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Help with discrimination in work

Last updated: 13 Feb 2019

Advice for advisers on discrimination at work.

Help with discrimination in housing

Last updated: 13 Feb 2019

A toolkit for advisers on housing discrimination.

Help with discrimination in housing and at work

Published: 11 Feb 2019

What are we doing to help people who have experienced discrimination get justice?

Diversity of candidates and elected officials in Great Britain

First Published: 08 Mar 2019

This report looks at the quality of the available data on the diversity of candidates and elected officials at UK, national and local election levels. It aims to identify where there are data gaps and limitations.

Legal aid for victims of discrimination

Our inquiry looked at whether legal aid enables people who raise a discrimination complaint in England and Wales to get justice.

Fair growth: How can we ensure more opportunity for more people?

Published: 17 Dec 2019

Caroline Waters discusses how local leaders have an opportunity to shape the economic futures of their own areas.

Coronavirus (COVID-19) guidance for employers

Last updated: 01 Sep 2021

Get straight-forward advice to help ensure the difficult decisions you make during the coronavirus pandemic don't discriminate against employees.

Your rights under the Equality Act 2010

Last updated: 19 Feb 2020

The Equality Act became law in 2010. It covers everyone in Britain and protects people from discrimination, harassment and/or victimisation. The information on the Your Rights pages is here to help you understand if you have been treated unlawfully.

Research report 19: The equality implications of being a migrant in Britain

First Published: 30 Mar 2016

This report looks at what equality means for migrants in Britain.

Reporting hate crime

Last updated: 19 Jun 2017

What is a hate crime and how can you report it? It covers hate crimes related to race, religion, sexual orientation and transgender identity.

Research report 101: Prejudice and unlawful behaviour, exploring levers for change

First Published: 29 Jul 2016

Report looking at the relationship between prejudice and behaviours, unlawful discrimination, identity-based harassment and violence in England, Scotland and Wales.

Research report 102: Causes and motivations of hate crime

First Published: 29 Jul 2016

Report on hate crime in Great Britain, what causes it, motivations and what we know about who commits it.

Response to Home Affairs Select Committee inquiry on Hate Crime and its violent consequences

Last updated: 15 Nov 2016

Response to Home Affairs Select Committee inquiry on Hate Crime and its violent consequences

Research report 14: Pay gaps across the equality strands

First Published: 01 Apr 2009

This report looks at research on pay gaps (the difference in average pay for different groups of people) from 2000 to 2009. It aims to find any gaps in data and look at important issues where more research is needed. 

George the Poet and the Commission team up on hate crime film

Published: 16 Jun 2017

Spoken-word artist and rapper George the Poet has released a new film, in partnership with the Equality and Human Rights Commission, in an attempt to help fight hate crime.

Research report 9: Pay gaps across equalities areas

First Published: 08 Dec 2008

This report looks at pay gaps - the difference in average pay for different groups of people - for 6 protected characteristics: gender, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, age and disability.

Education discrimination tackled in new legal scheme

Published: 13 Sep 2017

Nearly £500,000 is being made available to fight discrimination in education for people who may not have been able to take legal action.

10 years on: the fight is far from over

Published: 02 Oct 2017

David Isaac blogs on the Commission's tenth anniversary.

Measurement framework for equality and human rights

First Published: 27 Oct 2017

This document sets out the measurement framework that the Commission uses to monitor equality and human rights in Britain.

Understanding ‘what works’ to change attitudes and behaviours

Published: 09 Nov 2017

Executive Director Ben Wilson talks about ‘what works’ to change attitudes and behaviours.