Equality In The Workplace Flashcards
What does the Equality Act 2010 do?
- Helps protect everyone from discrimination in society, community and workplace
- Nine protected characteristics
- Workplace -discrimination in recruitment and employment
- Workplace reasonable adjustments
What are the 9 protected characteristics?
- Age
- Disability
- Gender reassignment
- Marriage and civil partnership
- Pregnancy and maternity
- Race
- Religion or belief
- Sex
- Sexual orientation
What are some elements to be aware of in terms of diversity in the workplace?
- Recruitement
- Pay
- Conditions
- ProMotion opportunities
Describe Age as a protected characteristic
(1)In relation to the protected characteristic of age—
(a)a reference to a person who has a particular protected characteristic is a reference to a person of a particular
age group;
(b)a reference to persons who share a protected characteristic is a reference to persons of the same age group.
(2)A reference to an age group is a reference to a group of persons defined by reference to age, whether by
reference to a particular age or to a range of ages.
Detail disability as protected characteristic?
(1)A person (P) has a disability if—
(a)P has a physical or mental impairment, and
(b)the impairment has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on P’s ability to carry out normal day-to-day
activities………………………..
Describe gender reassignement as protected characteristic?
- Gender reassignment
(1)A person has the protected characteristic of gender reassignment if the person is proposing to undergo, is
undergoing or has undergone a process (or part of a process) for the purpose of reassigning the person’s sex by
changing physiological or other attributes of sex.
(2)A reference to a transsexual person is a reference to a person who has the protected characteristic of gender
reassignment.
(3)In relation to the protected characteristic of gender reassignment—
(a)a reference to a person who has a particular protected characteristic is a reference to a transsexual person;
(b)a reference to persons who share a protected characteristic is a reference to transsexual persons.
Detail marriage an civil partnership characteristic?
(1)A person has the protected characteristic of marriage and civil partnership if the person is married or is a civil
partner.
(2)In relation to the protected characteristic of marriage and civil partnership—
(a)a reference to a person who has a particular protected characteristic is a reference to a person who is married
or is a civil partner;
(b)a reference to persons who share a protected characteristic is a reference to persons who are married or are
civil partners.
Describe preganncy and maternatity characteristic?
starts at beginning of pregnancy and end at the end of pregnancy.
describe race ?
Describe Religion or belief?
DESCRIBE SEX CHARACTERISTIC?
In relation to the protected characteristic of sex—
(a)a reference to a person who has a particular protected characteristic is a reference to a man or to a woman;
(b)a reference to persons who share a protected characteristic is a reference to persons of the same sex.
Describe sexual orientation characteristic?
