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Should “class” be protected under equality law?


Class should be protected by law to prevent discrimination - LSE

In a professional capacity, the inclusion of social class as a protected characteristic under the Equality Act would mandate resources for properly measuring ...

Should 'class' be protected under the Equality Act?, Anna Crowe

By adding “class” as a protected characteristic this would put a duty on public sector entities and large organisations to monitor and report on ...

Should “class” be protected under equality law? - Farrer & Co

Is there really no protection? ... Just because we don't have “class” defined in our equality law does not mean employees have to suffer poor ...

The Case for Caution in Making Social Class a Protected ...

The mere act of making class discrimination unlawful would convey a powerful message to the whole of society that initiatives of this kind are illegitimate.

Class as a protected characteristic? | 12 King's Bench Walk

Under the Equality Act 2010, social class is not a protected characteristic – it does not share the protection of race, sex, religion or any other of the nine ...

Inclusivity and the law: do we need to prohibit class discrimination?

9 Class embraces race, religion, gender, rurality,10 as well as all the protected characteristics under the Equality Act and international and regional treaties ...

Is the idea of 'protected classes', groups that are especially ... - Quora

Social class is not a protected classification under Federal law or the law of any state I know of. And it's so slippery anyway that it would be ...

Is political viewpoint a protected class under equality act 2010 and ...

The protected characteristic of belief. Contrary to the term "protected class", which is from U.S. law, the U.K. uses the words "protected ...

Avoiding class discrimination in the workplace - Collyer Bristow

A year on, despite these statistics, the Equality Act 2010 fails to recognise class/socioeconomic background as a protected characteristic and ...

Exclusive: Should class snobbery be banned under the Equality Act?

Defining class is complex. Establishing a uniform definition and auditing it in workplaces would be a key benefit of allowing it to be included ...

Equality Act: The 10th protected characteristic - SecEd

Equality Act: The 10th protected characteristic · Increasing participation by working-class pupils in after-school activities. · Narrowing the gap ...

Equality Act: The 10th protected characteristic - Headteacher Update

Equality Act: The 10th protected characteristic · Increasing participation by working-class pupils in after-school activities. · Narrowing the gap ...

'If we are serious about the pursuit of equality and fairness for all, it is ...

But it's important, it should be looked at, and not just class in isolation because of its intersection with so many other protected ...

What are protected classes? Everything you need to know - Ethena

The term “protected class” is typically used in reference to employment discrimination, but it can be used in other situations as well. For ...

Equality Act: The 10th protected characteristic? - Diverse Educators

I don't think the law goes far enough. I think there should be a 10th protected characteristic: social class. After all, class plays an ...

The Big Gap in Discrimination Law: Class and the Equality Act 2010

This article makes two main arguments. There is a specific argument: UK lawmakers should amend the Equality Act 2010 to introduce class as a 'protected ...

How Equality Act Could Become Classroom Bully With Biased ...

... identity to protected-class status alongside race, sex, and national origin in the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

The Big Gap in Discrimination Law: Class and the Equality Act 2010

This article makes two main arguments. There is a specific argument: UK lawmakers should amend the Equality Act 2010 to introduce class as a 'protected ...

'Labour can tackle class discrimination – by modifying the Equality ...

Such inequalities are so deeply embedded in the UK that a fundamental shift is needed. Making socio-economic class a protected characteristic in ...

What equality law means for you as an education provider – further ...

... in the class and finds the tutor's behaviour degrading and offensive. This is likely to be harassment related to the protected characteristic of race.