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Information and guidance on the Equality Act 2010, including age discrimination and public sector Equality Duty.
Practical advice for customers who think they have been discriminated against on how to ask for more information about what happened; and for the service provider or retailer on how they should respond to their questions.
Employment Appeal Tribunal Judgment of Sarah Crowther, Deputy Judge of the High Court on 24 May 2024.
This study observes real hiring and application decisions for a night-shift job that provides safe worker transport home.
Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber decision by Judge Freer on 28 November 2023.
Employment Appeal Tribunal Judgment of Mr Justice Kerr on 23 May 2024.
The frameworks are based on a review of the literature on processes of discrimination and the norms and attitudes that accompany them
Your rights and the support you can get if you have a disabled child, including childcare, car costs, house adaptations and education
Employment Appeal Tribunal Judgment of Judge Tayler, Mr Andrew Morris and Mr Nick Aziz on 27 March 2024.
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