A complete backup of https://equalityhumanrights.com

More Annotations

Favourite Annotations

Text

HOME PAGE | EQUALITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSIONADVICE AND GUIDANCEOUR WORKLEGAL CASE SEARCHOUR LEGAL ACTIONHUMAN RIGHTSEQUALITY ACT Equality and Human Rights Commission. Promoting and upholding equality and human rights ideals and laws across England, Scotland and Wales. Our response to the coronavirus pandemic. COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS AND THE EFFECT ON HUMAN RIGHTS COVID-19 restrictions and the effect on human rights. Commenting on the human rights implications of restrictions on people’s lives due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Equality and Human Rights Commission Chief Executive, Rebecca Hilsenrath, said: “We are walking a tightrope. We need to find the balance between saving lives from coronavirus, and THE HUMAN RIGHTS ACT The Human Rights Act. Article 2: Right to life. Article 3: Freedom from torture and inhuman or degrading treatment. Article 4: Freedom from slavery and forced labour. Article 5: Right to liberty and security. Article 6: Right to a fair trial. Article 7: No punishment

without

British law.

HUMAN RIGHTS IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE In the UK all public authorities, including NHS organisations, have a duty to respect and promote peoples’ human rights. Human rights can improve experiences for everybody – from service users, to workers, to service commissioners and providers. Our work on human rights in health and social care aims to help the English health and social DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION Disability discrimination is when you are treated less well or put at a disadvantage for a reason that relates to your disability in one of the situations covered by the Equality Act.. The treatment could be a one-off action, the application of a rule or policy or the existence of physical or communication barriers which make accessing something difficult or impossible. INVESTIGATION INTO THE LABOUR PARTY The result. Our investigation found that the Labour Party has committed unlawful acts. We have published a report about our findings, including our recommendations for change. The Labour Party is now legally obliged to draft an action plan to tackle the unlawful act findings we made. This should be based on our recommendations. LESSON 3 - IDENTITY AND CHARACTERISTICS Lesson plan ideas. Lesson 1 - Actions and consequences. Lesson 2 - Developing empathy. Lesson 3 - Identity and characteristics. Lesson 4 - Diversity. Lesson 5 - Prejudice and stereotypes. Lesson 6 - Discrimination. Lesson 7 - Equality Act 2010. LESSON 5 - PREJUDICE AND STEREOTYPES Overview. This lesson starts with a thinking skills activity which aims to reveal students own prejudicial and stereotypical views in order to introduce the concepts. Students then explore stereotypes of different genders and of teenagers to appreciate how it feels to be labelled. This enables them to empathise with other groups that can be EMPLOYMENT STATUTORY CODE OF PRACTICE 01 Contents Contents 19 Foreword 21 Chapter 1: Introduction 21 Purpose of the Equality Act 2010 22 Scope of the Code 22 Purpose of the Code 23 Status of the Code DURING MATERNITY LEAVE Yes. Benefits and obligations under the contract continue during maternity leave, except for normal pay and benefits provided exclusively for business use (for example a company car). Examples include: Pension contributions during the paid period. The employer contributions are based on normal pay, but yours are based on

maternity pay.

