Caste discrimination in Britain – two new research reports

Do your staff know what is meant by caste discrimination? The Equality and Human Rights Commission has published research reports into issues surrounding caste in Britain, to inform a new statutory law prohibiting discrimination on the grounds of caste. The Commission has said that discrimination against an individual because of caste in sectors such as education cannot be tolerated.

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What is the percentage of disabled staff in your organisation?

A quick scan of published equality information reports on websites reveals a worrying figure for the number of disabled staff – between 2% and 6% on average. Since 20% of people of working age are covered by the definition of a disabled person, this is a significant equality ‘gap’, and a key equality objective for your organisation to address. What are you doing about this?

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How much progress have you made on eliminating disability-related harassment?

A report from the Equality and Human Rights Commission shows that although progress has been made, many public sector organisations need to do more to tackle disability-related harassment. What is your organisation doing?

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Stonewall workplace equality index – did you make it into the top 100 gay-friendly employers?

One FE college, five universities and a number of county councils have been named in Stonewall’s top 100 gay-friendly employers.

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Meeting the requirements of specific duties – now the spotlight is on schools

New research from Race on the Agenda (ROTA) shows that free schools are failing to comply with statutory requirements on equality. Are you meeting your duties to publish equality information and equality objectives?

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