‘Starter kit’ helps employers understand new Equality Act obligations ‘Starter kit’ helps employers understand new Equality Act obligations

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The Equality and Human Rights Commission has launched an online starter guide to the Equality Act 2010, to coincide with most of the legislation enshrined in the act coming into force.

The legislation brings together existing equality law, making it easier to understand, and extends protection to some groups, so that they are treated more fairly. The Commission’s role is to help people understand the law, and to enforce it.

In order to ensure that the private, public and voluntary sectors are aware of their obligations under the act, the Commission has created nine bite-sized learning modules setting out the essential points of the legislation. Organisations can encourage their employees to work through the modules, or use them as a starting point for their own in-house training.

Each downloadable module takes less than ten minutes to complete, and it takes no more than an hour to finish all nine sections. Between them, the modules show how the act applies to: managing a team; personnel changes; flexible working and time off for employers; an overview of the law; strategy and planning; and service delivery for service providers.

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