Equality Blog

The 'return' of Race Equality in Britain. Stuart McKenna: Whether because of the successful convictions in the Stephen Lawrence murder trial, the on field behaviour of our Premiership footballers or the ‘tweeting’ antics of our... More »
Who and What should Inclusion include in UK plc? Steve McNally: Whichever way you view the current economic situation, it’s clear that UK plc needs productivity and growth. But how best do we achieve it – and what part, if any, can... More »
"The City should be hiring disabled people." Jane Hatton: A recent report in the Telegraph suggested that city bosses should be held accountable for the number of disabled people they employ in the same way that they are held... More »
Italy's women still waiting for a change of image and reality. Traceylee Gaskin: Silvio Berlusconi, may be gone, but Italian women still face an uphill battle for respect in the face of what some commentators describe as a "damagingly" sexist media. Just... More »

Promoting Equality. Delivering Diversity.

Equality Law is a Diversity & Inclusivity consultancy that works with your organisation to help you prevent discrimination and create an inclusive working environment. We are a unique team of experts, bringing together best practice in Communications, Compliance, Training and Consultancy - creating and embedding bespoke solutions, tailored to your specific needs, into your workplace. The result? Engaged and high-performing employees; in a compliant and inclusive working environment.

Communications that engage your employees; Compliance that protects your organisation.

Established in 2007, we have worked with organisations of all shapes, sizes and sectors to deliver the 'right' solution, through our range of methodologies and services. Our emphasis is on the 'Business Case' for Equality, Diversity & Inclusion: making a difference to your people and talent strategy, team performance, organisational development - and bottom line.

So what does that mean and look like in practice?

• When one of the UK's best-performing Leisure companies wanted to thread Diversity & Inclusivity throughout their organisation, they turned to us to achieve that across Policies & Practice, Attraction, Onboarding, Talent Management, Employee Engagement and Community Engagement.

• When a Central Government client needed a Diversity & Equality programme, we designed the 'brand', shaped the messages and created a complete suite

of online/offline communications to engage the whole workforce.

• When the Executive Board of a leading national Newspaper & Media Group needed to identify and measure levels of Inclusivity across their organisation, we surveyed the whole employee-base - and worked through the findings in workshops with senior managers.

• When one of the world’s top Food Companies merged with a major market-leader, we created and delivered an inclusive Graduate Attraction strategy for the combined entity.

Each of our solutions is different - and yours will be unique to you.

Whatever your requirement, we'll work with you to mainstream Equality into your organisation: drastically reducing your risk of Discrimination claims and - much more positively - creating a robust, resilient and healthily inclusive working environment.

The Equality Act - at a glance

The Equality Act 2010 introduced 20 key changes to Equality Law in the UK. We view the following 5 main areas of change as priority issues that should be addressed by private and public sector employers:

New Definitions of Discrimination - which means that your organisation must embrace the concept of "protected characteristic", associative and perceived discrimination, as well as direct and indirect discrimination.
Fundamental Changes to Disability and Discrimination Law - there are key changes to the definition of a disabled person, aimed at reducing the gap between discrimination arising from disability and indirect disability discrimination. Beyond that, the Act makes a key change in how your organisation can enquire about disability and health.
Voluntary 'Positive Action', allowing your organisation to make 'tie-breaker' decisions.
New Provisions on Equal Pay - this has lead to a new employer's defence and increased Gender pay gap information, as well as barring pay secrecy clauses.
For those in the Public Sector, the New Public Sector Equality Duty is being introduced, together with Government proposals for specific duties (and implications for public procurement).

Latest News

Senior employees prepared to quit their jobs over lack of flexible working provision May 18, 2012: A record 13.4% of senior employees think employers are out of touch with working mums and plan to quit the industry in the next two years if employers continue to deny flexible... More »
Conference for women business leaders doubts speed of progress on female board representation. May 18, 2012: The European Commission (EC) is “very committed to speed up progress” on gender diversity in the boardroom, according to European Parliament vice chair of the Committee on... More »
Bus drivers demanding Olympics bonus pay threaten strike action. May 18, 2012: Bus drivers are threatening to strike if they don't receive extra pay for working during the Olympics. Off-duty bus drivers yesterday protested outside the Transport for... More »
US: male welding teacher files sex discrimination claim. May 18, 2012: A former welding teacher says the Pittsburgh Public Schools discriminated against him because he was a man in a mostly female department. George Kirk claims in a lawsuit... More »

Find out more

We are able to send you the full Equality Act and talk through with you (at no obligation) the main imperatives of the Act. We have also attached a 28-page summary of the Act (see below) to highlight your responsibilities and the responsibilities of your employees.

To obtain the Act in full, or to contact us for an informal and confidential discussion, please call 0845 0043513 or email info@equalitylaw.co.uk.