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 Christian school assistant is taking her former employer to tribunal over claims she was sacked over Facebook posts in...
Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality charity Stonewall has announced its Top Global Employers for 2020.
Protections under the Equality Act for those going through gender reassignment extends to those who identify as gender-fluid or non-binary,...
Citigroup has named Scotland-born Jane Fraser as its new chief executive.
A government employee was dismissed earlier this month after writing a tweet that suggested police should use 'live rounds' on Black Lives Matters protestors.
Hairdresser's job advert that used the word 'happy' was wrongly taken down by government job site.
BP aims to report its ethnicity pay gap by 2022 as it looks to be guided by 'meritocracy, inclusivity and fairness'.
Workplaces 'should develop a network of allies who are willing to educate themselves on the issues of anti-racism'.
A senior black police inspector who was stopped in his car by two white officers has complained of racial harassment.
The proportion of women employed on the boards of banks in the UK has risen 9% since 2015, compared with a 2% increase in Europe.
A sales executive who earned more than £700,000 per year has won her claim for sex discrimination at an employment...
The Labour party has called for the government to take urgent action to ensure that those who have been pregnant...
People from ethnic minorities in the UK have been hit disproportionately by job losses and reduced hours during the Covid-19...
AI tool was dismissed by campaigners as 'speedy boarding for white people'; Priti Patel pledges new visa system will consider 'unconscious bias'.
Experts report a surge of companies looking to improve D&I – but some see training as a 'silver bullet' while others' motivations are questionable.
