Discrimination law protects individuals from being treated less favourably than others on grounds of sex, race and disability. It ensures equality of opportunity and dignity at work.
If successful, a discrimination claim can be costly as there is no limit to the amount of compensation that can be awarded. These claims can also take up a significant amount of management time which contributes to the cost and is also likely to create bad publicity for an employer and may damage employee morale.
Discrimination claims can be pursued against individual employees as well as employers. In defending these claims it is essential that employers have an up to date Equal Opportunities Policy and give their employees adequate training about this policy.
The Equality Act 2010, most of which came into force on 1st October 2010, brought together and restated the previous discrimination legislation but has also brought about some important changes to the law. Therefore it is important that both employers and employees receive training on this much publicised legislation.
To ensure that all your staff and managers receive training on discrimination and equal opportunities, Nelsons provide a bespoke training course on Discrimination and Equal Opportunities which is tailored to the specific needs of your business and the level of staff who are receiving the training.
The training will deal with:
- Changes to discrimination legislation in light of the Equality Act 2010
- The types of discrimination including discrimination on the grounds of sex, age, religion or belief, sexual orientation, race and disability
- The categories of discrimination including indirect and direct discrimination, victimisation and harassment
- The remedies for discrimination
- Who can be liable for discrimination
- The principles developed under recent case law in the area of discrimination.
The aims of the training are:
- To ensure your staff/managers are trained on equal opportunities and discrimination issues
- To ensure that any discrimination issues that arise are dealt with appropriately
- To defend any discrimination claims
- To avoid successful Employment Tribunal claims
- To reduce legal costs
Please contact us to discuss how we can help your business comply with current Employment Law through our bespoke training courses.
