Equality and Diversity

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Equality and Diversity

• Richard Brown
• Head of Equality and Diversity

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Introduction

• Equality and Diversity
• Coverage
• Legislation
• Discrimination
• Harassment and Victimisation
• Positive Duties
• Moving forward

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Equality

• Equal opportunities is about removing barriers
• Minimising the adverse effects of difference
  between groups
• Discrimination is the legal underpinning
• Associated with policies and formal procedures
• Legal compliance
• Often reactive

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Diversity

• Valuing and promoting individual difference
• Recognising the benefits of individuality
• Associated with positive action(s)
• Very much a business case
• Despite the difference between the two diversity
  does not replace equal opportunities
• They are interdependent
• Managing diversity aims to make equal
  opportunities an issue for everyone

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Coverage

• Race and Ethnicity
• Gender (including trans gender)
• Religion and Belief
• Disability
• Sexual Orientation
• Age
• Carers
• Human Rights

• Work/Employment
• Education
• Services
• But there are different responsibilities for the
  different areas

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Legislation

• Equality Act 2006
• The Racial and Religious Hatred Act 2006
• The Disability Discrimination Act 2005
• The Civil Partnership Act 2005
• Gender Recognition Act 2004

• SENDA 2001
• The Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000
• The Sex Discrimination (Gender Reassignment)
  Regulations (1999) extended the Sex
  Discrimination Act (1975)
• Human Rights Act 1998

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Legislation

• Maternity and Parental Leave etc. and the
  Paternity and Adoption Leave (Amendment)
  Regulations 2006
• The Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006
• The Employment Equality (Religion or Belief)
  Regulations 2003 (amended 2007)

• Employment Equality (Sexual Orientation)
  Regulations 2003
• Fixed-term Employees (Prevention of Less
  Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2002.
• Part-time Workers (Prevention of Less Favourable
  Treatment) Regulations 2000

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Direct and Indirect Discrimination

• Direct
• Treating a person less favourably than another
  because of actual or perceived gender (including
  trans gender), race, marital status, sexual
  orientation, disability, age or religion or
  belief.

• Indirect
• Applying a provision, criterion or practice to
  everyone which disadvantages people of a
  particular gender (including trans gender), race,
  sexual orientation, disability, marital status,
  age or religion or belief

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Harassment and Victimisation

• Harassment
• Conduct which violates a persons dignity or
  creates an environment for them which is
• Intimidating
• Hostile
• Degrading
• Humiliating
• Offensive

• Victimisation
• Treating someone less favourably when they have
  made a complaint or allegation, or have given
  evidence in such a complaint or allegation of
  discrimination.

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Positive Duties

• Race, Disability, Gender
• Proactively promote equality
• Identify and remove barriers
• Produce equality schemes
• Conduct Impact assessments
• Analysis of data
• Review of services
• Review employment practices
• Positive action

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Associated Policies

• Equal Opportunities
• Harassment
• Adoption
• Maternity
• Paternity
• Parental Leave
• Emergency leave for dependents
• Part time working
• Request for flexible working

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Moving Forward

• Comprehensive review of equality and diversity
  throughout the organisation
• Establish new mechanisms
• Systematic approach
• Developing staff /service users /communities

• Advice, Support and Guidance
• Development of committees
• Adding real value through diversity
• Anticipated merging of current equalities law
  Positive duties for all strands

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Contact details

• Richard Brown
• Head of Equality and Diversity
• Mulberry House
• Alder Hey Childrens NHS Foundation Trust
• Eaton Road, Liverpool, L12 2AP
• Tel [phone] (4787)
• Email richard.brown_at_alderhey.nhs.uk