24 November 2012 at 07:37 AM ECU has just published a resource looking at embedding equality through the procurement process in colleges and universities. This guidance breaks down the procurement process step-by-step, providing practical guidance, ideas and case studies at each stage.
Employment, Equality Act 2010 20 November 2012 at 05:23 PM Is this the end of Equality Impact Assessments? In a speech to a CBI conference, David Cameron said ‘we are calling time on Equality Impact Assessments’. He said ‘You no longer have to do them if these issues have been properly considered...we don’t need all this extra tick-box stuff’.
19 November 2012 at 09:15 PM The coalition government has proposed that the third party harassment provisions in the Equality Act 2010 should be repealed, to cut ‘unnecessary red tape’. The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill received a second reading in the House of Lords on 14 November 2012 to remove this section of the Act.
16 November 2012 at 07:20 AM Birmingham City Council has lost its appeal against an equal pay claim made by 170 women and 4 men. The Council argued that the claim was outside of the six-month time limit.
Employment, Equality Act 2010, Gender 26 October 2012 at 07:14 PM Freedom of religion, freedom to manifest your religion, and the right to be free from discrimination because of your religious beliefs are all fundamental human rights protected by UK law. But these rights can cause conflict with the rights of others – the right to equality and freedom from discrimination because of sexual orientation or gender identity, for example.
