Case Study Acenez Research Labs (ARL) is an innovative scientific organisation. Its goal is to research digital health solutions and transform medicine development in the future. It is a small UK company based in Cambridge and until recently employed 30 staff. It was set up by two biologists around five years ago, and they manage the operations of the company in addition to carrying out their own research. Due to the global pandemic, ARL have received funding from a number of organisations to develop its research, which has resulted in the recruitment of over 60 new staff, including 15 managers. The recruited managers are excellent biologists but have limited management experience dealing with HR-related matters. Up until recently, the organisation has not had a HR department, with most HR tasks carried out by one of the Senior Directors. However, a number of grievances and employment cases have been raised and must be addressed. You have been appointed as an external consultant for ARL. You will provide employment legislation advice to the organisation with the aim of helping them reduce the number of complaints and grievances. Based on this

Evaluate the principles of discrimination law in recruitment, selection, and employment (AC2.1). AC2.1 Evaluate the principles of discrimination law in recruitment, selection and employment

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Evaluate the principles of discrimination with a clear link to the relevant legislation. Provide a confident evaluation of the key features of the legislation, referring to and listing the protected characteristics. Provide a confident discussion of how the law impacts on each of these activities: recruitment, selection, and employment, illustrated with examples. Mention any potential development in this area of law, along with best practice.