Discrimination Law and Employment Issues

Publication Date	June 2002
Publisher	Thorogood Publishing
Product Type	Book
Pages	114
ISBN Number	978-185418339-2
Product Code	TGD00016

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Summary

The new Age Discrimination Act is billed by lawyers as the most significant change in employment law since the 1970's.

How prepared are you to deal with its implications?
Are you fully aware of what can and cannot be said in recruitment ads - or even in the office?

In addition to sex and race discrimination laws, in the last two years employers have also had to cope with sexual orientation discrimination and religious discrimination. And now from October 2006 age discrimination. David Martin, an expert on employment law and practice, analyzes the practical aspects of dealing with each of the anti-discrimination laws. He demonstrates how to ensure that paperwork and systems comply totally with the law and he provides a range of helpful case studies to illustrate the key issues and bring them to life. All employers and their professional advisers will find David Martin's practical approach and clear analysis of how to comply with the various discrimination laws invaluable.

This report covers the following topics:

Sex and sexual orientation discrimination
Race and religious discrimination
Disability discrimination
Age discrimination
Non-standard employees discrimination
Human rights

Content

Discrimination
- Introduction
- Diversity
- A dignity at work policy
- Liability
- Bullying
- Avoidance or control
- Evidence
- Practical implications
- Social events
- Alcohol
- Equality Act 2006
- Questionnaires
Sex and Sexual Orientation Discrimination
- A. Sex Discrimination - introduction
- Harassment
- Equable treatment
- References
- Maternity
- Risk assessment
- Flexible working
- Increasing parental rights
- Discrimination against males
- B. Sexual Orientation discrimination
- Gender change
- Administration
- Unforeseen effects
- The 'but for' test
Race and Religious Discrimination
- A. Race discrimination - introduction
- Who is covered?
- Avoiding harassment penalties
- Duty to job applicants
- Promotion
- Provocation
- Positive discrimination
- B. Religion or religious belief discrimination - introduction
- Scope
- The 'but for' test
Disability Discrimination
- Introduction
- Legislation - old and new
- Fundamental principle
- Application of the legislation
- Recruitment
- A wider duty?
- The Disability Discrimination Act 2005
- The 'but for' test
Age Discrimination
- Introduction
- Recruitment
- Transitional arrangements
- Forced retirement - procedure
- Optional retirement - procedure
- Postscript
- The 'but for' test
Non-Standard Employees Discrimination
- A. Part-timers
- B. Fixed term workers
- C. Homeworkers
- D. Agency staff
- The 'but for' tests
Human Rights
- A. Rehabilitation of Offenders
- B. Whistleblowing
- C. Human Rights
Appendices
- 1. Data sheet - annually reviewed ?gures
- 2. Electronic Communications policy
- 3. Examples of ?exible working
- 4. Draft homeworking policy
- 5. Cases