Religion and belief equality

Do you know the most common areas where religion or belief discrimination can happen in the workplace? And more importantly, do you know how to prevent it? Do you know the top ten myths on religion and belief discrimination? Would new guidance from Acas help? 

Religion or Belief Discrimination? Key Points for the Workplace is new guidance published by Acas for employers and employees on what discrimination based on religion or belief is, and how to avoid it.

The new guidance explains the features of the protected characteristic of religion and belief. It covers areas such as job adverts, training and development opportunities and promotion. It highlights the rights of employees and responsibilities of employers around issues such as dress codes, fasting, and time off for holy days. it also covers issues around talking about religion or belief at work.

You can download the Acas guidance here

The guidance is accompanied by fact sheets, including the top ten myths around religion and belief discrimination in the workplace. You can download this fact sheet here

The Acas guidance complements the EHRC’s guidance for employers on religion or belief in the workplace (published in 2016), which you can download here