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Click to show the answer How are employees protected from sex discrimination?

Click to show the answer When is an employer liable for sex discrimination?

Click to show the answer Can an employer defend a direct sex discrimination claim on the basis that any discrimination was unintentional?

Click to show the answer Does direct sex discrimination apply in cases of women only?

Click to show the answer Are employees protected from discrimination on the grounds that they are married or a civil partner?

Click to show the answer How does a court interpret an act of indirect sex discrimination?

Click to show the answer Can an employer dismiss an employee on maternity leave who wants to return to work on a part-time basis?

Click to show the answer Where an employee who is about to go on maternity leave requests that she return on reduced hours, is the employer under any obligation to consider her request at that point?

Click to show the answer When can a complaint of victimisation be brought under the Sex Discrimination Act 1975?

Click to show the answer Are there any circumstances in which an employer can insist on recruiting either a man or a woman?

Click to show the answer Are pregnancy or maternity rights covered by the Sex Discrimination Act 1975?

Click to show the answer Is harassment expressly prohibited under the Sex Discrimination Act 1975?

Click to show the answer What is the difference between sex-based harassment and sexual harassment?

Click to show the answer Can an employer be held liable for sexual or sex-related harassment by third parties?

Click to show the answer How are employees protected from dismissal under the Sex Discrimination Act 1975?

Click to show the answer In what circumstances could an employer's requirements and conditions of the job lead to claims of discrimination?

Click to show the answer In specifying the requirements for a job, what steps can an employer take to ensure that it is not liable to claims of indirect discrimination?

Click to show the answer Is it lawful for an employer to indicate that a vacancy is aimed at women if the job is advertised in a women's magazine?

Click to show the answer Is an employer acting unlawfully if it tells a third party such as an employment agency that it would prefer to appoint a man for the job?

Click to show the answer How can an employer ensure that its application forms are not discriminatory?

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