The modern workplace is a diverse environment and the drive to improve workplace equality and diversity has many wider benefits for both employers and employees beyond just complying with the law.
Promoting equal opportunities makes people feel valued – it could help attract and retain better talent in a competitive market, increasing productivity and your reputation.
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Discrimination is when someone is treated unfairly, it can be direct or indirect whilst other types of unfair treatment include bullying, harassment and victimisation.
The Equality Act legally protects individuals from discrimination based on a protected characteristic. These are:
- Sex, sexual orientation or gender reassignment
- Age
- Disability
- Race, religion or belief
- Marriage or civil partnership
- Pregnancy and maternity
It’s your responsibility as an employer to ensure employees and potential employees are not subject to discrimination, that everyone is treated fairly, with dignity and respect.
Your employees also have a duty not to discriminate against colleagues because of a protected characteristic.
Employers should be aware that compensation for successful discrimination claims is uncapped – there is no statutory maximum award for any loss arising from discriminatory behaviours, and “injury to feelings” can also be claimed in discrimination cases.
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- Advice, support and guidance on next steps where employees have discriminated against another colleague
- An equal opportunities and dignity at work policy
- Template documentation to help guide you through and document complaints, investigations and outcomes in relation to alleged discrimination in the workplace
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