The Equality Act 2010 comes into force today, combining nine bits of legislation, and aims to give all of the protected characteristics greater defence from discrimination.
Legislation concerning Age, Disability, Sexual Orientation, Gender & Gender Identity, Race & Ethnicity, Religion or Belief discrimination all comes together under the Act. People are not allowed to discriminate against another person who belongs to one of these groups, or somebody who is thought to belong to one of these groups, or is associated with somebody from any of these groups.
New restrictions on pre-employment disability and health questionnaires aim to make it more difficult to exclude disabled people from employment. The Act also aims to make pay more transparent, banning employment clauses which ban employees talking about their pay.
To see the Act in full, as well as briefings, please see our website.
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