Sex discrimination Summary Direct discrimination is unlawful even if the employer it trying to be ‘chivalrous’. However in limited cases positive discriminatio...
Harassment: technical guidance from EHRC The Equality and Human Rights Commission has issued new technical guidance on harassment. In January 2020 EHRC issued detailed guidance on S...
Harassment in the EqA Summary This page deals with harassment under s.26(1) Equality Act 2010, which applies to most protected characteristics. Two other types o...
Harassment: relevance of whether employee’s perception is reasonable The EAT held that as before the Equality Act, conduct does not have the effect of creating a hostile etc environment unless it is reasonable...
Harassment – calling someone ‘fat’ On the facts of the case, a tribunal was entitled to find it was not EqA harassment to call a colleague a ‘fat ginger pikey’. A ...
Court of Appeal considers third party harassment and agents under EqA The Court of Appeal considered how far an employer may be liable under the EqA for harassment by third parties. In Unite the Union v Nailard...
Perceived disability and covert surveillance The EAT rejected a claim that covert surveillance of an employee claiming reasonable adjustments for dyslexia was harassment or victimisatio...
Age-related harassment As with other protected characteristics, intimidating, hostile, degrading, humiliating or offensive words or behaviour related to age will c...
Employment contracts Summary An employment contract is an example of a contract, so general contract law applies to it. This page just focuses on points specific...
Protection from Harassment Act 1997 Summary Employers can be liable for harassment by employees if there is a ‘course of conduct’ (at least two occasions) which is sufficiently...