FREE SPEECH TO BE PROTECTED AT UNIVERSITY Free speech to be protected at university. Published: 02 Feb 2019. New guidance that will protect lawful free speech and empower students and universities has been unveiled by ten leading organisations to ensure campuses still remain a forum for open and robust enquiry. The Equality and Human Rights Commission has collaborated with leading HOME PAGE | EQUALITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSIONADVICE AND GUIDANCEOUR WORKLEGAL CASE SEARCHOUR LEGAL ACTIONHUMAN RIGHTSEQUALITY ACT Equality and Human Rights Commission. Promoting and upholding equality and human rights ideals and laws across England, Scotland and Wales. Our response to the coronavirus pandemic. PROTECTED CHARACTERISTICS gender reassignment. marriage and civil partnership. pregnancy and maternity. race. religion or belief. sex. sexual orientation. These are called protected characteristics. You are protected under the Equality Act 2010 from these types of discrimination. INCLUDING FURLOUGHED EMPLOYEES IN GENDER PAY GAP REPORTING Include all employees on furlough in your gender pay gap calculations when: working out if you have a headcount of 250 or more employees (for example, an employer of 261 employees that had 50 employees on furlough would still be required to report their gender pay gap) calculating the percentage of men and women receiving bonus pay. PROVIDING EDUCATION AND ACCESS TO ANY BENEFIT, SERVICE OR If you think you might have been treated unfairly and want further advice, you can contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service.. Phone: 0808 800 0082 Textphone: 0808 800 0084. You can email using the contact form on the EASS website.. Also available through the website are BSL interpretation, web chat services and a contact us form. INVESTIGATION INTO THE LABOUR PARTY The result. Our investigation found that the Labour Party has committed unlawful acts. We have published a report about our findings, including our recommendations for change. The Labour Party is now legally obliged to draft an action plan to tackle the unlawful act findings we made. This should be based on our recommendations. DURING MATERNITY LEAVE Your employer must contact you if there: Are promotion or other job opportunities. Failure to consult you so may be maternity discrimination; your employer should PAY GAPS ACROSS EQUALITIES AREAS Pay Gaps Across Equalities Areas An analysis of pay gaps and pay penalties by sex, ethnicity, religion, disability, sexual orientation and age using the Labour Force DEVELOPING A NATIONAL BAROMETER OF PREJUDICE AND Developing a national barometer of prejudice and discrimination in Britain 6 Acknowledgements This research was designed by Dominic Abrams, Hannah Swift and Diane Houston ENGAGING WITH DISABLED PEOPLE: AN EVENT PLANNING GUIDE First published: 19 Oct 2018. Event planning checklists of things to consider when planning an engagement event involving disabled people. These cover: arranging the event. finding a venue. publicising your event. final preparations. on the day. guidance for facilitators. DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION CASE STUDY DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION CASE STUDY A young woman suffered disability discrimination when she was turned away from a beauty clinic because she was accompanied by her HOME PAGE | EQUALITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSIONADVICE AND GUIDANCEOUR WORKLEGAL CASE SEARCHOUR LEGAL ACTIONHUMAN RIGHTSEQUALITY ACT Equality and Human Rights Commission. Promoting and upholding equality and human rights ideals and laws across England, Scotland and Wales. Our response to the coronavirus pandemic. PROTECTED CHARACTERISTICS gender reassignment. marriage and civil partnership. pregnancy and maternity. race. religion or belief. sex. sexual orientation. These are called protected characteristics. You are protected under the Equality Act 2010 from these types of discrimination. INCLUDING FURLOUGHED EMPLOYEES IN GENDER PAY GAP REPORTING Include all employees on furlough in your gender pay gap calculations when: working out if you have a headcount of 250 or more employees (for example, an employer of 261 employees that had 50 employees on furlough would still be required to report their gender pay gap) calculating the percentage of men and women receiving bonus pay. PROVIDING EDUCATION AND ACCESS TO ANY BENEFIT, SERVICE OR If you think you might have been treated unfairly and want further advice, you can contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service.. Phone: 0808 800 0082 Textphone: 0808 800 0084. You can email using the contact form on the EASS website.. Also available through the website are BSL interpretation, web chat services and a contact us form. INVESTIGATION INTO THE LABOUR PARTY The result. Our investigation found that the Labour Party has committed unlawful acts. We have published a report about our findings, including our recommendations for change. The Labour Party is now legally obliged to draft an action plan to tackle the unlawful act findings we made. This should be based on our recommendations. DURING MATERNITY LEAVE Your employer must contact you if there: Are promotion or other job opportunities. Failure to consult you so may be maternity discrimination; your employer should PAY GAPS ACROSS EQUALITIES AREAS Pay Gaps Across Equalities Areas An analysis of pay gaps and pay penalties by sex, ethnicity, religion, disability, sexual orientation and age using the Labour Force DEVELOPING A NATIONAL BAROMETER OF PREJUDICE AND Developing a national barometer of prejudice and discrimination in Britain 6 Acknowledgements This research was designed by Dominic Abrams, Hannah Swift and Diane Houston ENGAGING WITH DISABLED PEOPLE: AN EVENT PLANNING GUIDE First published: 19 Oct 2018. Event planning checklists of things to consider when planning an engagement event involving disabled people. These cover: arranging the event. finding a venue. publicising your event. final preparations. on the day. guidance for facilitators. DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION CASE STUDY DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION CASE STUDY A young woman suffered disability discrimination when she was turned away from a beauty clinic because she was accompanied by her LEARNING AREA 1: WHO AM I? Pass it on - short film. Lesson activity ideas. Learning area 1: Who am I? Learning area 2: Challenging stereotypes and discrimination. Learning area 3: Explore a wide range of jobs and challenge preconceptions. Learning area 4: Learn about the meaning of community. INQUIRY: HOW SCHOOLS ARE MONITORING THE USE OF RESTRAINT Summary. In February 2020 we launched an inquiry into how schools are monitoring and recording their use of restraint, following widespread concerns about its use and the lack of data available. We temporarily paused this inquiry in 2020 while schools were closed during the coronavirus pandemic. We have now recommenced our engagement with EMPLOYMENT STATUTORY CODE OF PRACTICE 01 Contents Contents 19 Foreword 21 Chapter 1: Introduction 21 Purpose of the Equality Act 2010 22 Scope of the Code 22 Purpose of the Code 23 Status of the Code OUR STRATEGIC PLAN FOR 2019-22 People in Britain have equal access to the labour market and are treated fairly at work. Disabled people and women are more likely to be in low-pay jobs, people from ethnic minorities and older people find it harder to access work, and we know that sexual harassment and

bullying at

detail of the law.

HOME PAGE | EQUALITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSIONADVICE AND GUIDANCEOUR WORKLEGAL CASE SEARCHOUR LEGAL ACTIONHUMAN RIGHTSEQUALITY ACT Advice line. If you need expert information, advice and support on discrimination and human rights issues call EASS on: 0808 800 0082. View more contact information PROTECTED CHARACTERISTICS Brief descriptive overview of the nine Protected Characteristics. Pregnancy is the condition of being pregnant or expecting a baby. Maternity refers to the period after the birth, and is linked to maternity leave in the employment context. PROVIDING EDUCATION AND ACCESS TO ANY BENEFIT, SERVICE OR If you think you might have been treated unfairly and want further advice, you can contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service.. Phone: 0808 800 0082 Textphone: 0808 800 0084. You can email using the contact form on the EASS website.. Also available through the website are BSL interpretation, web chat services and a contact us form. INCLUDING FURLOUGHED EMPLOYEES IN GENDER PAY GAP REPORTING If you think you might have been treated unfairly and want further advice, you can contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service.. Phone: 0808 800 0082 Textphone: 0808 800 0084. You can email using the contact form on the EASS website.. Also available through the website are BSL interpretation, web chat services and a contact us form. INVESTIGATION INTO THE LABOUR PARTY What this covers. We looked at: whether the Labour Party has committed unlawful acts, through the actions of its employees or agents; whether the Party has handled antisemitism complaints in a lawful, efficient

