Legislation

• Age
• Disability
• Gender Reassignment
• Race/ethnicity
• Religion/belief
• Sex/gender
• Sexual orientation
• Ex-offenders
• General employment and equality law

Age

Legislation:

• The Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006
• The Employment Equality (Age) (Amendment No.2) Regulations 2006
• The Employment Equality (Age) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2007
• Equality Act 2010 

Guides to the legislation:

• BIS: Age Legislation Factsheets
• DirectGov: Age Discrimination
• Equality and Human Rights Commission: Age

• ACAS: Age and the Workplace: A Guide for Employers (PDF 856KB)

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Disability

Legislation:

• Disability Discrimination Act 1995
• Disability Discrimination Act 2005
• Equality Act 2006
• Equality Act 2010 

Guides to the legislation:

• Directgov: Employment Rights and the Disability Discrimination Act.
• Equality and Human Rights Commission: Disability

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Gender Reassignment

• Equality Act 2010

Race/ethnicity

Legislation:

• Race Relations Act 1976
• Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000
• Race Relations Act 1976 (Amendment) Regulations 2003
• Equality Act 2006
• Equality Act 2010 

Guides to the legislation:

• Directgov: Racial Discrimination
• Business Link: Discrimination on the Grounds of Race
• Equality and Human Rights Commission: Race

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Religion/belief

Legislation:

• Employment Equality (Religion or Belief) Regulations 2003
• Employment Equality (Religion or Belief) (Amendment) Regulations 2003
• Equality Act 2006
• Equality Act 2010 

Guides to the Legislation:

• Directgov: Religion or Belief Discrimination
• Business Link: Discrimination on the Grounds of Religion or Belief
• Equality and Human Rights Commission: Religion and Belief

• ACAS: Religion or Belief and the Workplace, A Guide for Employers and Employees (PDF 566KB).

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Sex/gender

• Equal Pay Act 1970
• Equal Pay Act (EPA) 1970 (Amendment) Regulations 2003
• Employment Equality (Sex Discrimination) Regulations 2005
• Sex Discrimination Act 1975
• Sex Discrimination (Gender Reassignment) Regulations 1999
• Gender Recognition Act 2004
• Equality Act 2010 

Guides to the legislation:

• Directgov: Sex Discrimination and Equal Pay
• Business Link: Sex Discrimination
• Equality and Human Rights Commission: Gender

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Sexual orientation

Legislation:

• Employment Equality (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2003
• Employment Equality (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2003 (Amendment) Regulations 2004
• Equality Act 2006
• Civil Partnership Act 2004
• Equality Act 2010 

Guides to the legislation:

• Directgov: Sexual Orientation Discrimination
• Business Link: Discrimination on the Grounds of Sexual Orientation
• Equality and Human Rights Commission: Sexual Orientation

• ACAS: Sexual Orientation and the Workplace, a Guide for Employers and Employees (PDF 343KB).

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Ex-offenders

Legislation:

• Rehabilitation Offenders Act 1974
• Police Act 1997 Part V

Guides to the legislation:

• Nacro, the Crime Reduction Charity

• Nacro: Recruiting Ex-Offenders, the Employers' Perspective (PDF 552KB).

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General employment and equality law

Legislation

• Employment Act 2002
• Employment Rights Act 1996
• Data Protection Act
• Health and Safety at Work Act
• Human Rights Act 1998
• Working Time Regulations 1998

Guides to the legislation:

• Directgov: Employment
• Business Link
• Equality and Human Rights Commission
• Health and Safety Executive

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