Equality, diversity and human rights

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  FAQs

  What is the difference between positive action and positive discrimination?

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  FAQs

  Are employers able to use both the general and the recruitment and promotion positive action provisions?

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  FAQs

  What are the advantages for employers of taking positive action?

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  Employment law cases

  Care worker wins sex discrimination claim over failure to provide references

  In this case, the industrial tribunal in Northern Ireland ordered a care worker's former employer to pay her £9,500 for sex discrimination after it failed to provide her with a reference.

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  FAQs

  Can an employer ask an employee whether or not they have any plans to retire?

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  FAQs

  Can an employer suggest to an employee that they consider reducing their hours in preparation for retirement?

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  FAQs

  Should an employer take into account an employee's age when setting targets or assessing performance?

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  Employment law cases

  Football officials suffered age discrimination

  This well-publicised decision concerns whether or not four assistant referees were discriminated against as a result of a retirement age of 48.

• Date:

  15 March 2011

  Type:

  Employment law cases

  MoD wives working abroad entitled to bring tribunal claims in the UK

  The Court of Appeal has held that the tribunal was correct to decide that it had jurisdiction to hear claims of unfair dismissal and sex discrimination by two British employees who worked for the Ministry of Defence in Belgium and the Netherlands. 

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  FAQs

  Could an employee who is refused time off to care for a disabled dependant bring a claim under the Equality Act 2010?