect to experience when challenging a powerful employer is somewhat illustrated by the high-profile legal case Chagger v Abbey National plc & Hopkins (2006). The Employment Tribunal hearing the case found race discrimination and subsequently made the record breaking £2.8 million compensation award. Nigel Porter of 11KBW set of chambers has reported that the case has escalated to the Court of Appea ... Tags:abbey, santander, national, chagger, discrimination, loans, mortgage, employment, equality, diversity
Reputational Risk By: Simon King | - In October 2008, Megan Murphy (Law Courts Correspondent at the Financial Times newspaper) reported that Abbey National was fighting a rearguard action against a record £2.8 million race discrimination award made to a former employee. The news report concerned the high-profile Chagger v Abbey National plc & Hopkins [2006] legal case, where the Employment Tribunal's finding of unlawful race discrimination led (after Abbey National's refusal to comply with the Employment Tribunal's order to ... Tags:Abbey, Santander, Chagger, Loans, Mortgages, Banco, Discrimination, Insurance, employment
Appeal Stages And Court Structure In Employment Disputes By: Simon King | - The high-profile Chagger v Abbey National plc & Hopkins [2006] legal case, where the Employment Tribunal's verdict of race discrimination led to the record £2.8 million compensation award, is due to be heard by the Court of Appeal next month (July 2009). The Court of Appeal hearing is limited to the issue of remedy only. The wrongdoing of race discrimination by Abbey National and Mr Hopkins seems to have been finalised by the Employment Appeal Tribunal, which upheld the original Employme ... Tags:Abbey, Santander, Chagger, Loans, Mortgages, Banco, Discrimination, Insurance, employment
Proving Race Discrimination In Employment By: Simon King | - Direct race discrimination is when an organisation (or an employee of the organisation) treats a person less favourably than someone else on racial grounds. Proving direct race discrimination is not trivial. The burden of proof is on the employee alleging the discrimination. The UK landmark case of Chagger v Abbey National plc & Hopkins of 2006, where the Employment Tribunal's finding of race discrimination led (after Abbey National's refusal to comply with the Tribunal's order to re-instate M ... Tags:Abbey, Santander, Chagger, Loans, Mortgages, Banco, Discrimination, Insurance, employment
Liability For Discrimination In Employment By: Simon King | - As well as being liable for their own acts of discrimination, organisations are also vicariously liable for the discriminatory acts of their employees. This is demonstrated by the UK landmark case of Chagger v Abbey National plc & Hopkins [2006] where the Employment Tribunal's judgement of race discrimination led (after Abbey National's refusal to comply with the Tribunal's order to re-instate Mr Chagger to remedy its wrongdoing) to the record £2.8 million compensation order.
Code Of Practice On Racial Discrimination In Employment By: Simon King | - Codes of practice are useful in providing organisations with guidance on appropriate standards of conduct, especially where the appropriate standards are not prescribed by law. The Code of Practice on Racial Policy in Employment provides organisations with such guidance regarding equality. It is a statutory code, approved by the Secretary Of State and presented before Parliament. It does not impose any legal obligations but it can be used in evidence in legal proceedings brought under the Race ... Tags:Abbey, National, Chagger, Discrimination, Racial, Unfair, santander, banco, employment
Colour Discrimination Employment Law By: Simon King | - Race discrimination law in the UK is covered by the Race Relations Act 1976. The law explicitly forbids discrimination on the grounds of race, ethnic and national origins; however, it does not mention the ground of colour. Although it is difficult to imagine how discrimination on the ground of colour could also not be discrimination on the grounds of race, ethnic or national origins, does an employee alleging race discrimination on the ground of colour have a case in UK law? The UK landmark c ... Tags:Abbey, National, Chagger, Discrimination, Race, Racial, Colour, Unfair, Santander, banco
Unfair Dismissal Remedies: Reinstatement And Reengagement By: Simon King | - Reinstatement and reengagement are remedies for unfair dismissal. They both involve re-employment of the dismissed employee. Reinstatement is re-employment of the employee back into the role he was dismissed from, as if the dismissal had never occurred. Reengagement is re-employment of the employee into a different role to the one he was dismissed form, on terms and conditions as close as is reasonably practicable to those he was dismissed from.
Importance Of Race Discrimination Questionnaire Rr65 By: Simon King | - Employees who believe that they have been racially discriminated against at work and are considering pursuing legal action may serve a race discrimination questionnaire upon the employer. The questionnaire procedure is set out in the Race Relations Act (Questions and Replies) Order 1977.
In the UK landmark case of Chagger v Abbey National plc & Hopkins of 2006, Abbey National's evasive response to Mr Chagger's race discrimination questionnaire contributed to the Employment Tribun ... Tags:Abbey, National, Chagger, Discrimination, Questionnaire, RR65, Race, Unfair, santander, banco
Equal Opportunity And Diversity Failures By: Simon King | - There was a time when discriminatory language and behaviour were tolerated and, in some cases, even encouraged in our society. The situation has changed significantly in the last few decades. However, outdated attitudes do still exist, and prejudice and discrimination are still around; subjects like race, nationality, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexuality, marital status, age and disability still divide opinions.
Inappropriate Redundancy Selection Criteria By: Simon King | - Employers intending to make redundancies can find themselves exposed to unfair dismissal or, more seriously, discrimination claims if they fail to take proper care in the selection of the specific employees to dismiss. Selecting an employee for redundancy on the basis of inappropriate and/or wholly subjective selection criteria can leave the employer exposed to and unable to defend against discrimination claims from the employee. This was the situation Abbey National (part of the Banco Santand ... Tags:Abbey, National, Chagger, Discrimination, race, racial, unfair, compensation, santander, banco
Workplace Discrimination By: Simon King | - The case of Chagger v Abbey National plc & Hopkins of 2006, where the Employment Tribunal applied the reverse burden of proof provisions of section 54A, the 2003 amendment to the Race Relations Act 1976, and consequently made an unprecedented compensation award of £2.8 million, is a landmark case of workplace discrimination in the UK. Workplace discrimination is against the law in the UK. There are different types of workplace discrimination that can occur, each of which can have legal r ... Tags:Abbey, National, Chagger, Discrimination, race, racial, unfair, workplace, santander, banco
Reverse Burden Of Proof In Race Discrimination Uk By: Simon King | - Regarding the issue of race discrimination in the UK, employers must follow fair, objective and rational redundancy procedures lest the capacity to defend against accusations of discrimination is lost. In race discrimination cases the burden of proof is placed on the employee. If an employee can establish a prima facie case based on factual information suggesting there has been direct or indirect discrimination, then the burden of proof could shift to the employer. Then, unless the employer c ... Tags:Abbey, National, Chagger, Discrimination, race, racial, unfair, compensation, santander, banco
