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Unit 10
Discrimination: direct discrimination

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Contents
Aim
Key themes
Learning outcomes

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A Direct discrimination

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1 Introduction

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2 Direct discrimination
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Activity 17 Direct discrimination and the EA 2010
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2.1 Less favourable treatment
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Activity 18 ‘Racial grounds’51
2.1.1 The comparator
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Activity 19 The hypothetical comparator52
2.1.2 Pregnancy related cases
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Activity 20 Pregnancy related cases53
2.1.3 Motive and intention
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Activity 21 Motive and intention54
2.1.4 Stereotypical assumptions
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2.2 The exception: occupational requirement
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Activity 22 Occupational requirement55
2.3 Vicarious liability
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2.3.1 ‘In the course of employment’
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Activity 23 In the course of employment57
Activity 24 Vicarious liability58
2.3.2 ‘Reasonable steps’ defence
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Activity 25 Reasonable steps59
2.3.3 Liability of employees
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3 Direct age discrimination
3.1 The claim
3.2 The employer’s defence
3.3 The OR exception
3.4 Vicarious liability

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4 Direct disability discrimination
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4.1 The claim
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Activity 26 Direct disability discrimination61
4.2 Direct discrimination and the duty to make a reasonable adjustments
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4.3 The employer’s defence
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4.4 Vicarious liability
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5 Direct discrimination: religion or belief
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5.1 The claim
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5.2 The employer’s defence
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5.3 The OR exception
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Activity 27 Religion or belief62
5.4 Vicarious liability
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6 Direct discrimination: sexual orientation
6.1 The claim
6.2 The employer’s defence
6.3 The OR exception

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Unit 10 Discrimination: direct discrimination

6.4 Vicarious liability
Review of learning outcomes
Review of skills
Consolidation activity
Mind map

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Aim
In Unit 10 you will look in detail at the claim of direct