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Equality Act 2010
Question | Answer |
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The Equality Act legally protects people from | discrimination in the workplace and society. |
The Equality Act covers the 9 specific groups of people, they are called the | 9 protected characteristics. |
The 9 protected characteristics are age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, | sexual orientation, marriage & civil partnership and pregnancy & maternity. |
Discrimination or unfair treatment on the basis of these protected characteristics is | against the law in almost all cases. |
The act provides a legal framework to protect the rights of individuals and promote | equal opportunities for everyone. |
It clarifies what private, public and voluntary sectors must do to ensure that people with protected characteristics | are not disadvantaged. |
Of the nine protected characteristics, | disability |
These changes are called | reasonable adjustments |