Legal developments since the Equality Act 2010
Equality Act 2010 Guidance
... A man has had a stammer since childhood. He does not stammer all the time, but his stammer can appear, particularly in telephone calls, to go beyond the occasional lapses in fluency found in the speech of people ...
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Equality Information meeting the requirements of Equality Act 2010
... • In March 2013 we commenced a year long programme with Stonewall. They have helped the Trust establish and maintain a Patient and Staff Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Forum. The group’s initial meetings were ...
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Information Sheet The Equality Act 2010
... The concept of “legitimate aim” is taken from European law, but it is not defi ned by the Act. The aim should be legal, should not be discriminatory in itself and must represent a real, objective ...
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The Equality Act 2010 a guide for employees
... number of months, then the last instance of this must be within the three-month period. If you go over this time limit, you may not be able to start your case. However, if the tribunal chooses, it will occasionally hear ...
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British developments in non discrimination law: the Equality Act
... the Equality Act illustrates that gathering equality legislation together into one legal document will not, by itself, result in a complete harmonisation of rules across all protected ...that ...
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Equality Act 2010: Summary Guidance on Employment
... • An employer must not treat a disabled job applicant, employee or former employee unfavourably because of something connected to their disability where they cannot show that what they are doing is objectively justified. ...
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Equality Act 2010: Summary guidance on employment
... Community Legal Service (CLS): The CLS can help you find legal advice and information from a range of sources, including Citizens Advice Bureaux, law centres, independent advice centres and high street ...
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The Equality Act 2010 what is meant by disability?
... Disclaimer This information is not legal advice and you should not rely on it as such. You should consider taking independent legal advice from a solicitor or other qualified legal adviser. Action on ...
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The Equality Act 2010 a guide for service users
... If your claim is for more than £5,000, or if you want another order, such as a declarator (a declaration that you’ve been discriminated against) or an interdict to stop further discrimination, then you will need to use ...
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How to Make a Claim. Guide. The Equality Act 2010
... be legal advice, taking into account your particular ...any legal advice, nor to delay in seeking legal advice or representation because of any material contained in ...
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The Equality Act 2010 your rights when using services
... Time limit You must take any claim for discrimination to court within six months of when you were discriminated against. If there were a number of discriminatory acts, the last instance of this must be within the six ...
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Equality Act 2010: Summary guidance on services, public functions and associations
... Citizens Advice Bureaux, law centres, independent advice centres and high street solicitors across England and Wales. You can also find out more about legal aid and whether you might be entitled to financial help ...
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Evaluation of the Implementation of the Equality Act 2010: Report 3 - Disputes and Challenges
... caution, since simply having more employees would increase the chance of having at least one grievance case, and employees in large organisations may have more points of comparison that allow them to feel that ...
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Employment Rights under the Equality Act 2010: A Brief Guide for Disabled People
... If you are out of time in bringing your claim, it might still be possible to bring a claim before the Employment Tribunal but you will need to obtain legal advice as quickly as possible about pursuing this. NB ...
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Equality Act 2010: Law, Reason and Morality in the Jurisprudence of Robert P. George
... 2.3 Conclusion In conclusion, it has been demonstrated above that NNL moves beyond Aquinas in the debate about legal validity. It has been shown in this section, first, that Finnis’ reliance on ‘natural reason’ ...
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Equality Act 2010 Code of Practice. Equal pay Statutory Code of Practice
... 42 Part one: Equal pay law Example: Ms Smith had been continuously employed since 1980 by the local council as a cook in a residential home. In 2007, she wanted to reduce her hours of work. It was agreed to vary ...
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Equality law obligations in higher education: reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act 2010 in assessment of students with unseen disabilities
... adjustments applies, and if so how it ought to be complied with, it is hard to see how the rigour that the EqA demands can be present. Fourthly, from the point of view of students, those students who have an ...
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EMPLOYMENT EQUITY: FROM LEGAL EQUALITY TO EQUALITY IN FACT
... The last two programs – the federal contracts program and the programs established under the Employment Equity Act – actually come under federal jurisdiction but apply in Quebec as elsewhere. On the one hand, ...
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Anorexia, Capacity, and Best Interests: Developments in the Court of Protection Since the Mental Capacity Act 2005
... Capacity Act 2005 3 to compel medical treatment in the context of ...attentive legal framework? The commentary will consider whether the de- velopments in the case law post-MCA represent an important ...
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