and effective way

EHRC INCLUSIVE JUSTICE A SYSTEM DESIGNED FOR ALL Equality and Human Rights Commission. Inclusive justice: a system designed for all 4 Foreword Our inquiry focused on the pre-trial phase, where important decisions are made about PAY GAPS ACROSS EQUALITIES AREAS Pay Gaps Across Equalities Areas An analysis of pay gaps and pay penalties by sex, ethnicity, religion, disability, sexual orientation and age using the Labour Force DURING MATERNITY LEAVE Your employer must contact you if there: Are promotion or other job opportunities. Failure to consult you so may be maternity discrimination; your employer should DEVELOPING A NATIONAL BAROMETER OF PREJUDICE AND Developing a national barometer of prejudice and discrimination in Britain 6 Acknowledgements This research was designed by Dominic Abrams, Hannah Swift and Diane Houston IS WALES FAIRER? (2018) This is the most comprehensive review of how Wales is performing on equality and human rights. It looks across all areas of life, including: education HOME PAGE | EQUALITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSIONADVICE AND GUIDANCEOUR WORKLEGAL CASE SEARCHOUR LEGAL ACTIONHUMAN RIGHTSEQUALITY ACT Advice line. If you need expert information, advice and support on discrimination and human rights issues call EASS on: 0808 800 0082. View more contact information PROTECTED CHARACTERISTICS Brief descriptive overview of the nine Protected Characteristics. Pregnancy is the condition of being pregnant or expecting a baby. Maternity refers to the period after the birth, and is linked to maternity leave in the employment context. PROVIDING EDUCATION AND ACCESS TO ANY BENEFIT, SERVICE OR If you think you might have been treated unfairly and want further advice, you can contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service.. Phone: 0808 800 0082 Textphone: 0808 800 0084. You can email using the contact form on the EASS website.. Also available through the website are BSL interpretation, web chat services and a contact us form. INCLUDING FURLOUGHED EMPLOYEES IN GENDER PAY GAP REPORTING If you think you might have been treated unfairly and want further advice, you can contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service.. Phone: 0808 800 0082 Textphone: 0808 800 0084. You can email using the contact form on the EASS website.. Also available through the website are BSL interpretation, web chat services and a contact us form. INVESTIGATION INTO THE LABOUR PARTY What this covers. We looked at: whether the Labour Party has committed unlawful acts, through the actions of its employees or agents; whether the Party has handled antisemitism complaints in a lawful, efficient

and effective way

EMPLOYMENT STATUTORY CODE OF PRACTICE 01 Contents Contents 19 Foreword 21 Chapter 1: Introduction 21 Purpose of the Equality Act 2010 22 Scope of the Code 22 Purpose of the Code 23 Status of the Code EHRC INCLUSIVE JUSTICE A SYSTEM DESIGNED FOR ALL Equality and Human Rights Commission. Inclusive justice: a system designed for all 4 Foreword Our inquiry focused on the pre-trial phase, where important decisions are made about LEARNING AREA 1: WHO AM I? Pupils: know that there are similarities and differences between everybody; know that different things contribute to our identity, including our membership of different groups INQUIRY: HOW SCHOOLS ARE MONITORING THE USE OF RESTRAINT Restraint is an action to limit a person's movement, liberty or freedom to act independently. Restraint can include physical, mechanical and chemical forms of control, coercion and forced

isolation.

FREE SPEECH TO BE PROTECTED AT UNIVERSITY 'Free speech is a value integral to the independence and innovation that embodies the higher education sector in the UK, fuelling academic thought and challenging injustice. DURING MATERNITY LEAVE Your employer must contact you if there: Are promotion or other job opportunities. Failure to consult you so may be maternity discrimination; your employer should LEARNING AREA 2: CHALLENGING STEREOTYPES AND DISCRIMINATION Activity 1: John and Ellen’s Day Activity 2: Challenging stereotypes 1 Split the class into pairs and hand out a copy of worksheets 1 and 2: ‘John and Ellen’s day’ to each pair. 2 Either ask pupils to read through the story in pairs or read it as a class. 3 After reading through the story, the pairs should complete worksheet 2. You may wish to adapt the materials if RELIGION OR BELIEF IN THE WORKPLACE: A GUIDE FOR EMPLOYERS Religion or Belief in the Workplace: A Guide for Employers Following Recent European Court of Human Rights Judgments Publication GD.12.411-2 | Last updated 26 March 2014 Page 3 Equality and Human

Rights Commission

CHILDREN’S RIGHTS IN THE UK Updated submission to UN CRC in advance of the public examination of the UK’s implementation of CRC – April 2016 Equality and Human Rights Commission · www.equalityhumanrights.com HOME PAGE | EQUALITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSIONADVICE AND GUIDANCEOUR WORKLEGAL CASE SEARCHOUR LEGAL ACTIONHUMAN RIGHTSEQUALITY ACT Equality and Human Rights Commission. Promoting and upholding equality and human rights ideals and laws across England, Scotland and Wales. Our response to the coronavirus pandemic. THE HUMAN RIGHTS ACT The Human Rights Act. Article 2: Right to life. Article 3: Freedom from torture and inhuman or degrading treatment. Article 4: Freedom from slavery and forced labour. Article 5: Right to liberty and security. Article 6: Right to a fair trial. Article 7: No punishment

