A significant new law came into force on 1st October 2010 i.e. The Equality Act 2010, which combines and updates earlier legislation about employment discrimination on issues such as age, disability and pay. The following is an extract from BBC Business News:
The Act has been billed as something of a tidying up exercise, bringing together nine separate pieces of legislation.
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For this course/exam it will still be necessary to learn about some of the earlier equality legislation along with other employment laws to help your understanding. So check your course notes and be prepared for a possible exam question.
Hi Lisa – you will need to detail that for the Race Relations Act it is unlawful to discriminate on grounds of race, colour etc. with regard to recruitment training etc. Equal Pay Act states that all employees should receive the same rate of pay when equivalent work is undertaken.