Submitted by rascal on Wed, 03/10/2010 - 05:37.
Source:
Laureoli International
The key areas that are addressed in the bill include:
Providing powers to extend age discrimination protection outside the workplace
Clarification on the protection against discrimination by association, for example in relation to a mother who cares for her disabled child
Extending protection from discrimination on the grounds of gender reassignment to school pupils
Extending discrimination protection in the terms of membership and benefits for private clubs and associations
Creation of a unified public sector duty, intended to promote equality in public policy and decision-making, existing provisions being extended to the protected characteristics of sexual orientation, age and religion or belief, and proposes a new public sector duty related to socio-economic inequalities
Providing for legislation requiring that employers review gender pay differences within their organisations and publish the results
Providing for changes to the way that individual claims are enforced, and gives employment tribunals wider powers to make recommendations for the collective benefit of employees
Allowing ministers to amend UK equality legislation to comply with European law without the need for primary legislation
Extension to the period for which all-women shortlists may be used for parliamentary and other elections until 2030 and allows parties to reserve places on shortlists of candidates for people on the grounds of race or disability.
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