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Equality & diversity

This topic contains all articles and case reports dealing with Equality and Diversity. They are shown in reverse chronological order, with the most recently published being listed first.

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In mid-July, implementation of the Equality Act 2010 was more or less on track. The core of the employment provisions will be implemented, as planned, on 1 October. (...more)

The Equality and Human Rights Commission has sent its final draft Codes of Practice on employment, equal pay and service provision to the Government Equalities Office (GEO). (...more)

I spent a week at the end of June in Israel, mainly working on discrimination law issues. Israel is a complex country and it has changed a lot since my last visit 14 years ago.

The Law Society has developed a charter that gives providers of legal services the opportunity to make a public statement of their commitment to developing and implementing best practice in equality, diversity and inclusion. Sue Johnstone examines how the charter and other initiatives work. (...more)

The Broadcast Equality and Training Regulator has taken on the mantle of regulating equal opportunities in the industry, on the back of its proven track record in improving training and skills and recognition by Ofcom that the industry needs to do better in the area of diversity. Peter Block and Dr Gillian Shapiro outline the model that the industry has adopted to improve its equality and diversity performance.

A report from the Equality and Human Rights Commission highlights the growing body of practice among professional associations to improve diversity and equality among their memberships.

Acas has produced a guide for employers, on the provisions of the Equality Act that will come into force in October 2010. The guide points out whether each provision has changed from previous legislation or is new.

The Government Equalities Office (GEO) has published four “What do I need to know?” guides to the Equality Act. They provide guidance for individuals, voluntary sector service providers, public sector organisations and businesses.

It was a proud boast of the last Labour Government that it negotiated an opt-out for the UK from the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. The Charter is given legal force by the Lisbon Treaty, which came into effect on 1 December 2009.

I am helping the British Humanist Association set up “Lawyers for Humanism”, a group for non-religious legal professionals.

I went to an interesting symposium organised by the Humanist Philosophers group on when it should be permissible to allow exemptions on grounds of religion or belief from legal requirements, an especially hot topic, of course, in view of cases like Ladele (see EOR 199) and McFarlane (see EOR 201).

Enterprise Rent-A-Car has introduced a company-wide diversity training programme, that has persuaded staff that managing diversity is essential to the company growing and sustaining itself. Carol Foster looks at the issues raised in the design and implementation of the programme.

A joint strategy for Tower Hamlets Borough Council and NHS Tower Hamlets aims to ensure that the workforce reflects the local working population. Kate Godwin examines the initiatives that have been put in place.

The employment plans contained in the Queen’s Speech and the coalition Government’s Programme for Government drew a mixed response from business and campaign groups, with many wanting more concrete details of the proposals.

New boardroom guidelines put companies with all-male boards under pressure to appoint women directors.

The Equality and Human Rights Commission is investigating whether public bodies and public transport providers are fulfilling their legal obligations to prevent disabled people from being harassed.

More disabled applicants are being appointed to the Civil Service Fast Stream programmes, according to the Cabinet Office’s 2009 Fast Stream Annual Report.

Make equality count: promoting equality in public procurement is an equality toolkit published by the Office of Government Commerce (OGC) giving detailed practical guidance on how public bodies can incorporate equality-related considerations in their procurement activities.

The Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition will need to make some fairly quick decisions about discrimination law. (...more)

How relevant is the religious background or sexual orientation of our judges? Lord Carey suggests in his witness statement in the McFarlane case that the Court of Appeal judges who decided Ladele and Eweida should no longer sit in similar cases because of their “lack of knowledge about the Christian faith”. Since, I am reliably informed, two of the three judges in Ladele and the lead judge in Eweida are of Jewish ethnicity, Lord Carey’s comment can be seen as having rather sinister undertones.