without

PROTECTED CHARACTERISTICS gender reassignment. marriage and civil partnership. pregnancy and maternity. race. religion or belief. sex. sexual orientation. These are called protected characteristics. You are protected under the Equality Act 2010 from these types of discrimination. LESSON 3 - IDENTITY AND CHARACTERISTICS Lesson plan ideas. Lesson 1 - Actions and consequences. Lesson 2 - Developing empathy. Lesson 3 - Identity and characteristics. Lesson 4 - Diversity. Lesson 5 - Prejudice and stereotypes. Lesson 6 - Discrimination. Lesson 7 - Equality Act 2010. INCLUDING FURLOUGHED EMPLOYEES IN GENDER PAY GAP REPORTING Include all employees on furlough in your gender pay gap calculations when: working out if you have a headcount of 250 or more employees (for example, an employer of 261 employees that had 50 employees on furlough would still be required to report their gender pay gap) calculating the percentage of men and women receiving bonus pay. LESSON 2 - DEVELOPING EMPATHY Lesson plan 2 teacher notes. Slides: Lesson 2. Worksheets 2-4 - Video scripts. Worksheets 5-7 - Parallel scripts. Worksheets 8-10 - Video stills. Note: lesson timings are a suggestion only and will depend on your teaching style, student ability and length of discussion. You could choose to run some lessons across a INVESTIGATION INTO THE LABOUR PARTY The result. Our investigation found that the Labour Party has committed unlawful acts. We have published a report about our findings, including our recommendations for change. The Labour Party is now legally obliged to draft an action plan to tackle the unlawful act findings we made. This should be based on our recommendations. UPHOLDING THE RIGHT TO FREEDOM OF RELIGION OR BELIEF Is a ‘gender critical’ belief, that sex is biological and immutable and consequently that trans women are not women, a protected philosophical belief? In determining this question, did the Employment Tribunal incorrectly conflate the question of whether a belief is protected with the question of whether the way that the belief was manifested is protected? EMPLOYMENT STATUTORY CODE OF PRACTICE 01 Contents Contents 19 Foreword 21 Chapter 1: Introduction 21 Purpose of the Equality Act 2010 22 Scope of the Code 22 Purpose of the Code 23 Status of the Code COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS AND THE EFFECT ON HUMAN RIGHTS COVID-19 restrictions and the effect on human rights. Commenting on the human rights implications of restrictions on people’s lives due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Equality and Human Rights Commission Chief Executive, Rebecca Hilsenrath, said: “We are walking a tightrope. We need to find the balance between saving lives from coronavirus, and HOW WE'RE RESPONDING TO THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC We will use the distinct voice of the Equality and Human Rights Commission to do this - working closely with all our stakeholders and partners. We will also continue to examine whether the proportionate use of our enforcement powers might be necessary to challenge policies that are clearly discriminatory and may cause severe disadvantage. LESSON 3 - IDENTITY AND CHARACTERISTICS Lesson plan ideas. Lesson 1 - Actions and consequences. Lesson 2 - Developing empathy. Lesson 3 - Identity and characteristics. Lesson 4 - Diversity. Lesson 5 - Prejudice and stereotypes. Lesson 6 - Discrimination. Lesson 7 - Equality Act 2010. INCLUDING FURLOUGHED EMPLOYEES IN GENDER PAY GAP REPORTING Include all employees on furlough in your gender pay gap calculations when: working out if you have a headcount of 250 or more employees (for example, an employer of 261 employees that had 50 employees on furlough would still be required to report their gender pay gap) calculating the percentage of men and women receiving bonus pay. YOUR HOME CARE AND HUMAN RIGHTS 4 1. Introduction. Every day thousands of older people get care and support services at home. The local council, a private . home care agency or a charity may offer these services. EMPLOYMENT STATUTORY CODE OF PRACTICE 01 Contents Contents 19 Foreword 21 Chapter 1: Introduction 21 Purpose of the Equality Act 2010 22 Scope of the Code 22 Purpose of the Code 23 Status of the Code FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION: A GUIDE FOR HIGHER EDUCATION This guide is about what the law says on freedom of expression in England and Wales, specifically in universities and other higher education environments. FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION Freedom of expression: a guide for higher education providers and students’ unions in England and Wales Cover image: Conversation at the Uprising event, Birmingham University LEARNING AREA 2: CHALLENGING STEREOTYPES AND DISCRIMINATION Activity 1: John and Ellen’s Day Activity 2: Challenging stereotypes 1 Split the class into pairs and hand out a copy of worksheets 1 and 2: ‘John and Ellen’s day’ to each pair. 2 Either ask pupils to read through the story in pairs or read it as a class. 3 After reading through the story, the pairs should complete worksheet 2. You may wish to adapt the materials if HOW TO WORK OUT THE VALUE OF A DISCRIMINATION CLAIM 4 • The lower band applies to ‘less serious cases’ where the act of discrimination is a one-off or isolated occurrence. • The middle band applies to serious cases that do not fall within the higher band. HOME PAGE | EQUALITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSIONADVICE AND GUIDANCEOUR WORKLEGAL CASE SEARCHOUR LEGAL ACTIONHUMAN RIGHTSEQUALITY ACT Equality and Human Rights Commission. Promoting and upholding equality and human rights ideals and laws across England, Scotland and Wales. Our response to the coronavirus pandemic. THE HUMAN RIGHTS ACT The Human Rights Act. Article 2: Right to life. Article 3: Freedom from torture and inhuman or degrading treatment. Article 4: Freedom from slavery and forced labour. Article 5: Right to liberty and security. Article 6: Right to a fair trial. Article 7: No punishment

