Protected characteristics Find out more about the characteristics that the Equality Act protects. These are age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.

What rights does the Equality Act support?

Protected characteristics Find out more about the characteristics that the Equality Act protects. These are age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.

Who is protected under the Equality Act 2010?

The Equality Act covers the same groups that were protected by existing equality legislation – age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership and pregnancy and maternity. These are now called `protected characteristics´.

What was the purpose of the Equality Act 2010?

An introduction to the Equality Act 2010 The Act provides a legal framework to protect the rights of individuals and advance equality of opportunity for all. It provides Britain with a discrimination law which protects individuals from unfair treatment and promotes a fair and more equal society.

What grounds does the Equality Act prohibit discrimination?

The Act protects people against discrimination, harassment or victimisation in employment, and as users of private and public services based on nine protected characteristics: age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual …

How much notice does an employer have to give for overtime?

There is no specific amount of notice required in California before changing an employee’s schedule or requiring overtime, though providing as much advanced notice as possible will allow employees to rearrange their personal commitments and/or find appropriate care for their dependents for the additional hours or days …

Can you refuse to work Sundays?

You opt out by writing to your employer and giving them three months’ written notice that you want to stop working on Sundays. Your employer is not allowed to treat you unfavourably (for example, deny you overtime or promotion) and you can’t be dismissed fairly for refusing to work on Sundays under this right.

What acts did the Equality Act 2010 replace?

What changed with the Equality Act 2010? A: Most of the Equality Act 2010 was already in place in the previous anti-discrimination laws that it replaced. This includes the Race Relations Act 1976, the Sex Discrimination Act 1975, and the Disability Discrimination Act 1995.

What is discrimination Equality Act 2010?

Discrimination means treating you unfairly because of who you are. The Equality Act 2010 protects you from discrimination by: employers. businesses and organisations which provide goods or services like banks, shops and utility companies. health and care providers like hospitals and care homes.

Is religion a protected characteristic?

Religion and belief are protected characteristics under the Equality Act. They cover people with a range of faiths and beliefs.

What are the 9 protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010?

Under the Equality Act, there are nine protected characteristics:

• age.
• disability.
• gender reassignment.
• marriage and civil partnership.
• pregnancy and maternity.
• race.
• religion or belief.
• sex.