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United Kingdom employment equality law is a body of law which legislates against prejudice-based actions in the workplace. As an integral part of UK labour law it is unlawful to discriminate against a person because they have one of the "protected characteristics", which are, age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, race, religion or belief, sex, pregnancy and ...
An Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to the health service. Citation: 2006 c. 41: Territorial extent England and Wales, [2] except sections 261 to 266, which also extend to Scotland and Northern Ireland. [3] Dates; Royal assent: 8 November 2006: Commencement: 1 March 2007, subject to section 277 [4] History of passage through ...
In the NHS's "Equality and Health Inequalities Impact Assessment -2022" [59] of the proposed changes, it addressed potential concerns of discrimination based on the legally protected characteristic of "gender reassignment" by stating not all of the patients impacted by the proposal will be allowed to access such care by the NHS, and thus "To ...
More than half a million NHS employees in England responded to the NHS Staff Survey 2020. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways ...
The Care Act 2014 also saw the implementation of a Funding Cost Cap, [15] the maximum contribution that an individual may need to make towards their care costs over their lifetime. Once the cap had been reached, any further social care would be provided free of charge. This was due to be in effect from April 2016 but was delayed to April 2020. [16]
Ageism is a normalised and accepted form of discrimination which is widespread in the UK and can have a “hugely damaging” impact, MPs have heard.
The Equality Act 2010 [1] (c. 15), often erroneously called the Equalities Act 2010, is an act of Parliament of the United Kingdom passed during the Brown ministry with the primary purpose of consolidating, updating and supplementing the numerous prior Acts and Regulations, that formed the basis of anti-discrimination law in mostly England ...
Direct discrimination is prohibited by the Equality Act 2010, and means treating a person less favourably than a comparable person, because of a "protected characteristic", such as sex, race, sexual orientation, disability or age. [389] The employer's motives are irrelevant, even if it meant to help underprivileged groups. [390]