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Advice and Guidance
Last updated: 19 Feb 2020
What is religion or belief discrimination? We explain its definition, areas covered and what constitutes discrimination.
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Advice and Guidance
Last updated: 27 Mar 2017
Answers to the main religion or belief questions about recruitment, developed with employers.
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Advice and Guidance
Last updated: 06 Mar 2019
Guidance for employers on religion or belief in the workplace.
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Advice and Guidance
Last updated: 30 Jul 2019
Answers to the main religion or belief questions in the workplace, developed with employers.
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Advice and Guidance
Last updated: 27 Mar 2017
Answers to the main religion or belief questions about time off work, developed with employers.
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Advice and Guidance
Last updated: 27 Mar 2017
Answers to the main religion or belief questions about food and dietary requirements, developed with employers.
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Advice and Guidance
Last updated: 06 Mar 2019
Information on exceptions for charities, and religion or belief organisations.
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Advice and Guidance
Last updated: 30 Jul 2019
What do we mean by 'religion or belief' and why is it important to deal with requests in the workplace?
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Advice and Guidance
Last updated: 27 Mar 2017
Answers to the main religion or belief questions about opting out of work duties, developed with employers.
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Advice and Guidance
Last updated: 27 Mar 2017
Answers to the main religion or belief questions about expressing personal views or beliefs, developed with employers.
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Advice and Guidance
Last updated: 26 Jun 2018
Answers to the main religion or belief questions about dress codes and religious symbols, developed with employers.
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Advice and Guidance
Last updated: 30 Jul 2019
Work through our decision-making tool for handling requests from your employees.
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Advice and Guidance
Last updated: 19 Feb 2019
Sometimes there are situations where equality law applies differently. This guide explains the situations.
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Advice and Guidance
Human Rights
Multipage Guide
Last updated: 26 Jul 2019
The right to freedom of thought, belief and religion protects certain actions based on your beliefs, such as wearing particular clothing or following a special diet. If public authorities interfere with the right, ombudsman schemes may have to consider whether it was proportionate and necessary for a legitimate aim.
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Advice and Guidance
Last updated: 13 Jul 2020
We outline the limited and specific situations in which you can provide (or refuse to provide) all or some of your services to people based on a protected characteristic.
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Advice and Guidance
Last updated: 11 Apr 2016
To help companies get equality and diversity right in the workplace the EHRC commissioned Enormous Yes to act out real life cases involving Age, Maternity/Pregnancy and Religion/Belief. The cases explore the issues faced by employers and employees as well as and how The Equality Act can have a posit...
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Advice and Guidance
Last updated: 19 Feb 2019
Find out how to follow equality law if you are a charity or a religion or belief organisation.
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Advice and Guidance
Last updated: 17 Feb 2021
How to comply with equality law and implement good practice in all aspects of employment including recruitment, pay, working hours, managing staff and developing policies.
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Advice and Guidance
Last updated: 27 Oct 2022
This decision-making tool is intended to help school leaders prevent any potential discrimination related to hair or hairstyles when drafting or reviewing relevant school policies.
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Advice and Guidance
Last updated: 08 Apr 2016
Here you will find a number of videos that have been made for the Commission including case studies and films highlighting activities we have been involved in.
