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The clock is ticking to report your gender pay gap data before this year's deadlines🕑
We've put together some top tips to help you calculate your data correctly.
Find more useful advice here: tinyurl.com/yzthpp2z
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Black women are 4x more likely to die in childbirth than white women in the UK.
Asian women are 2x more likely.
This has to change.
Liverpool Women's Hospital is showing what's possible and how maternity units in England can tackle race inequalities.
Read more ➡️ tinyurl.com/2akmkvnd
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Are you an employer?
Under equality law, you must take reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment of your staff.
Our 8-step guide is a useful tool to help you take positive action to prevent and deal with sexual harassment at work.
The guide 👉 lnkd.in/eta628Gg
We recently published an assessment of UK govt progress on the UN's Universal Periodic Review #UPR 2022 recommendations.
Our report highlights shortfalls on:
- peaceful protest
- healthcare access for disabled people
- tackling exploitation of migrant workers
Read it here: tinyurl.com/3x4bpn2j
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Wondering how to report your organisation’s gender pay gap?
We have made a three-step guide to show you:
✔️ who needs to report
✔️ how to calculate your figures
✔️ how to publish your report
Read more: tinyurl.com/2skxnb3x
As Britain's equality regulator, it’s our job to champion everyone’s rights under the Equality Act, including those with the protected characteristics of sex, sexual orientation and gender reassignment.
A shared and correct understanding of the law is essential to that.
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We welcome the High Court’s judgment in Good Law Project v EHRC.
Full statement: tinyurl.com/mrmuf7z
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The effort to ensure women enjoy human rights on an equal basis with men is ongoing.
Since 1986, the UK has been working to meet its commitment to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW).
Find out more: lnkd.in/eXanfj35
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Pregnancy and maternity guidance is essential reading for employers.
Our toolkits are here to help:
Pregnancy guide 👉https://tinyurl.com/55wm3ev9
Parental leave guide 👉 tinyurl.com/3azhbxyv
Return to work guide 👉 tinyurl.com/n9tcffjn
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Employers must ensure their employees do not face sexual harassment in the workplace.
We've produced a guide detailing what sexual harassment in the workplace is and how it can be spotted, tackled and prevented.
Discover more here: tinyurl.com/2ex4j6hb
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Explore our updated Human Rights Tracker : tinyurl.com/mp9vnhrz
It tracks how well the UK and Welsh governments are acting on human rights.
Latest updates focus on the action, or inaction, taken to improve the rights of people from ethnic minority backgrounds.
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Research found two thirds of working women between the ages of 40 and 60 with experience of menopausal symptoms said they have had a mostly negative impact on them at work.
Read our guidance for employers to help support employees in the workplace:
tinyurl.com/38y6knff
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We recently launched our first guide on using equality data for uniformed services in Great Britain. The guidance helps police, fire and armed forces improve data collection, tackle harassment and discrimination, and support recruitment/retention: tinyurl.com/bdvkvusw
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We have the power to advise government on any matter related to equality, diversity and human rights.
Our parliamentary briefings and responses to government consultations are on this page: tinyurl.com/yat3dm47
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Last year we published new research to help tackle persistent race inequalities in maternity and neonatal care.
Our findings are useful for ICBs and health bodies, such as:
- maternity and neonatal services
- GP practices
- regulators
👉https://tinyurl.com/bdhxdb4n
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Public bodies in England must understand how their policies impact people with protected characteristics.
Our 10-step guide helps you consider equality in a structured and proportionate way, and meet your legal duties under the Equality Act.
Read here: https://orlo.uk/2lxS4
Read the advice we provided to MSPs ahead of the upcoming deadline for Stage 3 amendments: www.equalityhumanrights.com/our-work/adv...
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Some of our recommendations on the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill were reflected in changes MSPs made at Stage 2.
But we believe the Bill's provisions should be strengthened further, to ensure the rights of protected characteristic groups are upheld.
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As an A-status National Human Rights Institution, we provide independent, expert guidance to help protect your human rights, like our guidance for employers on how they can support disabled workers with hybrid working.
Read our guidance here 👉 https://orlo.uk/CEBPz
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The Worker Protection Act came into force in October 2024
Employers have a legal duty to protect their employees and prevent sexual harassment in the workplace.
Our technical guidance will help employers understand their legal responsibilities: https://orlo.uk/U5LZ2
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The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has extended its legal agreement with McDonald’s Restaurants Limited (@McDonaldsUK) to protect its staff from sexual harassment.
Read our full statement here: https://orlo.uk/aHYsC
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We operate independently to protect and promote the human rights of everyone in Great Britain. We do this by encouraging compliance with the Human Rights Act and by challenging governments.
Read more about our human rights work ⬇️
https://orlo.uk/QSS6f
Religion or belief in the Equality Act
It's illegal to discriminate against someone because of a protected characteristic.
The Equality Act safeguards nine characteristics, including religion or belief. That extends to not believing in any #religion.
Find out more: https://orlo.uk/p178t
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The effort to ensure women enjoy human rights on an equal basis with men is ongoing. Since 1986, the UK has been working to meet its commitment to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW).
Find out more: https://orlo.uk/ydpQ2
Race in the Equality Act
Discriminating against someone with a protected characteristic is illegal.
The Equality Act safeguards nine characteristics, including race.
Race can mean colour, nationality, citizenship, ethnic or national origins.
Discover more 👉 https://orlo.uk/vD9hI
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The UK government's proposals in the Crime and Policing Bill will place further restrictions on the right to peaceful protest.
Read our response to these proposals: https://orlo.uk/GYsru
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Being treated less favourably at work because you are married or in a civil partnership is discrimination.
Discrimination can be direct or indirect, or a form of victimisation.
Learn more about your rights under the equality act 👉 https://orlo.uk/YkFX3
Pregnancy and maternity in the Equality Act
Pregnancy and maternity is one of the nine protected characteristics covered by the Equality Act.
Our guidance outlines different types of pregnancy and maternity discrimination as well as your workplace rights.
Read more here 👉 https://orlo.uk/hFYye
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The UK government's proposals in the Crime and Policing Bill will place further restrictions on the right to peaceful protest.
Read our response to these proposals: https://orlo.uk/6Qzps
Disability in the Equality Act
It's illegal to discriminate against someone because of a protected characteristic.
Disability is one of nine characteristics in the #EqualityAct.
We've created a guide to disability discrimination. Discover more: https://orlo.uk/KJqLY
