Equality

Public bodies are failing to deliver on their duties of advancing equality of opportunity and fostering good relations between different groups, according to a new report from Holyrood’s Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee. The Public Sector Equality Duty is a legal requiremen

New research from the Next 100 Years project has found that 67 per cent of women in the legal profession believe their workplace is committed to removing barriers to women’s progress, but less than half (45 per cent) felt current measures being taken were proving effective. The profession&rsqu

Today marks the 50th anniversary of the Equal Pay Act being enacted in England and Wales.  The Next 100 Years, the latest project from the team behind the First 100 Years, which is dedicated to achieving equality for women in law, is warning that the slow pace of progress is likely to further s

The team behind the First 100 Years has launched its latest project, The Next 100 Years, dedicated to achieving equality for women in law. Over the next decade, the project will be taking action to accelerate the pace of change in the legal profession, encouraging collaboration to tackle the inequal

The Employment Tribunal has held that ethical veganism falls within scope of Equality Act 2010. Jack Boyle explains what happened. Veganism has risen rapidly to its current position in today’s mainstream society. From the presence of plant-based food festivals nationwide to the large food chai

The belief that sex is "biologically immutable" and transgender people should be treated and referred to as the sex they were assigned at birth is not a protected philosophical belief under the Equality Act 2010, a tribunal has ruled.

New legislation will make it easier for disabled people to make communal areas around their home more accessible. Disabled people will be given the right to remove barriers to access by creating ramps, widening paths and installing handrails in common areas with the support of a majority of neighbou