News listing

Rise in hate crime reporting: we must do all we can to discourage hate attacks

Published: 16 Feb 2017

Commission responds to statistics from the Home Office which indicated a significant rise in reporting of hate crime incidents in England and Wales in the three months following the EU referendum.

New Scotland Committee members to spearhead progressing equality in 2017

Published: 08 Feb 2017

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) in Scotland has announced the appointment of four new committee members to progress equality in the country.

Discriminatory and unlawful dress codes for women at work 'simply wrong'

Published: 25 Jan 2017

Commission responds to the dress codes for women at work report from the Petitions and Women and Equality Committees.

Letter to the Conservative Party on human rights manifesto commitment

Published: 11 Jan 2017

The Commission has written to the Conservative Party following reports consideration is being given to a manifesto commitment to remove the UK from the European Convention on Human Rights.

NHS trusts urgently need to improve patient death investigations

Published: 13 Dec 2016

Forcing working mothers from jobs costs business £280 million each year

Published: 27 Oct 2016

British businesses are losing nearly £280 million each year as a result of women being forced out of their jobs by pregnancy and maternity discrimination, according to new research published by the Commission.

Commission chair meets Polish ambassador to discuss rise in hate crime

Published: 24 Oct 2016

Commission and Polish embassy staff met to discuss rising incidents of hate crimes against Polish people following the EU referendum, and closer collaboration to tackle further incidents.

Commission chair comments on irrational discussion on child migrants

Published: 19 Oct 2016

David Isaac comments on the suggestion to test migrant children’s teeth to verify their age.

Major study finds gap in businesses’ understanding of recruitment law

Published: 10 Oct 2016

British businesses are being urged to ensure fair treatment in recruitment after research into employers’ knowledge and attitudes reveals confusion and misunderstanding of the law on advertising jobs.

Commission welcomes Scottish government's action plan for a fairer Scotland

Published: 05 Oct 2016

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) in Scotland today welcomed the Scottish government’s Action Plan for a Fairer Scotland, and committed to working with the government in ensuring this leads to real change for the people of Scotland.