16 December 2009
The Commission intervened in the case of R (E) v JFS to provide expert guidance to the Court, arguing that the school’s use of an ethnic-based test in selecting students did not comply with Race Relations Act.
16 December 2009
Research published today by the Commission and the Government Equalities Office (GEO), shows that people from ethnic minorities have seen a marked increase in their rate of unemployment since the start of the recession in 2008.
16 December 2009
Our repsonse to a request by the Joint Select Committee on Human Rights for Government to develop a strategy that clearly sets out human rights standards for UK businesses.
15 December 2009
The Equality and Human Rights Commission with the charity Age Concern and Help the Aged will tonight present a report to Government and shadow ministers outlining recommendations for tackling disadvantage in later life.
10 December 2009
The Equality and Human Rights Commission has backed the European Committee of Ministers’ criticism of the UK Government for its failure to implement the Hirst decision.
07 December 2009
The Equality and Human Rights Commission has issued compliance notices to three NHS Trusts warning that they need to take steps immediately to address race equality or face legal action for failing to comply with the Race Relations Act.
03 December 2009
The Commission today announced that it intends to conduct a Formal Inquiry into disability related harassment in England and Wales and how public authorities are protecting disabled people’s human rights to live free from violence and abuse.
01 December 2009
The forthcoming Equality Bill includes important provisions on positive action which should help employers recruit a more representative range of people to their staff, delegates were told at a conference today organised by the Commission