The Equality Act 2010 – what employers need to know
The Equality Act 2010 (the Equality Act) is the law that bans the unfair treatment of employees (i.e. on the grounds of age, disability, race, sex, etc.) and helps achieve equal opportunities in the...
View ArticleHelp for employers dealing with cancer at work
There are 700,000 people of working age living with cancer in the UK and half a million carers juggling a job with looking after someone with cancer. This means that even the smallest business is...
View ArticleChanges to Access to Work – making it easier for people with disabilities to...
Photo by thetaxhaven via Flickr, under Creative Commons Licence Access to Work is a specialist disability programme delivered by Jobcentre Plus, which provides practical advice and support to help...
View ArticleHealth questions during the recruitment process – what the Equality Act 2010...
Photo by Victor1558 via Flickr, under Creative Commons Licence Research published in the journal Occupational Health [at Work] has revealed that the Equality Act 2010 has had a significant impact on...
View ArticleObesity – a disability for the purposes of discrimination legislation?
Photo by D. Sharon Pruitt via Flickr, under Creative Commons Licence Obesity is a term used to describe somebody who is overweight with a high degree of body fat, and there are different levels of...
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