Public sector equality duty

New and updated

• Type:

  Employment law manual

  Disability discrimination

  Updated to include information on the Government's consultation on disability workforce reporting, launched on 16 December 2021.

• Type:

  Employment law manual

  Sex discrimination

  Updated to include information on the Government's response to its consultation on sexual harassment in the workplace.

• Type:

  Employment law manual

  Pregnancy and maternity discrimination

  Updated to include information on Commissioner of the City of London Police v Geldart, in which the Court of Appeal examined the correct approach to direct pregnancy and maternity discrimination.

• Type:

  Legal timetable

  List of Welsh authorities subject to public sector equality duty expands

  The order extends the list of Welsh authorities subject to the public sector equality duty under the Equality Act 2010.

• Type:

  Employment law manual

  Age discrimination

  Updated to include information on Pitcher and others v University of Oxford, in which the EAT considered different conclusions reached by two separate tribunals on the proportionality of the employer’s retirement age policy.

• Type:

  Employment law manual

  Religion or belief discrimination

  Updated to include information on Forstater v CGD Europe and others, in which the EAT held that a gender-critical belief is protected under the Equality Act 2010.

• Type:

  Employment law manual

  Race discrimination

  Updated to include information on the Government's response to the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities, including on ethnicity pay reporting.

• Type:

  Employment law manual

  Sexual orientation discrimination

  Updated to include information on two decisions, in which the EAT considered the "reasonable steps" defence, and what amounts to a protected act.

• Type:

  Employment law manual

  Marriage and civil partnership discrimination

  Updated to include information on two decisions, in which the EAT considered the "reasonable steps" defence, and what amounts to a protected act.

• Type:

  Employment law manual

  Gender reassignment discrimination

  Updated to include information on Taylor v Jaguar Land Rover Ltd, in which a tribual considered the definition of gender reassignment.