without

COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS AND THE EFFECT ON HUMAN RIGHTS COVID-19 restrictions and the effect on human rights. Commenting on the human rights implications of restrictions on people’s lives due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Equality and Human Rights Commission Chief Executive, Rebecca Hilsenrath, said: “We are walking a tightrope. We need to find the balance between saving lives from coronavirus, and PROTECTED CHARACTERISTICS gender reassignment. marriage and civil partnership. pregnancy and maternity. race. religion or belief. sex. sexual orientation. These are called protected characteristics. You are protected under the Equality Act 2010 from these types of discrimination. LESSON 3 - IDENTITY AND CHARACTERISTICS Lesson plan ideas. Lesson 1 - Actions and consequences. Lesson 2 - Developing empathy. Lesson 3 - Identity and characteristics. Lesson 4 - Diversity. Lesson 5 - Prejudice and stereotypes. Lesson 6 - Discrimination. Lesson 7 - Equality Act 2010. INCLUDING FURLOUGHED EMPLOYEES IN GENDER PAY GAP REPORTING Include all employees on furlough in your gender pay gap calculations when: working out if you have a headcount of 250 or more employees (for example, an employer of 261 employees that had 50 employees on furlough would still be required to report their gender pay gap) calculating the percentage of men and women receiving bonus pay. LESSON 2 - DEVELOPING EMPATHY Lesson plan 2 teacher notes. Slides: Lesson 2. Worksheets 2-4 - Video scripts. Worksheets 5-7 - Parallel scripts. Worksheets 8-10 - Video stills. Note: lesson timings are a suggestion only and will depend on your teaching style, student ability and length of discussion. You could choose to run some lessons across a INVESTIGATION INTO THE LABOUR PARTY The result. Our investigation found that the Labour Party has committed unlawful acts. We have published a report about our findings, including our recommendations for change. The Labour Party is now legally obliged to draft an action plan to tackle the unlawful act findings we made. This should be based on our recommendations. UPHOLDING THE RIGHT TO FREEDOM OF RELIGION OR BELIEF Is a ‘gender critical’ belief, that sex is biological and immutable and consequently that trans women are not women, a protected philosophical belief? In determining this question, did the Employment Tribunal incorrectly conflate the question of whether a belief is protected with the question of whether the way that the belief was manifested is protected? EMPLOYMENT STATUTORY CODE OF PRACTICE 01 Contents Contents 19 Foreword 21 Chapter 1: Introduction 21 Purpose of the Equality Act 2010 22 Scope of the Code 22 Purpose of the Code 23 Status of the Code COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS AND THE EFFECT ON HUMAN RIGHTS COVID-19 restrictions and the effect on human rights. Commenting on the human rights implications of restrictions on people’s lives due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Equality and Human Rights Commission Chief Executive, Rebecca Hilsenrath, said: “We are walking a tightrope. We need to find the balance between saving lives from coronavirus, and HOW WE'RE RESPONDING TO THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC We will use the distinct voice of the Equality and Human Rights Commission to do this - working closely with all our stakeholders and partners. We will also continue to examine whether the proportionate use of our enforcement powers might be necessary to challenge policies that are clearly discriminatory and may cause severe disadvantage. LESSON 3 - IDENTITY AND CHARACTERISTICS Lesson plan ideas. Lesson 1 - Actions and consequences. Lesson 2 - Developing empathy. Lesson 3 - Identity and characteristics. Lesson 4 - Diversity. Lesson 5 - Prejudice and stereotypes. Lesson 6 - Discrimination. Lesson 7 - Equality Act 2010. INCLUDING FURLOUGHED EMPLOYEES IN GENDER PAY GAP REPORTING Include all employees on furlough in your gender pay gap calculations when: working out if you have a headcount of 250 or more employees (for example, an employer of 261 employees that had 50 employees on furlough would still be required to report their gender pay gap) calculating the percentage of men and women receiving bonus pay. YOUR HOME CARE AND HUMAN RIGHTS 4 1. Introduction. Every day thousands of older people get care and support services at home. The local council, a private . home care agency or a charity may offer these services. EMPLOYMENT STATUTORY CODE OF PRACTICE 01 Contents Contents 19 Foreword 21 Chapter 1: Introduction 21 Purpose of the Equality Act 2010 22 Scope of the Code 22 Purpose of the Code 23 Status of the Code FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION: A GUIDE FOR HIGHER EDUCATION This guide is about what the law says on freedom of expression in England and Wales, specifically in universities and other higher education environments. FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION Freedom of expression: a guide for higher education providers and students’ unions in England and Wales Cover image: Conversation at the Uprising event, Birmingham University LEARNING AREA 2: CHALLENGING STEREOTYPES AND DISCRIMINATION Activity 1: John and Ellen’s Day Activity 2: Challenging stereotypes 1 Split the class into pairs and hand out a copy of worksheets 1 and 2: ‘John and Ellen’s day’ to each pair. 2 Either ask pupils to read through the story in pairs or read it as a class. 3 After reading through the story, the pairs should complete worksheet 2. You may wish to adapt the materials if HOW TO WORK OUT THE VALUE OF A DISCRIMINATION CLAIM 4 • The lower band applies to ‘less serious cases’ where the act of discrimination is a one-off or isolated occurrence. • The middle band applies to serious cases that do not fall within the higher band. HOME PAGE | EQUALITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSIONADVICE AND GUIDANCEOUR WORKLEGAL CASE SEARCHOUR LEGAL ACTIONHUMAN RIGHTSEQUALITY ACT Equality and Human Rights Commission. Promoting and upholding equality and human rights ideals and laws across England, Scotland and Wales. Our response to the coronavirus pandemic. PROTECTED CHARACTERISTICS gender reassignment. marriage and civil partnership. pregnancy and maternity. race. religion or belief. sex. sexual orientation. These are called protected characteristics. You are protected under the Equality Act 2010 from these types of discrimination. LESSON 2 - DEVELOPING EMPATHY Lesson plan 2 teacher notes. Slides: Lesson 2. Worksheets 2-4 - Video scripts. Worksheets 5-7 - Parallel scripts. Worksheets 8-10 - Video stills. Note: lesson timings are a suggestion only and will depend on your teaching style, student ability and length of discussion. You could choose to run some lessons across a HOME OFFICE SIGNS LEGAL AGREEMENT TO IMPROVE PRACTICES The Home Office has signed a legal agreement