Harassment and the Equality Act 2010: case study 1
We provide a case study that looks at how the law protects employees from harassment at work, before and after the implementation of the Equality Act 2010.
The case study looks at a situation in which an employee is harassed about his sexuality, and another employee is harassed because she has a disabled son.
- Topic of the week: Harassment and the Equality Act 2010 case study Under the Equality Act 2010, protection against associative harassment and harassment based on a perception about an individual, whether or not that perception is correct, is intended to extend to all relevant protected characteristics.
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XpertHR's model Dignity at work policy and Line manager briefing on bullying and harassment are two of a number of model policies and documents on equal opportunities.
The Avoiding discrimination - policies and monitoring section of the XpertHR employment law manual explains the benefits of having an effective equal opportunities policy.
If a white employee makes racist comments in the presence of other white employees only, could this be regarded as racial harassment?, Can employers be held liable for harassment that takes place during a work-related social event? and Where an employee's claim of harassment turns out to be unfounded, can he or she be disciplined for raising a grievance? are just three of the FAQs about harassment answered in the XpertHR FAQs section.
