Public sector equality duty

New and updated

• Pregnancy and maternity discrimination

  Type:

  Employment law manual

  Updated to include information on EHRC guidance on pregnancy and maternity during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.

• Disability discrimination

  Type:

  Employment law manual

  Updated to include information on Rakova v London North West Healthcare NHS Trust, in which the EAT considered substantial disadvantage, and Q v L, which deals with knowledge of disability.

• Sex discrimination

  Type:

  Employment law manual

  Updated to include information on Walker v Wallem Shipmanagement Ltd and another, in which the EAT considered the territorial scope of the Equality Act 2010 in relation to offshore work.

• Age discrimination

  Type:

  Employment law manual

  Updated to include information on Bessong v Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust, in which the EAT considered if an employer can be held liable for third-party harassment under the Equality Act 2010.

• Religion or belief discrimination

  Type:

  Employment law manual

  Updated to include information on Conisbee v Crossley Farms Ltd and others, in which the employment tribunal considered if vegetarianism is a philosophical belief under the Equality Act 2010.

• Race discrimination

  Type:

  Employment law manual

  Updated to include information on Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust v Aslam and another, in which the EAT considered if a colleague's remark related to race.

• Sexual orientation discrimination

  Type:

  Employment law manual

  Updated to include information on Bessong v Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust, in which the EAT considered if an employer can be held liable for third-party harassment under the Equality Act 2010.

• Marriage and civil partnership discrimination

  Type:

  Employment law manual

  Updated to include information on Forbes v LHR Airport Ltd, in which the EAT considered if posting an offensive image on Facebook was done "in the course of employment".

• Gender reassignment discrimination

  Type:

  Employment law manual

  Updated to include information on Bessong v Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust, in which the EAT considered if an employer can be held liable for third-party harassment under the Equality Act 2010.

• What are the specific public sector equality duties?

  Type:

  FAQs