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• Unlawful adverts jeopardise job opportunities says Commission

  Last updated: Array 24 Feb 2016

  Thousands of people could be at risk of being denied jobs and services each year due to unlawful, discriminatory adverts, the Equality and Human Rights Commission warns today. Complaints about adverts which discriminate against older workers or on the bas ...

• equality online webcast : EU equality legislation

  Last updated: Array 19 Feb 2016

  The Scottish legal team is pleased to present the third in our series of four webcasts, ‘ equality: online ’. These webcasts provide flexible training to practitioners across Britain who work with legal issues on a day-to-day basis. You can do this train ...

• Commission responds to government announcement on gender pay gap

  Last updated: Array 12 Feb 2016

  Commenting in response to Government publishing draft regulations to make gender pay gap reporting mandatory for large companies, Rebecca Hilsenrath, CEO at the Equality and Human Rights Commission said: “Today’s announcement is a welcome, but long overdu ...

• Commission responds to concerns over Investigatory Powers Bill

  Last updated: Array 10 Feb 2016

  Commenting in response to the Intelligence Security Committee’s (ISC) report which raises concerns over the lack of protection for people’s privacy in the Investigatory Powers Bill, a spokesperson for the Equality and Human Rights Commission, said: “This ...

• Commission welcomes Government’s review into discrimination at work

  Last updated: Array 05 Feb 2016

  Commenting in response to the Government’s announcement today of a review into the lack of progression of ethnic minorities in business, a Commission spokesperson said: “This is as a welcome step towards tackling the roadblocks to opportunity that ethnic ...

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