2. Discrimination

What is Unlawful Discrimination?   Discrimination is treating someone differently. It is unlawful to discriminate in the workplace against employees on a number of different grounds. These include:      Disability   Age  Gender Reassignment   Marriage & Civil Partnerships   Pregnancy & Maternity   Race Religion or Belief   Sex or Sexual Orientation  The main legislation in this area is The Equality Act 2010 (the Act) which consolidated and replaced most of the previous discrimination legislation for England, Scotland and Wales and covers all the areas above which are known in the Act as ‘protected characteristics'.   There are also other areas where discrimination is unlawful and these…