Publisher's Synopsis
A British legal drama based on a high-profile true story. An uplifting story about standing up to discrimination at work, and the company's attempt to cover up and get away with its racially motivated acts.
'Would you be interested in taking up voluntary redundancy?' my line manager, Neil Hobson, puts to me in a plush glass-walled meeting room, having just taken me inside for a quick private chat.His proposal hits me completely by surprise. The bank hasn't announced any plans of redundancies in our department. Why is he asking me this, I wonder sitting opposite him at a small circular-shaped meeting table with a vacant chair on either side of us. This seems to be coming out of the blue.
'Well, Ranjit?' he prompts me.
'No, ' I answer firmly.
'If you are interested, ' he follows through, 'I could have a word with HR and see what package is available'.
'Shouldn't you be asking the whole team this kind of thing openly in a team meeting?' I put to him. 'Why are you isolating me and asking me privately?'
'Because... Based on a high-profile true story that made British legal history and front-page news for record-breaking damages. My name's Ranjit Singh. I'm an experienced and competent professional employee at a large company, and I love my job. When my manager takes me aside one day and asks if I'd be interested in taking up voluntary redundancy, I turn him down. What happens next propels me into an epic struggle for justice to try to save my job, reputation, and career. Read BURDEN OF PROOF today for an enthralling story of how discrimination at work can suddenly take away your livelihood... and, what you can do to take it back. What readers have said:
- "Gripping... with jaw dropping moments"
- "Entertaining story, full of twists and turns, and suspense"
- "Riveting!!... A must read!!"
- "A lot of people will be able to relate to this"
- "No unnecessary fillers or side tracking, it is well paced with lots of intriguing moments"
Read also the sequel, DUTY TO MITIGATE.