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.
Judge in Supreme Court ruling on definition of sex says he sympathises with the feeling that trans people had something taken away from them.
Former manager at Sainsbury’s awarded £60,000 for constructive dismissal, whistleblowing detriment and sex discrimination.
An estate agent who won his case for constructive unfair dismissal after feeling demoted when he transferred to another branch...
A bar manager who was told by her boss that she looked “very Aryan with your blue eyes and blonde...
Only two-fifths of women (41%) globally expect that the gender pay gap will be closed for their generation, with confidence...
Equality watchdog submits updated code of practice for services, public functions and associations to women and equalities minister for approval. Â
Sandie Peggie has launched fresh legal action in the employment tribunal against NHS Fife and three senior managers.
Officers win sex discrimination case after Police Scotland removed them from firearms unit for taking selfie with pop star Tallia Storm.
Employer did not establish a link between the ‘juvenile, inappropriate’ noises and the claim from a colleague of racism.
An easyJet cabin crew manager who indulged in ‘flirty banter’ has lost his case for unfair dismissal and sexual orientation discrimination.
Senior council members accused Mr Trevaskis of ‘scaremongering’ and he was warned by the council leader not to send similar emails again.
EHRC takes regulatory action against 19 organisations that have policies on single-sex spaces that misrepresent equality law.
BMA survey of disabled and neurodivergent doctors suggests ableism more prevalent in medical profession than in wider society.
A Ministry of Defence employee has lost his claim for harassment after complaining that he did not receive a good luck card when he left his job.
Shannon Burns’ claims for failure to make reasonable adjustments and discrimination arising from disability succeeded.
