Equailty Act
- Created by: Ashlie Chapman
- Created on: 03-05-13 08:34
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- Equailty Act
- The act covers
- Race
- Age
- Disability
- Sex
- Mental health
- Key features
- Makes direct and indirect discrimination illegal
- Protects people from harassment and victimisation
- It covers education, housing, employment and transport
- Sustem of redress
- Aims to stop discrimination but also to promote equal opportunities
- Strengths
- Gives people rigths
- Helps to raise awareness
- Protects people form harassment, victimisation, direct & indirect discrimination
- Protects people who have or associated with someone whom are in the protected characteristic
- Weaknesses
- Cab difficult to prove it
- Fear of victimisation if they compain and seek redress
- Financial and Emotional cost
- Doesn't change people's attitudes
- still cases of discrimination
- The act covers
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