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Discrimination

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.


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    Learning providers report surge in DEI rules interest

    by Adam McCulloch 6 Feb 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 6 Feb 2025

    Online guidance on UK law governing diversity, equity and inclusion has seen a huge surge of interest in the wake of President Trump's DEI backlash.

    • Reasonable adjustments
    • Disability discrimination
    • Employment law

    Law firm partners with neurodiversity training specialist

    by Rob Moss 6 Feb 2025
    by Rob Moss 6 Feb 2025

    Geldards law firm partners with NeuroUniverse to help improve treatment of neurodivergent workers and reduce disability discrimination.

    • Belief discrimination
    • Gender
    • Latest News

    LGB Alliance launches Business Forum to ‘restore’ gay rights

    by Rob Moss 5 Feb 2025
    by Rob Moss 5 Feb 2025

    Alliance of LGB business leaders is fighting 'corruption of corporate EDI programmes' with forum to restore fair workplace policies.

    • Disability discrimination
    • Latest News
    • Mental health

    Worker wanting to WFH from Pakistan was unfairly dismissed

    by Rob Moss 4 Feb 2025
    by Rob Moss 4 Feb 2025

    Software developer refused her request to WFH in Pakistan unfairly dismissed by employer after it failed to provide sufficient notice.

    • Latest News
    • Equal pay
    • Retail

    Asda workers advance to final stage in equal pay claim

    by Rob Moss 3 Feb 2025
    by Rob Moss 3 Feb 2025

    Asda workers advance to final stage in equal pay battle, as tribunal rules some of their jobs are of equal value to jobs in distribution centres.  

    • USA
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Latest News

    President Trump links DEI policy with fatal air crash

    by Adam McCulloch 31 Jan 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 31 Jan 2025

    President Trump claimed that one potential underlying reason for the crash was DEI policies and the Democrat party's role in encouraging them.

    • Latest News
    • Employment tribunals
    • Ethnicity

    Liverpool FC race discrimination claim dismissed

    by Jo Faragher 31 Jan 2025
    by Jo Faragher 31 Jan 2025

    A man who filed a race discrimination claim against Liverpool Football Club has had his case dismissed by the employment tribunal.

    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Latest News
    • LGBT

    Sharp rise in people identifying as gay and bisexual

    by Adam McCulloch 30 Jan 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 30 Jan 2025

    Data is a ‘wake up call’ to those who are rolling back on their commitments to LGBTQ+ rights and inclusion: Stonewall

    • Age discrimination
    • Discrimination
    • Latest News

    Men more likely to be ageist than women, study finds

    by Adam McCulloch 27 Jan 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 27 Jan 2025

    A high proportion of people – especially men – believe ageist myths around older workers’ competency and value in the workplace, a new survey has revealed.  

    • Gender
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Latest News

    President Trump’s DEI backlash: should HR be worried?

    by Adam McCulloch 24 Jan 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 24 Jan 2025

    Can the DEI agenda survive Donald Trump's attacks and Mark Zuckerberg's comments about the need for more ‘masculinity’?

    • USA
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Latest News

    Most business leaders say US retreat on DEI will affect UK policy: survey

    by Adam McCulloch 23 Jan 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 23 Jan 2025

    Most senior HR and c-suite professionals in the UK expect the rapid retreat from diversity, equity and inclusion programmes in the US to influence the UK workplace.

    • Employment law
    • Latest News
    • Employment tribunals

    Payroll exec wins £40k compensation after dismissal for racism claims

    by Jo Faragher 20 Jan 2025
    by Jo Faragher 20 Jan 2025

    A white accountancy executive has won more than £40,000 in compensation after she was sacked for accusing her Indian manager of race discrimination.

    • Latest News
    • Equal pay
    • Retail

    Morrisons workers move forward in equal pay claim

    by Adam McCulloch 17 Jan 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 17 Jan 2025

    Morrisons shop workers fighting for equal pay have overcome another step in their legal process following an employment tribunal judgment.

    • Maternity
    • Latest News
    • Employment tribunals

    Health worker wins breast milk case after £5.50 lock not fitted

    by Adam McCulloch 17 Jan 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 17 Jan 2025

    Failure to provide a lockable office to nurse led to sex discrimination tribunal ruling.

    • Sexual harassment
    • Bullying and harassment
    • Zero hours

    Employment Rights Bill: EHRC warns MPs of ‘cumulative’ impact

    by Rob Moss 14 Jan 2025
    by Rob Moss 14 Jan 2025

    EHRC briefs MPs on impact of Employment Rights Bill, including compatibility of the rights regarding harassment and freedom of expression.

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