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.
A 59-year-old woman has won a £64,000 pay-out after she was dismissed, with the judge declaring that ageism is worse for women than men.
A group campaigning for an end to race-based hair discrimination has launched a best practice code for workplaces and schools,...
Harnessing BLM to achieve a fairer and less discriminatory workplace in the UK will not be easy, as events at Millwall FC showed at the weekend. But it must succeed, writes Esther Langdon.
Ratna Singh, founder of Birmingham-based Integrated Health Partners, was dismissed as chief executive in October but is fighting to be reinstated.
The Government’s furlough scheme, large-scale redundancies, safe working concerns and the rise of flexible working will have a big impact...
Although the Covid-19 pandemic has broken down numerous barriers that often stop disabled people finding work, there is still a...
Whistleblowers who claim to be victims of workplace discrimination are more likely to lose their case, according to new research....
Transgender people are more likely to be unemployed and to receive lower wages compared to non-transgender people, according to a...
A female security guard has won a £2,000 payout for sexual harassment after being repeatedly addressed as Mr – including in court papers.
The UK has arrived at a crossroads at which progress in gender equality could either be set back decades, or...
Leading black civil servant working on Windrush scheme resigned earlier this year alleging that its administration was discriminatory.
Evidence shows that FTSE100 boardrooms are becoming more diverse and meritocratic, a study published today has claimed, with less reliance...
A former special adviser to the government has reportedly been given a five-figure pay off just weeks before her unfair...
EHRC says it was looking at overarching systems, not individual cases, as journalists rounded on its judgment the BBC had been lawful on pay.
An investigation into equal pay at the BBC has found no evidence of unlawful acts of pay discrimination against women.