with us, setting out the actions it will take to address its failure to comply with equality law when implementing ‘hostile environment’ measures. EMPLOYMENT STATUTORY CODE OF PRACTICETEXT OF EQUALITY ACTEQUALITY ACT OF 2010EQUALITY ACT OF 2010 OVERVIEWEQUALITY ACT OF 2010 UK 01 Contents Contents 19 Foreword 21 Chapter 1: Introduction 21 Purpose of the Equality Act 2010 22 Scope of the Code 22 Purpose of the Code 23 Status of the Code DURING MATERNITY LEAVE Your employer must contact you if there: Are promotion or other job opportunities. Failure to consult you so may be maternity discrimination; your employer should PAULLEY V FIRSTGROUP PLC Mr Paulley successfully sued FirstGroup (judgment: PDF) at Leeds County Court for unlawful discrimination against him due to his disability. However, First Group appealed and the case was finally heard by the Supreme Court. On 18 January 2017 it made a landmark ruling that bus companies must end ‘first come, first served’ policies and do more to cater for wheelchair users. SCHOOL FORCED TO REINSTATE AND APOLOGISE FOR 'This case shows very clearly that equality is a must – not a nice to have. Every school must comply with the law. Our education system needs to support all children to reach their potential, regardless of their background, health and ability, and we must not HOW TO WORK OUT THE VALUE OF A DISCRIMINATION CLAIM 4 • The lower band applies to ‘less serious cases’ where the act of discrimination is a one-off or isolated occurrence. • The middle band applies to serious cases that do not fall within the higher band. DEVELOPING A NATIONAL BAROMETER OF PREJUDICE AND Developing a national barometer of prejudice and discrimination in Britain 6 Acknowledgements This research was designed by Dominic Abrams, Hannah Swift and Diane Houston HOME PAGE | EQUALITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSIONADVICE AND GUIDANCEOUR WORKLEGAL CASE SEARCHOUR LEGAL ACTIONHUMAN RIGHTSEQUALITY ACT Equality and Human Rights Commission. Promoting and upholding equality and human rights ideals and laws across England, Scotland and Wales. Our response to the coronavirus pandemic. PROTECTED CHARACTERISTICS gender reassignment. marriage and civil partnership. pregnancy and maternity. race. religion or belief. sex. sexual orientation. These are called protected characteristics. You are protected under the Equality Act 2010 from these types of discrimination. LESSON 2 - DEVELOPING EMPATHY Lesson plan 2 teacher notes. Slides: Lesson 2. Worksheets 2-4 - Video scripts. Worksheets 5-7 - Parallel scripts. Worksheets 8-10 - Video stills. Note: lesson timings are a suggestion only and will depend on your teaching style, student ability and length of discussion. You could choose to run some lessons across a HOME OFFICE SIGNS LEGAL AGREEMENT TO IMPROVE PRACTICES The Home Office has signed a legal agreement with us, setting out the actions it will take to address its failure to comply with equality law when implementing ‘hostile environment’ measures. EMPLOYMENT STATUTORY CODE OF PRACTICETEXT OF EQUALITY ACTEQUALITY ACT OF 2010EQUALITY ACT OF 2010 OVERVIEWEQUALITY ACT OF 2010 UK 01 Contents Contents 19 Foreword 21 Chapter 1: Introduction 21 Purpose of the Equality Act 2010 22 Scope of the Code 22 Purpose of the Code 23 Status of the Code DURING MATERNITY LEAVE Your employer must contact you if there: Are promotion or other job opportunities. Failure to consult you so may be maternity discrimination; your employer should PAULLEY V FIRSTGROUP PLC Mr Paulley successfully sued FirstGroup (judgment: PDF) at Leeds County Court for unlawful discrimination against him due to his disability. However, First Group appealed and the case was finally heard by the Supreme Court. On 18 January 2017 it made a landmark ruling that bus companies must end ‘first come, first served’ policies and do more to cater for wheelchair users. SCHOOL FORCED TO REINSTATE AND APOLOGISE FOR 'This case shows very clearly that equality is a must – not a nice to have. Every school must comply with the law. Our education system needs to support all children to reach their potential, regardless of their background, health and ability, and we must not HOW TO WORK OUT THE VALUE OF A DISCRIMINATION CLAIM 4 • The lower band applies to ‘less serious cases’ where the act of discrimination is a one-off or isolated occurrence. • The middle band applies to serious cases that do not fall within the higher band. DEVELOPING A NATIONAL BAROMETER OF PREJUDICE AND Developing a national barometer of prejudice and discrimination in Britain 6 Acknowledgements This research was designed by Dominic Abrams, Hannah Swift and Diane Houston RACE REPORT STATISTICS White women are more at risk of domestic abuse than ethnic minority women, with 7.4 per cent reported being victims of abuse compared with 4.4 per cent of ethnic minority women. race hate crimes on Britain’s railway networks have risen by 37 per cent. in England, 37.4 per cent of Black people and 44.8 per cent of Asian people felt unsafe INCLUDING FURLOUGHED EMPLOYEES IN GENDER PAY GAP REPORTING Include all employees on furlough in your gender pay gap calculations when: working out if you have a headcount of 250 or more employees (for example, an employer of 261 employees that had 50 employees on furlough would still be required to report their gender pay gap) calculating the percentage of men and women receiving bonus pay. LESSON 2 - DEVELOPING EMPATHY Lesson plan 2 teacher notes. Slides: Lesson 2. Worksheets 2-4 - Video scripts. Worksheets 5-7 - Parallel scripts. Worksheets 8-10 - Video stills. Note: lesson timings are a suggestion only and will depend on your teaching style, student ability and length of discussion. You could choose to run some lessons across a WHAT IS HARASSMENT AND VICTIMISATION? If you think you might have been treated unfairly and want further advice, you can contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service.. Phone: 0808 800 0082 Textphone: 0808 800 0084. You can email using the contact form on the EASS website.. Also available through the website are BSL interpretation, web chat services and a contact us form. ARTICLE 14: PROTECTION FROM DISCRIMINATION This text is taken directly from the Human Rights Act.. Article 14: Prohibition of discrimination. The enjoyment of the rights and freedoms set forth in the European Convention on Human Rights and the Human Rights Act shall be secured without discrimination on any ground such as sex, race, colour, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, association with a DURING MATERNITY LEAVE Yes. Benefits and obligations under the contract continue during maternity leave, except for normal pay and benefits provided exclusively for business use (for example a company car). Examples include: Pension contributions during the paid period. The employer contributions are based on normal pay, but yours are based on

