The purpose of this Practice Note is to explain the key age discrimination issues that can arise in relation to the design and operation of various different types of...
Protected characteristics The Equality Act 2010 provides protection against discrimination which relates to certain listed characteristics which people may possess. Some...
The government has stated that tackling the gender pay gap is a priority and that its goal is to 'end the gender pay gap in a generation'. It has brought into force...
The statutory burden of proof test The Equality Act 2010 (EqA 2010) prescribes a two-stage process for dealing with the burden of proof. It applies to any proceedings...
Produced in partnership with Keith Bryant QC of Outer Temple Chambers. Pension loss will generally only arise in cases where an individual has lost their job and the...
Treating someone less favourably A person directly discriminates against another person where: • he treats him less favourably than he treats or would treat others, and •...
This Practice Note considers the definition of disability for the purposes of protection from discrimination and other prohibited conduct under the Equality Act 2010 (EqA...
Nature of the duty The duty to make reasonable adjustments (referred to below simply as 'the duty') comprises three requirements. The element that is common to all three...
An equal pay audit is a tool used by employers to identify potential discrimination in the workplace arising from unequal pay for equal work. Some employers...
Employment Tribunals (Constitution and Rules of Procedure) Regulations 2013 SI 2013/1237 SCHEDULE 3 THE EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (EQUAL VALUE) RULES OF PROCEDURE 1...
Background This Practice Note summarises the law and provides practical guidance to service providers in respect of their obligations to provide goods, services and...
The qualifying period Proceedings on: • a complaint relating to breach of an equality clause or rule • an application for a declaration as to the effect of an equality...
Similarities and differences The procedure for equality of terms claims, as all other tribunal claims, is governed by the Employment Tribunals (Constitution and Rules of...
Relationship with prohibited conduct claims Certain claims for equal pay, in particular those relating to non-contractual benefits, may be brought under the prohibited...
This Practice Note examines the defences available to an employer in relation to an equality of terms (equal pay) claim and the exceptions that apply. The general rule As...
The principle of equal pay for equal work Article 157 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) (previously Article 141 of the Treaty of Rome)...
