UK & EU Legislation The Equality Act 2010 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
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1.0 INTRODUCTION & BACKGROUND The Equality Act 2010 is an act of Parliament of the United Kingdom which makes provisions and sets the requirements for strategic decision makings by Ministers of the Crown and others. These provisions govern the exercise of functions of the Ministers of the Crown with regards to: • The desirability of reducing socio-economic inequalities • Reforming and harmonising equality law and restate the greater part of the enactments relating to discrimination and harassment
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Equality Act 2010 The Equality Act 2010 is a piece of legislation passed in October 2010. This Act replaces a number of previous legislations concerned with discrimination including the Sex Discrimination Acts of 1975 and 1986‚ the Race Relations Act 1976 and the Disability Discrimination Act 1995. The consolidation of many Acts has been implemented in order to streamline the legislation and make it simpler and more consistent. The Act relates to nine characteristics that it is unlawful to
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Equality legislation – a summary The following is a guide only to the legislation currently in place that impacts on equality and diversity issues‚ and is not a comprehensive list. 1970 The Equal Pay Act (EPA) (as amended)‚ makes it unlawful for employers to discriminate between men and women in terms of their pay and conditions (including pay‚ holiday entitlement‚ pension etc) where they are doing the same or similar work; work rated as equivalent; or work of equal value. 1974 The
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Critically evaluate the effectiveness of the relevant provisions of the Employment Equality Acts 1998-2011 (and their predecessors) in eliminating pay discrimination on the ground of gender within the workplace and thus reducing the gender pay gap. The European Union is founded upon core values including respect for human dignity‚ freedom and equality between men and women. This equality extends to the workplace where both men and women are entitled to equal conditions of employment and pay
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1.1 THE EQUALITY ACT 2010 The Equality Act 2010 is an act of Parliament of the United Kingdom which makes provisions and sets the requirements for strategic decision makings by Ministers of the Crown and others. These provisions govern the exercise of functions of the Ministers of the Crown with regards to: • The desirability of reducing socio-economic inequalities • Reforming and harmonising equality law and restate the greater part of the enactments relating to discrimination and certain personal
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The Equality Act 2010 was created to bring together 116 separate pieces of legislation into one single Act. This makes it easier to manage. This Act provides a legal framework (guidelines) to protect the rights of individuals and advance equality or opportunity for all. It is unlawful to not follow these guidelines. It protects everybody. The Equality Act 2010 promotes anti-discriminatory practice by making sure all people are treated equal and are given the rights and opportunities they deserve
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Understand the principles of supporting positive behaviour in home based childcare settings Natasha McGill – Task 9 Supporting children’s behaviour can be key to a happy environment‚ in this report I will be describing typical behaviours exhibited by children linked to different developmental stages. 0-6 Months At this age the only way a child can communicate is by crying‚ some babies do it more than others. If the baby is unsettled I will try to settle the baby by checking their nappy is
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My first responsibility is towards the children in my care. If I have any concerns‚ I will report them following the Birmingham child protection procedure. The Children Act 1989 and the EYFS state that the registered person must comply with local child protection procedures. I will support all children by: Providing a caring‚ safe and positive environment. Encourage self-esteem and self-assertiveness. Reporting any
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Name: Course: Institution: Tutor: Date: Q2 a) According to Davis‚ how or why did black women’s perspectives of liberation differ from the perspective of many white feminists? Angela Davies starts by pointing out the plight of the black people‚ and especially black women‚ at the hands of slavery in the 19th century. With the rise of black people movements and abolishment of slavery‚ the black women’s working conditions didn’t seem to improve. They were still subjected to bad working conditions if
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