maternity pay.

PAYING FOR REASONABLE ADJUSTMENTS Wales. If something is a reasonable adjustment, you must pay for it as the employer. The cost of an adjustment can be taken into account in deciding if it is reasonable or not. However, there is a government scheme called Access to Work which can help a person whose health or disability affects their work by giving them advice and support. HOUSING AND DISABLED PEOPLE The national government funding for . DFGs is paid through the Better Care Fund (BCF), a joint health and social care budget. Authorities have flexibility to use LESSON 5: NEGATIVE ATTITUDES Lesson 5: Negative attitudes Preparation and planning Review the PowerPoint slides and tailor them to suit your teaching and class ability. Photocopy worksheet 14 HOME PAGE | EQUALITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION Home Page | Equality and Human Rights Commission HOME PAGE | EQUALITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSIONADVICE AND GUIDANCEOUR WORKLEGAL CASE SEARCHOUR LEGAL ACTIONHUMAN RIGHTSEQUALITY ACT Equality and Human Rights Commission . Promoting and upholding equality and human rights ideals and laws across England, Scotland and Wales. Our response to the coronavirus pandemic PROTECTED CHARACTERISTICS Brief descriptive overview of the nine Protected Characteristics. Pregnancy is the condition of being pregnant or expecting a baby. Maternity refers to the period after the birth, and is linked to maternity leave in the employment context. HOME OFFICE SIGNS LEGAL AGREEMENT TO IMPROVE PRACTICES The Home Office has signed a legal agreement with us, setting out the actions it will take to address its failure to comply with equality law when implementing ‘hostile environment’ measures. EMPLOYMENT STATUTORY CODE OF PRACTICETEXT OF EQUALITY ACTEQUALITY ACT OF 2010EQUALITY ACT OF 2010 OVERVIEWEQUALITY ACT OF 2010 UK 01 Contents Contents 19 Foreword 21 Chapter 1: Introduction 21 Purpose of the Equality Act 2010 22 Scope of the Code 22 Purpose of the Code 23 Status of the Code LESSON 2 - DEVELOPING EMPATHY Students develop empathy through role-play activities. Working in groups, using scripts or hot seating, students start to appreciate the feelings of people involved in negative experiences. DURING MATERNITY LEAVE Your employer must contact you if there: Are promotion or other job opportunities. Failure to consult you so may be maternity discrimination; your employer should PAULLEY V FIRSTGROUP PLC Mr Paulley successfully sued FirstGroup (judgment: PDF) at Leeds County Court for unlawful discrimination against him due to his disability. However, First Group appealed and the case was finally heard by the Supreme Court. On 18 January 2017 it made a landmark ruling that bus companies must end ‘first come, first served’ policies and do more to cater for wheelchair users. SCHOOL FORCED TO REINSTATE AND APOLOGISE FOR 'This case shows very clearly that equality is a must – not a nice to have. Every school must comply with the law. Our education system needs to support all children to reach their potential, regardless of their background, health and ability, and we must not HOW TO WORK OUT THE VALUE OF A DISCRIMINATION CLAIM 4 • The lower band applies to ‘less serious cases’ where the act of discrimination is a one-off or isolated occurrence. • The middle band applies to serious cases that do not fall within the higher band. PAY GAPS ACROSS EQUALITIES AREAS Pay Gaps Across Equalities Areas An analysis of pay gaps and pay penalties by sex, ethnicity, religion, disability, sexual orientation and age using the Labour Force HOME PAGE | EQUALITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSIONADVICE AND GUIDANCEOUR WORKLEGAL CASE SEARCHOUR LEGAL ACTIONHUMAN RIGHTSEQUALITY ACT Equality and Human Rights Commission . Promoting and upholding equality and human rights ideals and laws across England, Scotland and Wales. Our response to the coronavirus pandemic PROTECTED CHARACTERISTICS Brief descriptive overview of the nine Protected Characteristics. Pregnancy is the condition of being pregnant or expecting a baby. Maternity refers to the period after the birth, and is linked to maternity leave in the employment context. HOME OFFICE SIGNS LEGAL AGREEMENT TO IMPROVE PRACTICES The Home Office has signed a legal agreement with us, setting out the actions it will take to address its failure to comply with equality law when implementing ‘hostile environment’ measures. EMPLOYMENT STATUTORY CODE OF PRACTICETEXT OF EQUALITY ACTEQUALITY ACT OF 2010EQUALITY ACT OF 2010 OVERVIEWEQUALITY ACT OF 2010 UK 01 Contents Contents 19 Foreword 21 Chapter 1: Introduction 21 Purpose of the Equality Act 2010 22 Scope of the Code 22 Purpose of the Code 23 Status of the Code LESSON 2 - DEVELOPING EMPATHY Students develop empathy through role-play activities. Working in groups, using scripts or hot seating, students start to appreciate the feelings of people involved in negative experiences. DURING MATERNITY LEAVE Your employer must contact you if there: Are promotion or other job opportunities. Failure to consult you so may be maternity discrimination; your employer should PAULLEY V FIRSTGROUP PLC Mr Paulley successfully sued FirstGroup (judgment: PDF) at Leeds County Court for unlawful discrimination against him due to his disability. However, First Group appealed and the case was finally heard by the Supreme Court. On 18 January 2017 it made a landmark ruling that bus companies must end ‘first come, first served’ policies and do more to cater for wheelchair users. SCHOOL FORCED TO REINSTATE AND APOLOGISE FOR 'This case shows very clearly that equality is a must – not a nice to have. Every school must comply with the law. Our education system needs to support all children to reach their potential, regardless of their background, health and ability, and we must not HOW TO WORK OUT THE VALUE OF A DISCRIMINATION CLAIM 4 • The lower band applies to ‘less serious cases’ where the act of discrimination is a one-off or isolated occurrence. • The middle band applies to serious cases that do not fall within the higher band. PAY GAPS ACROSS EQUALITIES AREAS Pay Gaps Across Equalities Areas An analysis of pay gaps and pay penalties by sex, ethnicity, religion, disability, sexual orientation and age using the Labour Force INCLUDING FURLOUGHED EMPLOYEES IN GENDER PAY GAP REPORTING If you think you might have been treated unfairly and want further advice, you can contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service.. Phone: 0808 800 0082 Textphone: 0808 800 0084. You can email using the contact form on the EASS website.. Also available through the website are BSL interpretation, web chat services and a contact us form. RACE REPORT STATISTICS Pakistani or Bangladeshi and Black adults are more likely to live in substandard accommodation than White people; 30.9 per cent of Pakistani or Bangladeshi people live in overcrowded accommodation, while for Black people the figure is 26.8 per cent and for White people it is 8.3 per cent LESSON 2 - DEVELOPING EMPATHY Students develop empathy through role-play activities. Working in groups, using scripts or hot seating, students start to appreciate the feelings of people involved in negative experiences. WHAT IS HARASSMENT AND VICTIMISATION? If you think you might have been treated unfairly and want further advice, you can contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service.. Phone: 0808 800 0082 Textphone: 0808 800 0084. You can email using the contact form on the EASS website.. Also available through the website are BSL interpretation, web chat services and a contact us form. PAYING FOR REASONABLE ADJUSTMENTS If you think you might have been treated unfairly and want further advice, you can contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service.. Phone: 0808 800 0082 Textphone: 0808 800 0084. You can email using the contact form on the EASS website.. Also available through the website are BSL interpretation, web chat services and a contact us form. ARTICLE 14: PROTECTION FROM DISCRIMINATION This text is taken directly from the Human Rights Act.. Article 14: Prohibition of discrimination. The enjoyment of the rights and freedoms set forth in the European Convention on Human Rights and the Human Rights Act shall be secured without discrimination on any ground such as sex, race, colour, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, association with a DURING MATERNITY LEAVE An employer must pay SMP to all employees who qualify. To qualify you will need to have been employed for 26 weeks by the 15th week before the week in which your baby is due and earn a minimum amount. HOUSING AND DISABLED PEOPLE The national government funding for . DFGs is paid through the Better Care Fund (BCF), a joint health and social care budget. Authorities have flexibility to use LESSON 5: NEGATIVE ATTITUDES Lesson 5: Negative attitudes Preparation and planning Review the PowerPoint slides and tailor them to suit your teaching and class ability. Photocopy worksheet 14 HOME PAGE | EQUALITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION Home Page | Equality and Human Rights Commission This website is using cookies. We use them to give you the best experience. If you continue to use our website, we'll assume you are happy to accept cookies. ContinueRead our cookies policy

