The equality act
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It is against the law to discriminate against:
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age
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being or becoming a transsexual person
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being married or in a civil partnership
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being pregnant or on maternity leave
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disability
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race including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin
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religion, belief or lack of religion/belief
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sex
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sexual orientation
These are called ‘protected characteristics’.
You’re protected from discrimination:
- at work
- in education
- as a consumer
- when using public services
- when buying or renting property
- as a member or guest of a private club or association
You’re also protected from discrimination if:
- you’re associated with someone who has a protected characteristic, eg a family member or friend
- you’ve complained about discrimination or supported someone else’s claim
How you can be discriminated against
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direct discrimination - treating someone with a protected characteristic less favourably than others
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indirect discrimination - putting rules or arrangements in place that apply to everyone, but that put someone with a protected characteristic at an unfair disadvantage
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harassment - unwanted behaviour linked to a protected characteristic that violates someone’s dignity or creates an offensive environment for them
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victimisation - treating someone unfairly because they’ve complained about discrimination or harassment
Chapter 1- Protected characteristics
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This helps protect people from being discriminated because of their; Age, Disability, Gender reassignment, Marriage and civil partnership, Race, Religion or belief, Sex, Sexual orientation.
People need to be accepted and adapt to accommodate to that individuals preference.
Chapter 1- Protected characteristics
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This helps protect people from being discriminated because of their; Age, Disability, Gender reassignment, Marriage and civil partnership, Race, Religion or belief, Sex, Sexual orientation.
People need to be accepted and adapt to accommodate to that individuals preference.
Chapter 2- Prohibited conduct
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Discrimination from pregnancy, disabled people, and gender
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Adjustments for a disabled person, there is a duty to change things so the disabled person isn’t discriminated against, failure to do this means there are certain regulations as punishment.
Part 3 -Services and public functions
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To ensure preliminary actions are in place on services to aid a person with a disability.
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To ensure provision on these services is allowed and available
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To enhance ships and hovercraft so nobody is discriminated against and everyone who wishes to join can join.
Part 4-Premises
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To make sure preliminary actions are requested in the premises.
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To ensure there is a place specified for individuals for disposal and management with it.
Part 5 –Work
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Both genders must be treated equally and not discriminated against. To ensure they are both given the same opportunities.
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Everyone should give everyone respect. No matter what the role you have is.
Part 6- education
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Schools must ensure that no one is discriminated against within their education. Everyone should have the same opportunities.
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This applies mainly to gender, disabilities
Part 7- Associations
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An association should not discriminate against a person for their gender, age, disability etc.
Part 8 – Prohibited conduct: ancillary
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Anything done by the workers must be acknowledged
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Anything done must not be discriminated against and make the person feel inferior.
Part 9- Enforcement
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The civil courts must not discriminate and must take into consideration of both side.
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An employment tribunal must have the right time limit and not taken into wrong hands. There must be no discrimination against the employers.
Part 10- Contracts
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After contracts are signed the worker has to follow roles and procedures.
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The employer cannot discriminate against the contract and must also follow the key rules.
Part 11- Advancement of equality
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The public sector equality duty ensure that the business must have specific regulations to be able to specify public authorities and also make sure individuals are safe at all times.
Part 12- Disabled Persons; transport
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To ensure that disabled people have the things they need to travel on public transport
Part 13- Disability; Miscellaneous
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The tenant of a disabled person must ensure that the disabled person has everything they need.
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The tenant must ensure that discrimination is not taken place.
Part 14- General exceptions
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A person does not contravene this Act only by doing, for the purpose of safeguarding national security, anything it is proportionate to do for that purpose
Part 15- Family Property
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The fact that men take control of the women’s money is an abolished rule
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Discrimination against gender sex in the family is now considered as abuse.
Part 16- General and miscellaneous
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A tenant cannot say ‘no’ to housing someone because of their sex, gender
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A tenant cannot discriminate against someone because of who they are.
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