Race discrimination
Equality legislation protects individuals from being discriminated against on the basis of their race. On this page you can find articles, books and online resources providing information, legislation and guidance.
Legal Alert
Legal Alert is a monthly checklist from Atom Content Marketing highlighting new and pending laws, regulations, codes of practice and rulings that could have an impact on your business.
December 2019
Employers should review their policies and procedures to ensure they safeguard employees against harassment by third parties; or where they fail to do so, ensure that failure is not ‘related to’ a protected characteristic such as race, gender or disability.
November 2019
Employers should avoid giving false reasons for dismissal or other sanctions, even if they do so with good intentions, otherwise they risk a discrimination claim and costs penalty, a ruling makes clear.
August 2019
Employers should avoid treating employees for whom English is a second language less favourably on the basis they inevitably have a lesser command of English than those for whom it is their first language; otherwise they risk a race discrimination claim as a recent ruling makes clear.
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Discrimination
These ten sections of the chapter on employment cover discrimination - the Equality Act 2010 replaced all previous discrimination legislation. Discrimination on the basis of: age; disability; gender reassignment; marriage and civil partnership; pregnancy and maternity; race; religion and belief; sex; and sexual orientation is outlawed. In addition discrimination against people with criminal records, part-time workers, fixed-term workers and agency workers is also covered.
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Acas guidance
Advice, guidance and practical resources on a wide variety of recruitment topics for both employers and employees, produced by the
Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service, Acas. Acas is the employment relations service for England, Scotland and Wales offering practical, independent and impartial advice to employers, employees and their representatives.
July 2016
Acas key guide offering an insight into how race discrimination can occur in the workplace and how it can be dealt with.
Acas guidance on actions for employers to take in the event of a race hate incident in the workplace
Online articles
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Business 'needs a wake up call on race'
The article discusses a survey done by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development on the careers of black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) employees in Great Britain which found that minority employees face challenges in the workplace based on race and ethnicity. Topics include mentorship, race discrimination, and diversity in the workplace
Handling Brexit harassment
The article discusses the need of employers in Great Britain to be aware of the risks of race-related harassment at work and take action to prevent risks. It states the need of any employers to address potential issues quickly and effectively to create a working environment were employees feel included and supported. It mentions that businesses should not ignore possible offensive comments
Bringing bias into the light
The article discusses biases in the workplace and several tips on how to prevent prejudices, stereotypes, and biases from influencing the employee hiring decisions of human resources personnel in America. The Implicit Association Test (IAT) for uncovering hidden biases about race, gender, and age is mentioned.
Useful links
Business in the Community
October 2020
Representing the key findings of 2020 Race at Work Charter Survey, this report records the actions undertaken by the 114 employer participants.
Equality and Human Rights Commission
Guidance from the EHRC on race discrimination including different types of race discrimination and circumstances when being treated differently due to race is lawful
Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
CIPD factsheets, Q&As and case law on race discrimination. Registration required to view content.
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