It is unlawful for an employer to discriminate against an employee or job applicant because of any of the protected characteristics in the Equality Act 2010.
The nine protected characteristics are age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, religion or belief, and marriage and civil partnership.
M&S bakery worker wins claim for automatic unfair dismissal and pregnancy discrimination at Watford employment tribunal.
The UK’s first transgender judge to appeal biological sex ruling by the Supreme Court at the European Court of Human Rights.
How should HR teams interpret the recent Supreme Court ruling on the definition of sex, and subsequent update from the Equality and Human Rights Commission?
EHRC update on practical implications of Supreme Court ruling described as 'ill-conceived' with Green Party calling for it to be withdrawn.
An executive order issued by President Trump signifies a major reversal for protections from discrimination and may have significant ramifications for the workplace.
A former recruiter has won £25,000 in compensation at an employment tribunal after she returned to an empty office following...
Activists who question legitimacy of Supreme Court ruling on the definition of sex are ‘helping nobody’, says EHRC commissioner.
Campaigners, HR experts and employment law specialists have been having their say on a crucial Supreme Court judgment in the UK. We gauge their views.
The Supreme Court has ruled that the legal definition of a woman under the Equality Act 2010 is based on biological sex.
An employment tribunal has ruled against a garage apprentice who said his ADHD caused him to be unfairly dismissed from...
West Yorkshire Police have pushed back against claims based on evidence from a whistleblower that it discriminated against white British-born applicants.
Rob Moss examines eight potential new equality laws, including race and disability equal pay rules and dual discrimination claims.
Union branch submits motion to the Scottish Trades Union Congress for polyamory and polyamorous relationships to be protected rights.
Independent review of Thames Valley Police’s DEI practices finds ‘divided workforce’ after three white officers were positively discriminated against.
Judge told NHS Trust facing claim over trans access to nurses changing rooms that it must now comply with proceedings.
