What are the 9 protected characteristics?
Under the Equality Act, there are nine protected characteristics:
- age.
- disability.
- gender reassignment.
- marriage and civil partnership.
- pregnancy and maternity.
- race.
- religion or belief.
- sex.
What are protected characteristics?
Protected characteristics These are age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.
What is the meaning of indirect discrimination?
Indirect discrimination is when there’s a practice, policy or rule which applies to everyone in the same way, but it has a worse effect on some people than others. The Equality Act says it puts you at a particular disadvantage.
What are the 4 main types of discrimination?
There are 4 main types of discrimination under the Equality Act:
- Direct discrimination.
- Indirect discrimination.
- Harassment.
- Victimisation.
What are the 7 types of prohibited conduct?
19Indirect discrimination
- age;
- disability;
- gender reassignment;
- marriage and civil partnership;
- race;
- religion or belief;
- sex;
- sexual orientation.
What are the 9 grounds of discrimination?
The inclusive school prevents and combats discrimination. It is one that respects, values and accommodates diversity across all nine grounds in the equality legislation – gender, marital status, family status, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, race and membership of the Traveller community.
What is discriminatory Behaviour?
Discriminatory behaviour is when someone is treated unfairly because of one or more of the protected characteristics, as defined by the Equality Act 2010: · Age. · Disability.
What are 3 direct discrimination examples?
Examples of direct discrimination
- Age.
- Disability.
- Gender reassignment.
- Marriage and civil partnership.
- Pregnancy and maternity.
- Race.
- Religion and belief.
- Sex.
What are examples of victimisation?
Victimisation
- You make a complaint of sex discrimination against your employer.
- You make a complaint to the school of your disabled son about his unfair treatment by some of the staff.
- Three years ago you helped an employee of your local bank branch in a sex discrimination claim against the branch manager.
What does the Equality Act 2010 mean to me?
The Equality Act 2010 legally protects people from discrimination in the workplace and in wider society. It replaced previous anti-discrimination laws with a single Act, making the law easier to understand and strengthening protection in some situations.
What are the provisions of the Equality Act?
Equality Act provisions which came into force on 1 October 2010: the basic framework of protection against direct and indirect discrimination, harassment and victimisation in services and public functions, premi, work, education, associations and transport.
When did the Equality Act become law?
The Equality Act became law in 2010. It covers everyone in Britain and protects people from discrimination, harassment and victimisation. The information on the your rights pages is here to help you understand if you have been treated unlawfully. Who is protected by the Equality Act?
Does the Equality Act apply if you’ve been subjected to unlawful treatment?
If you were subjected to unlawful treatment (eg discrimination, harassment or victimisation) before 1 October 2010, the Equality Act won’t apply. Instead, you’ll be covered by the legislation that was in force at the time.