Race and religion or belief Summary Race and religion have been combined on this page because they tend to be less important in an occupational health (OH) setting than...
Sex discrimination Summary Direct discrimination is unlawful even if the employer it trying to be ‘chivalrous’. However in limited cases positive discriminatio...
Other EqA defences Summary This page looks at defences to Equality Act 2010 claims other than the objective justification defence, namely: Occupational require...
Positive action A claim for direct discrimination against a police force by a white heterosexual male succeeded. In giving preference to candidates with par...
Age discrimination: exceptions and particular areas Occupational requirements Occasionally, age is a necessary requirement for a job. One example is of a child actor needed to play Oliver Twis...