x

Skip to content

Search the website __ Search Button

*

* |

* Contact Us

* |

* Commission in Scotland

* |

* Commission in Wales Toggle navigation Menu

* Home

* Advice and guidance

* Our work

* Our projects

* Blogs

* News

* Our research

* Publications library

* Legal case search

* Our legal action

* Our powers

* Legal responses

* Legal casework

* Inquiries and investigations

* Human Rights

* What are human rights? * The Human Rights Act * Exercising your human rights * Our human rights work

* Equality Act

* Equality Act 2010

* Know your rights

* Protected characteristics

* Equality Act FAQs

* About us

* Who we are

* What we do

* Corporate reporting

* Careers

*

* Contact Us

* Commission in Scotland * Commission in Wales

__

EQUALITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION Promoting and upholding equality and human rights ideals and laws across England, Scotland and Wales. Our response to the coronavirus pandemic

__

EQUALITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION

__

ADVICE AND GUIDANCE

I'M AN INDIVIDUAL

e.g an employee, a tenant, a user of a service

__

ORGANISATION

e.g. a business, an employer, any organisation providing a service

__

PUBLIC SECTOR

e.g. an education or social housing provider, subject to the public sector equality duty

__

POPULAR PAGES

Our response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic Equality Act guidance Public Sector Equality Duty Disability discrimination Article 10: Freedom of expression In employment: Workplace adjustments

__

ADVICE LINE

If you need expert information, advice and support on discrimination and human rights issues call EASS on:

__ 0808 800 0082

View more contact information

LATEST NEWS

*

Response to independent investigation into discrimination in the

Conservative Party

25 May 2021

*

Updated evidence of UK and Wales human rights progress available on human rights tracker

20 May 2021

*

Investigation finds care agency’s recruitment practices were

unlawful

13 May 2021

View all news

BLOGS

*

Learning lessons from the pandemic by Dr Habib Naqvi MBE

30 Mar 2021

*

Reasonable steps to preventing workplace harassment

by Frank Jarvis

16 Mar 2021

*

UK’s children’s rights record under review: hunger is the visible tip of the child poverty iceberg

by Kartik Raj

20 Nov 2020

View all blog posts

Skip twitter feed

* Accessibility statement * Publication scheme

* Contact us

* Privacy notice

* Cookies policy

* Terms of use

* Website feedback

* Welsh language standards * Sort results: Language: English Language: Welsh

STAY INFORMED

Join our email newsletter mailing list to stay up to date with campaigns, news and guidance.

More Annotations

Ellen Grant

2021-06-06 06:26:07

Ellen Grant

2021-06-06 06:26:07

Ellen Grant

2021-06-06 06:26:07

Ellen Grant

2021-06-06 06:26:09

Ellen Grant

2021-06-06 06:26:10

Ellen Grant

2021-06-06 06:26:10

Ellen Grant

2021-06-06 06:26:10

Ellen Grant

2021-06-06 06:26:11

Ellen Grant

2021-06-06 06:26:12

Ellen Grant

2021-06-06 06:26:12

Ellen Grant

2021-06-06 06:26:13

Ellen Grant

2021-06-06 06:26:13

Favourite Annotations

Ellen Grant

2021-06-06 17:22:09

Ellen Grant

2021-06-06 17:22:09

Ellen Grant

2021-06-06 17:22:09

Ellen Grant

2021-06-06 17:22:10

Ellen Grant

2021-06-06 17:22:11

Ellen Grant

2021-06-06 17:22:11

Ellen Grant

2021-06-06 17:22:12

Ellen Grant

2021-06-06 17:22:12

Ellen Grant

2021-06-06 17:22:13

Ellen Grant

2021-06-06 17:22:13

Ellen Grant

2021-06-06 17:22:13

Ellen Grant

2021-06-06 17:22:14

Text

without

without

British law.

maternity pay.

bullying at

detail of the law.

and effective way

and effective way

and effective way

isolation.

Rights Commission

without

without

without

without

without

without

maternity pay.

x

Skip to content

*

* |

* Contact Us

* |

* |

* Home

* Our work

* Our projects

* Blogs