The policy simplifies, strengthens and harmonises the current legislation to provide Britain with a new discrimination law which protects individuals from unfair treatment. It promotes a fair and more equal society and sets new standard for those who provide public services to treat everyone with dignity and respect. The Equality Act bring together over 116 separate pieces of legislation. Over the 116 pieces of legislation, there is also the main pieces. They are nine of them and these are: * Equal Pay Act 1970 * Sex Discrimination Act 1975 * Race Relations Act 1976 * Disability Discrimination Act 1995 * Employment Equality (Religion or Belief) Regulations 2003 * Employment Equality (Sexual Orientation) Employment * Equality (Age) Regulations 2006 regulations 2003 * Equality Act 2006, Part 2 * Equality Act (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2007 Other than the acts that are covered by the legation, there are nine characteristics that are also protected by it and these are: * Age * Disability * Gender reassignment * Marriage and civil partnership * Pregnancy and maternity * Race * Religion or belief * Sex * Sexual orientation The Equality Act basically provides a code for each policy that it protects.
For example: equal rights to men and women. It is about ‘creating a fairer society, where everyone can participate and has the opportunity to fulfill their possibility needs. Equal Pay Act 1975, Sex Discrimination Act 1975 and 1986, Race Relations Act 1976 and The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 law promotes the equality. Diversity (Ajanta’s learner’s dictionary1990s early 2000s) the dictionary says” variety, different” This means the natural or unnatural differences between any living beings. It is an understanding that individuals are different and unique from one another.
A Right, as defined by the Oxford Dictionary, is ‘an entitlement to have or do something’. To expand, rights are prerogatives to have individual choices and decisions, whether those choices include religions, cultures or beliefs. The Department of Health (2007) state that Rights are what it means to be a human being. Whilst giving care to a client, healthcare workers must respect the rights that the patients have. One example is the right to confidentiality.
Diversity rights and equality is health helps the services users to recognize their rights by supporting them exercise their right. According to Macmillan English Dictionary Diversity is define as “the fact that very different people or things exist within a group or place” (2002) p.397. Diversity means difference, and people’s difference can be varied; by Race, Culture, National origin, Gender and Sexual orientation. Diversity is about creating a culture and practices that recognize, respect and value difference in people. They are different types of right, right of freedom of speech, freedom of movement, right to live or die the children right act, the right to protect you and family in any way as long as it’s legal and it does no harm to anybody.
The legislation relating to equality, diversity and inclusion, stems both from the UK government and the European Union. It offers protection from discrimination on grounds of age, disability, gender, race and ethnic origin, religious faith or belief and sexual orientation. The legislation has implications on all workplaces, in terms of employment practice and in terms of the services
Staff are expected to be treated with respect no matter what sex, age, disability etc. all staff should take this on board. Another expectation would be that all new employees aregiven the same information as current employees on their induction so that it is to teh same standards expected of all team members. c) The expectattions made of staff who have particular and specific responsibility for equality and diversity within the work place. The expectation for the employers and employees is that they take it on board and make sure that what the employees have been taught is put in to practice.
NCFE Level 2 Certificate in Equality and Diversity Unit 1: Exploring Equality and Diversity ------------------------------------------------- Name: 1. What is meant by diversity? Diversity is a recognition and understanding that each individual is unique whilst also recognising individual differences. These differences can be based around race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, age, physical abilities, religious beliefs, political beliefs, or other ideologies. Diversity is an exploration of these differences in a manner that is considered safe, positive and nurturing.
EQUALITY: Equality is practiced by ensuring equal care and support for all children, young people and staff within our homes to be able to access services, participation and opportunities to develop and reach full potential. It requires different needs to be recognised and supported, rather than everyone being 'treated the same'. Although our children are treated equally, it is recognised that each has different needs and therefore treated as individuals. This was a particular area to be identified when accommodating siblings, ensuring each child had indiviudal care plans which identified individual needs and support required along with promoting a sibling relationship. Equality in practice eliminates discrimination.
Cambridge TECHNICALS OCR LEVEL 3 CAMBRIDGE TECHNICAL CERTIFICATE/DIPLOMA IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND RIGHTS IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE D/600/9222 LEVEL 3 UNIT 2 GUIDED LEARNING HOURS: 60 UNIT CREDIT VALUE: 10 EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND RIGHTS IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE D/600/9222 LEVEL 3 UNIT 2 AIM OF THE UNIT To provide effective care practitioners must have a good knowledge and understanding of the diversity that exists amongst people in society. Many individuals who need health, social or early years services can be vulnerable and dependent on others; this means that practitioners’ attitudes, values and prejudices can significantly affect the quality of care people who use services experience. This unit will help learners to appreciate the implications of diversity on practice and also the effects of discriminatory practice on people who use services. Learners will also gain an appreciation of how legislation, national initiatives and policy guidelines can support anti-discriminatory practice. PURPOSE OF THE UNIT Effective health and social care practice recognises and adapts to society and the needs of individuals within it.
M2: Assess the influence of a recent National Policy initiative promoting anti discriminatory practice D1 Evaluate the success of a recent initiative in promoting anti discriminatory practice. M2: Assess the influence of a recent National Policy initiative promoting anti discriminatory practice In England they have an ACT called the mental capacity act is designed to protect people who can't make decisions for themselves or lack the mental capacity to do so. This could be due to a mental health condition, a severe learning difficulty, a brain injury or a stroke. According to http://www.nhs.uk/CarersDirect the act's purpose is: •To allow adults to make as many decisions as they can for themselves. •To enable adults to make advance decisions about whether they would like future medical treatment.