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Last updated: 04 Aug 2020
Find out more about your rights under the Equality Act 2010 and how it protects different characteristics.
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News
Published: 01 Mar 2019
A legal inquiry into whether people with mental health conditions, cognitive impairments and conditions including autism are experiencing discrimination in the criminal justice system is launched today.
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News
Published: 07 Mar 2019
Police Scotland have signed an agreement with us committing to take all reasonable steps to prevent sex discrimination against female officers who request flexible working.
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publication download
First Published: 09 Apr 2019
The Commission in Scotland's annual report 2016 to 2017 provides an overview of the extensive programme of work we have delivered in Scotland in the sole objective of making Scotland a fairer place for all.
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Advice and Guidance
Last updated: 18 Feb 2020
What is disability discrimination? We explain its definition, areas covered and what counts as discrimination.
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Advice and Guidance
Last updated: 25 Mar 2020
Guidance for services users on how a service provider can be held legally responsible for what other people do.
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Multipage Guide
Last updated: 17 Feb 2020
We explain the choices and options you have available to you if you feel you are being discriminated against using examples and further sources of advice.
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Multipage Guide
Last updated: 19 May 2021
We explain the choices and options you have available to you if you feel you are being discriminated against using examples and further sources of advice.
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Multipage Guide
Last updated: 18 Feb 2020
Employers have a responsibility to ensure that their employee is not victimised as a result of raising a complaint. We explain how to monitor the outcome of a complaint.
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Multipage Guide
Last updated: 19 Feb 2019
Before you can decide if you have a valid discrimination claim, you need to gather some information from your employer.
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Multipage Guide
Last updated: 19 Feb 2019
Key points are: where claims are brought, time limits for bringing a claim, the standard and burden of proof and what the Employment Tribunal can order your employer to do.
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Multipage Guide
Last updated: 19 Feb 2020
You can find out more about how to bring an Employment Tribunal case against your employer from the Employment Tribunal itself.
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Multipage Guide
Last updated: 19 Feb 2019
Focusing on the equality law we provide good practice tips for avoiding and dealing with claims about discrimination at work and how to deal with a complaint from a worker.
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Multipage Guide
Last updated: 19 Feb 2019
If a worker complains to you, you have two ways of dealing with the situation.
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Multipage Guide
Last updated: 19 Feb 2019
As employers you have a responsibility to ensure that your employees are not victimised as a result of raising a complaint.
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Multipage Guide
Last updated: 19 Feb 2019
Workers who think they that they may have experienced unlawful discrimination should seek relevant information from you before issuing a formal claim.
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publication download
First Published: 04 Apr 2016
This collection of FAQs is for anyone involved in the creation, placement and publication of an advert.
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Multipage Guide
Last updated: 19 Feb 2020
Key points are: where claims are brought, time limits for bringing a claim, the standard and burden of proof and what the Employment Tribunal can order your employer to do.
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Advice and Guidance
Last updated: 22 Apr 2016
Find out about managing pregnancy and maternity in the workplace and read our report.
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First Published: 01 Jul 2010
In the UK, international human rights conventions, such as CEDAW and its supplementary treaty, the Optional Protocol, can seem far removed from the daily realities of women’s and girls’ lives, especially as we have a range of domestic measures in place to promote and enforce equality between women and men. However, as women’s rights advocates in other countries have already shown, international conventions like CEDAW can offer very useful and practical tools for challenging discrimination against women and gender inequality.
