Equality Act 2010 [25 marks]

How many 'protected characteristics' are there?

List the 'protected characteristics' in alphabetical order: [blank_start]Age[blank_end] [blank_start]Disability[blank_end] [blank_start]Gender reassignment[blank_end] [blank_start]Marriage and civil partnership[blank_end] [blank_start]Pregnancy and maternity[blank_end] [blank_start]Race[blank_end] [blank_start]Religion or belief[blank_end] [blank_start]Sex/gender[blank_end] [blank_start]Sexual Orientation[blank_end]

Gender reassignment is when a person is born male or female.

Gender reassignment is when a person's physical [blank_start]sexual[blank_end] characteristics are [blank_start]changed[blank_end] by [blank_start]medical[blank_end] procedures such as [blank_start]surgery[blank_end] or [blank_start]hormone[blank_end] treatment.

The aim of the Equality Act 2010 is to

Under the Equality Act 2010, a person who experience discrimination due to an association with another person with a protected characteristic is also protected.

Name the four areas in which discrimination is made illegal (alphabetically): A[blank_start]ccess to goods and services[blank_end] E[blank_start]ducation[blank_end] E[blank_start]mployment[blank_end] H[blank_start]ousing[blank_end]

Under the Equality Act 2010, women has the right to breast feed in public.

The Equality Act 2010 allow for a person to disclose their income to others as it makes pay secrecy clauses illegal.

There are two types of discrimination. Name both: D[blank_start]irect[blank_end] Discrimination I[blank_start]ndirect[blank_end] Discrimination

Direct discrimination is [blank_start]intentionally[blank_end] putting someone at a [blank_start]disadvantage[blank_end] or treating them [blank_start]unfairly[blank_end] based on their differences, i.e., their '[blank_start]protected[blank_end] characteristics'.

Indirect Discrimination is when a policy, [blank_start]practice[blank_end] or [blank_start]rule[blank_end] applies to everybody but has a [blank_start]detrimental[blank_end] effect on some people. For example, a job advert that states male applicants must be clean shaven would [blank_start]discriminate[blank_end] against individuals who grow facial hair because of their [blank_start]religious[blank_end] beliefs.

The Equality Act 2010 sets out THREE different ways in which it is unlawful to treat someone:

Harassment is [blank_start]unwanted[blank_end] behaviour that intends to [blank_start]intimidate[blank_end] or [blank_start]humiliate[blank_end] someone.

Victimisation is [blank_start]bad[blank_end] treatment directed towards someone who has made a [blank_start]complaint[blank_end] or has taken [blank_start]action[blank_end] under the Equality Act or similar [blank_start]legislation[blank_end].

Staff selection and interview procedures must always comply with the Equality Act so that staff are selected on the basis of the skills they can offer.

A woman is told she did not get the job as a Practice Manager because 'she might get pregnant and go on maternity leave' and 'the setting wants continuity and doesn't want someone who might take time off' What type of discrimination is the woman experiencing? Age discrimination Disability discrimination [blank_start]Sex/gender discrimination[blank_end] Race discrimination

A woman is told she did not get the job as a Practice Manager because 'she might get pregnant and go on maternity leave' and 'the setting wants continuity and doesn't want someone who might take time off' What type of discrimination is the woman experiencing? [blank_start]Sex/gender discrimination[blank_end]

SCENARIO: A wheelchair user is unable to visit his grandmother upstairs in the care home because there are no lifts in the building. Disability discrimination must be avoided by adapting the premises to enable access for wheelchair users by including: [blank_start]Ramps[blank_end] [blank_start]Automatic doors[blank_end]

Disability discrimination against a person with a sight impairment can be avoided by providing:

Disability discrimination against a person who is blind can be avoided by providing:

Disability discrimination against a person with a learning disability can be avoided by providing:

Service providers are not required to have an equal opportunities policy.

Disability discrimination is illegal.

Service [blank_start]providers[blank_end] should avoid disability discrimination by [blank_start]monitoring[blank_end] the selection and [blank_start]recruitment[blank_end] of staff to see how many individuals with a [blank_start]disability[blank_end] apply for jobs and how many are actually given a [blank_start]job[blank_end].