The equality act

• age

• being or becoming a transsexual person

• being married or in a civil partnership

• being pregnant or on maternity leave

• disability

• race including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin

• religion, belief or lack of religion/belief

• sex

• sexual orientation

These are called ‘protected characteristics’.

• at work
• in education
• as a consumer
• when using public services
• when buying or renting property
• as a member or guest of a private club or association

• you’re associated with someone who has a protected characteristic, eg a family member or friend
• you’ve complained about discrimination or supported someone else’s claim

• direct discrimination - treating someone with a protected characteristic less favourably than others

• indirect discrimination - putting rules or arrangements in place that apply to everyone, but that put someone with a protected characteristic at an unfair disadvantage

• harassment - unwanted behaviour linked to a protected characteristic that violates someone’s dignity or creates an offensive environment for them

• victimisation - treating someone unfairly because they’ve complained about discrimination or harassment

• This helps protect people from being discriminated because of their; Age, Disability, Gender reassignment, Marriage and civil partnership, Race, Religion or belief, Sex, Sexual orientation. 

People need to be accepted and adapt to accommodate to that individuals preference.

• This helps protect people from being discriminated because of their; Age, Disability, Gender reassignment, Marriage and civil partnership, Race, Religion or belief, Sex, Sexual orientation. 

People need to be accepted and adapt to accommodate to that individuals preference.

• Discrimination from pregnancy, disabled people, and gender

•  Adjustments for a disabled person, there is a duty to change things so the disabled person isn’t discriminated against, failure to do this means there are certain regulations as punishment.

• To ensure preliminary actions are in place on services to aid a person with a disability.

• To ensure provision on these services is allowed and available

• To enhance ships and hovercraft so nobody is discriminated against and everyone who wishes to join can join.

• To make sure preliminary actions are requested in the premises.

• To ensure there is a place specified for individuals for disposal and management with it.

• Both genders must be treated equally and not discriminated against. To ensure they are both given the same opportunities.

• Everyone should give everyone respect. No matter what the role you have is.

• Schools must ensure that no one is discriminated against within their education. Everyone should have the same opportunities.

• This applies mainly to gender, disabilities

• An association should not discriminate against a person for their gender, age, disability etc.

• Anything done by the workers must be acknowledged

• Anything done must not be discriminated against and make the person feel inferior.

• The civil courts must not discriminate and must take into consideration of both side.

• An employment tribunal must have the right time limit and not taken into wrong hands. There must be no discrimination against the employers.

• After contracts are signed the worker has to follow roles and procedures.

• The employer cannot discriminate against the contract and must also follow the key rules.

• The public sector equality duty ensure that the business must have specific regulations to be able to specify public authorities and also make sure individuals are safe at all times.

• To ensure that disabled people have the things they need to travel on public transport

• The tenant of a disabled person must ensure that the disabled person has everything they need.

• The tenant must ensure that discrimination is not taken place.

• A person does not contravene this Act only by doing, for the purpose of safeguarding national security, anything it is proportionate to do for that purpose

• The fact that men take control of the women’s money is an abolished rule

• Discrimination against gender sex in the family is now considered as abuse.

• A tenant cannot say ‘no’ to housing someone because of their sex, gender

• A tenant cannot discriminate against someone because of who they are.