Summary
The Employment Appeal Tribunal had to decide if a lifelong medical condition is a disability, and so whether an employee’s increased susceptibility to illness gave her Equality Act…
The Equality Act 2010 covers discrimination and harassment related to age (amongst other characteristics), as well as victimisation.
Direct age discrimination is defined as treating someone…
The Equality Act 2010 provides protection against unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation for the protected characteristic of 'disability'.
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The core definition of ‘…
The Equality Act 2010 provides protection against unlawful direct and indirect discrimination, harassment and victimisation for the protected characteristics of 'religion or belief'.
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The Equality Act 2010 provides protection against unlawful direct and indirect discrimination, harassment and victimisation for the protected characteristic of 'race'.
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‘Race’ is…
The Equality Act 2010 provides protection against unlawful direct and indirect discrimination, harassment and victimisation for the protected characteristic of ‘sex’.
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The protected…
The right of men and women to receive equal pay for equal work is contained in the Equality Act 2010. The right automatically implies a 'sex equality clause' into all contracts of employment,…
The Equality Act 2010 protects people possessing the protected characteristic of ‘sexual orientation’ against unlawful direct and indirect discrimination, harassment and victimisation.
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