Employment Matters September 2010

The Equality Act 2010 - all change?

The Equality Act 2010 brings together existing legislation preventing discrimination on grounds of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships into a single piece of legislation. The aims of the Act are firstly to harmonise current legislation, secondly to strengthen protection in some areas, and lastly to impose a duty on public sector bodies to promote equality generally.

But has anything really changed and, if so, what changes do you need to make?

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