10 July 2013 at 07:13 PM What should you do if a gay member of staff or student participates in homophobic ‘banter’? And if they participate, do they later have legal rights to allege harassment? Does your bullying and harassment policy make clear the answer to these questions?
Harassment, Sexual orientation 28 June 2013 at 10:48 AM I mentioned a number of resources during my keynote speech at the recent national AoC diversity conference in London in June 2013. These include the LSIS specific duties and EIA guides mentioned above, plus two useful guides on sexual orientation monitoring, and collecting information on gender identity:
30 January 2013 at 12:21 PM This month has seen two interesting developments. First, one of the country’s most senior evangelical Church leaders has come out in favour of gay marriage. Second, a Government commitment to open up marriage to same-sex couples took an important step forward with the publication of the Marriage (same sex couples) Bill
Religion, Sexual orientation 15 January 2013 at 12:03 PM The Equality and Human Rights Commission has announced that it will work with employers and religious groups to help them interpret the European Court of Human Rights’ ruling on a series of cases involving religious freedom in the workplace. Four cases will be of practical interest to providers.
26 October 2012 at 07:14 PM Freedom of religion, freedom to manifest your religion, and the right to be free from discrimination because of your religious beliefs are all fundamental human rights protected by UK law. But these rights can cause conflict with the rights of others – the right to equality and freedom from discrimination because of sexual orientation or gender identity, for example.
