Equakity Act M1 & D1

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Equality Act (M1 &D1) • What the equality act is The Equality Act 2010 replaced previous anti-discrimination laws; it came into force on 1st October 2010 to make the law simpler, remove inconsistencies and to make it easier for people to understand so they can follow it more. The equality act brings together a lot of legislations into the one act, this act strengthened protection in certain situations, and it also provides protection from unfair treatment for individuals and equal opportunities for everyone and promotes a fair society. The aim of the equality act is to provide a set of rules for people to follow that cover different kinds of discrimination, it replaces a few acts such as Disability Discrimination Act and Sex Discrimination Act. There are nine protected characteristics which are:  age  disability  gender reassignment  marriage and civil partnership  pregnancy and maternity  race  religion or belief  sex  sexual orientation The act sets certain standards for the way a person should be treated, things which are unacceptable are harassment, failing to make certain adjustments for a disabled person, victimisation and direct and indirect discrimination. The act stops unfair treatment in the workplace, when providing goods, facilities and services, in education and by association such as private clubs. This act has commencement dates where the provisions of the equality act are being brought into force at different times; this is to make sure anyone affected by the new laws will have plenty of time to prepare. Most of the equality act provisions came into force in October 2012 however other provisions came into force in April 2011. This act protects the same groups as the existing legislation; however they are given a new name known as the ‘protected characteristics’. M1 & D1 In my opinion, the changes from the
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