Equality, diversity and human rights

New and updated

• Type:

  Policies and documents

  Transgender equality policy

  Enhanced to reflect the evolution of language and terminology relating to transgender equality in the workplace.

• Type:

  Policies and documents

  Transgender equality action plan

  Enhanced to reflect the evolution of language and terminology relating to transgender equality in the workplace.

• Type:

  FAQs

  What can employers do to support employees who are observing Ramadan during the coronavirus pandemic?

• Date:

  13 April 2021

  Type:

  Law reports

  No sex discrimination when pay enhanced during adoption but not shared parental leave

  In Price v Powys County Council, the Employment Appeal Tribunal held that an employment tribunal was entitled to reject a male employee's sex discrimination claim against an employer that enhances adoption pay but not shared parental pay.

• Date:

  13 April 2021

  Type:

  Commentary and analysis

  Ramadan: Top tips for employers

  A four-point checklist for employers on how to support employees observing religious festivals.

• Date:

  8 April 2021

  Type:

  Commentary and analysis

  Why intersectionality should be considered when forming a D&I strategy

  By failing to recognise how the lived experiences of people with common characteristics can differ, organisations will undermine well-intentioned efforts to improve inclusion. Bianca Moodie and Stuart Affleck outline what intersectionality means and how it can be incorporated into an organisation's D&I strategy.

• Type:

  FAQs

  Is there a limit on the compensation that can be awarded in a discrimination claim?

• Type:

  Line manager briefings

  Age discrimination

  Updated to reflect the increase in the cap on a week's pay for the purposes of calculating redundancy pay, in force on 6 April 2021.

• Type:

  FAQs

  Does an employer risk age discrimination if it pays different rates in line with the national minimum wage age bands?

• Date:

  30 March 2021

  Type:

  Case studies

  How Auto Trader utilises its employee networks to be more inclusive and enhance engagement

  Auto Trader talks to XpertHR about how it developed its employee networks and overcame the obstacles it encountered along the way.