The ‘Equality Act 2010’ – The Equality Act 2010 legally protects people from discrimination in the workplace and in wider society. It replaced previous anti-discrimination laws with a single Act, making the law easier to understand and strengthening protection in some situations. It sets out the different ways in which it’s unlawful to treat someone. These include things like age, disability, race, sex, pregnancy,…
Equalities Act 2010 - the equality acts legally protect people from discrimination in workplace and society. This comprises of all the 116 acts which has been in place for discrimination into one act such as Sex Discrimination Act 1975, the Equality pay act 1970 etc (Anon., 2014).…
Employment Rights Act 1996: This act explains what rights employees have in a place of work. For example, time off work, guaranteed wages, dismissal and redundancy.…
Within my workplace there are policies that are followed to promote the principle of equality. One of which is the Equal opportunities act which was revised in 2010. This policy ensures that discriminatory practice is avoided. This could be along the lines of Anti Discrimination Policy that Crossreach adhere to. Within the Crossreach Equal Opportunities policy it states. We will apply the Equal Opportunities Policy to all recruitment and employment unless, in terms of the appropriate legislation, a genuine occupational requirement is justified. This may apply, for example for certain posts in terms of the Employment…
The Equality Act 2010 provides a new discrimination law which is there to protect individuals from unfair treatment and promotes a fair and more equal society.…
References: GOV.UK (2013) Equality Act 2010: guidance [online] (2013) UK Available from Https://www.gov.uk/equality-act-2010-guidance [Accessed 04/05/2013]…
The Equality Act is a legislation that is in place to ensure that people are given equal rights and opportunities regardless of their age, gender, disability, race,…
The Equality Act (2010) aims to eliminate discrimination based on age, disability, race, religion, belief, gender and sexual orientation. It places a duty on teachers to make reasonable adjustments for disabled people. It also provides protection against discrimination relating to pregnancy and maternity.…
“Employment equity laws and policies focus on redressing inequalities by requiring employers to plan to end discriminatory practices facing women, racialized and aboriginal peoples, people living with disabilities and others who are similarly disadvantaged.” ("Employment equity laws ensure workplace fairness |…
The Equality Act brings together over 116 separate pieces of legislation into this one Act. All together this provides a legal framework to protect the rights of people and have equality of opportunity for everyone. The 9 characteristics that are protected by the Equality Act 2010 are:…
The Equality Act is a legislation that is in place to ensure that people are given equal rights and opportunities regardless of their age, gender, disability, race, religion or belief and sexual orientation. This legislation promotes diversity, equality and inclusion by making it a requirement that they are commonly practiced and incorporated into the health and social care setting, making it illegal to discriminate against a person/or persons for any reason.…
The Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972 is the act which gives the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) authority to sue in federal courts when it finds reasonable cause to believe that there has been employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. In the case of public employment, the EEOC refers the matter to the United States Attorney General to bring the lawsuit.…
Although it’s within peoples rights as a boss to hire who they deem qualified for a position in their business The Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) should exist because it will protect people from losing their jobs just based on their sexual orientation, allow them to feel comfortable and safe in their workplace, and under the 14th Amendment it’s unlawful to discriminate against all people.…
There are many laws and regulations that govern how the American work force is compensated. In most cases, the laws are set forth to protect the employee against unfair compensation practices. Many of the issues Americans face today are the same issues that existed many years ago. Issues involving labor relations, unions, and men versus women are many of the same issues we face today involving compensation. The Equal Pay Act is on of great interest to me as it covers compensation and how it relates to men and women. This act is one that many people rely heavily upon in today 's workforce.…
The Equality Act came into force in October 2010 and was set up in order to legally protect people from discrimination in the workplace and outer society. The Equality Act replaced all of the anti-discrimination laws such as Sex Discrimination Act 1975, Equal Pay Act 1970, Race Relations Act 1976 and the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 with one law covering them all. The Act protects employees from being discriminated against in the work place and mainly covers the three areas of discrimination which are religion or belief, sexual orientation and age.…
