3. Equality legislation Flashcards
Name 5 policies for equality and year they were introduced
- Race relations act - 60’s
- Equal pay for gender - 70s
- fair treatment of disabled people - 90’s
- cival partnership - LGBT - 2004
- same sex marriage - 2014
what is the equality act 2012?
law which bans unfair treatment and helps achieve equal opportunities in the workplace and wider society
who does the equality act affect?
everyone - has >1 protected characteristics
where does the equality act come into action?
public bodies; government, education, establishments, hospitals, councils, public services
2 new duties set out for public bodies by the equality act?
- solutions to stop people doing less becuase of their backgrouns/place they live
- ensure all groups are treating equally = publish this info
what are the 9 protected characteristics?
- age
- gender
- occupation
- sexual orientiation
- religion/belief
- disability
- marriage/civil partnership
- race
- gender reassignment
name 8 types of discrimination
- direct
- indirect
- victimisation
- associative
- percerptive
- dual
- harrassment
- harrassment via a 3rd party
what is direct discrimination?
when someone is treated worse/differently to others
what is indirect discrimination?
when an organisations policies/procedures/practices have the effect of disadvantaging people who share a protected characteristic
what is associative discrimination?
discriminating against someone because they associate with someone who has one of the protected characteristics
what is perceptive discrimination?
discrimination based on the perception that the person has one of the protected characteristics
what is dual discrimination?
when someone is being discriminated for 2 of their protected characteristics
what is harrassment?
aggressive pressure or indimidation
what is harassment by a third party?
aggressive pressure or indimidation from clients/visitors
what is victimisation?
discriminating against someone becuase they have complained about discrimination
who set a target to increase female board members to 33% by 2020?
Financial times stock exchange
how many female chief executives does the Financial times stock exchange have?
7/100
with reference to religion/belief, how can en employer demonstrate compliance with the Equality act? State 5 points
- allow people to practice their religion freely
- flexible working around religious holidays
- be respectful of dietary requirements
- prayer rooms with appropriate hygiene
- allow appropriate dress codes
with reference to pregnancy/maternity how can en employer demonstrate compliance with the Equality act? State 4 points
- flexible working
- allow maternity/paternity leave and pay
- dont take pregancy related illnesses into account when making decisions about employment
- adjustments to workload/duties
6 general aspects to take into consideration in the workplace to prevent discrimination
- recruitment + selection
- determining pay
- training + development
- selection of promotion
- disicipline + grievenaces
- policies for counteracting bullying / harrassment
what is occupational requirement?
when an employer chooses not to employ someone - not based on their protected characteristics
what are the 5 exceptions which still allow unequal treatment?
- faith schools
- private clubs
- letting house
- life insurance
- communal accomadation
what 3 questions are unlawful for an employer to ask before offering employment?
- disability
- health
- absence from work
what is positive action?
when an employer decides to make a ‘positive action’ to help an employee
on what 3 occasions does an employer exhibit positive action?
- if someone is at a disadvantage because of their protected characteristic
- under-represented in an organisation
- specific needs related to their protected characteristc
