Equality and Human Rights Commission

Discriminating against someone with a protected characteristic is illegal.

The Equality Act safeguards nine characteristics, including race.

Race can mean colour, nationality, citizenship, ethnic or national origins.

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Our code of practice for services, public functions and associations comes into force today, having received ministerial approval and been laid before Parliament.

The code provides practical guidance on how the Equality Act 2010 applies to services, public functions and associations. It explains the steps that they should take to ensure people are not discriminated against, harassed or victimised in relation to the protected characteristics set out in the Act.

We have published the statutory guidance on our website, available from today in both English and Welsh.

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The Worker Protection Act came into force in October 2024

Employers have a legal duty to protect their employees and prevent sexual harassment in the workplace.

Our technical guidance will help employers understand their legal responsibilities: https://ow.ly/kLtY50Zv1sg

We recently launched new guidance to help uniformed services collect and analyse equality data.

Co-developed with sector stakeholders, it provides practical, step-by-step support to help enable HR, EDI and professional standards teams within the police, fire and armed forces to:
- comply with the law
- identify and address racial and sexual harassment
- improve recruitment, retention and organisational culture

The guidance is now available on our website: https://ow.ly/cxXO50Zv1n6

It's illegal to discriminate against someone because of a protected characteristic.

The Equality Act safeguards nine characteristics, including religion or belief.

That extends to not believing in any .

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Disabled employees can be at a significant disadvantage in the workplace.

But making sure an organisation considers their needs doesn't have to be hard.

From modifying the premises to tweaking training or mentoring schemes, we've produced a comprehensive guide to delivering reasonable adjustments to a workplace.

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The Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) means public bodies should consider the best interests of a child when doing anything that affects them.

The UK agreed to follow the convention in 1991.

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Pregnancy and maternity is one of the nine protected characteristics covered by the Equality Act.

Our guidance outlines different types of pregnancy and maternity discrimination as well as your workplace rights.

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Many disabled and older people face significant barriers to accessing key public services, such as public transport.

Our strategic plan includes action to address these barriers, so everyone can participate in society.

Read our strategic plan here: https://ow.ly/LAnX50ZoTIE