Prevent discrimination and value diversity

Introduction

Discrimination law clarifies the grounds for unlawful discrimination by helping employers understand how to recruit and treat their staff fairly, whilst valuing diversity in the workplace.

Unlawful discrimination discredits you as a business and can be very costly should an individual succeed in an unlawful discrimination claim against you at an industrial tribunal.

This guide tells you what you must know about the law on discrimination. It also outlines how you can monitor and promote equality and diversity in the workplace.

Subjects covered in this guide

• Introduction
• Common areas of discrimination law
• Discrimination during recruitment
• Sex discrimination
• Equal pay and conditions
• Age discrimination
• Discrimination against disabled people
• Discrimination on the grounds of race
• Discrimination on the grounds of religion or belief
• Discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation
• Discrimination over membership or non-membership of unions
• Monitoring equality and diversity
• Promoting equality and diversity
• Equality and contracting with the public sector

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