The Equality Act 2010

6 November 2025 | HR Support for Businesses |

The Equality Act 2010 protects employees from discrimination in the workplace (and elsewhere) based on various ‘protected characteristics’, including age, gender, race, sexuality and disability. It is essential to understand how the Equalities Act applies to your workforce and to ensure that you are staying within the law when making decisions that affect your employees.

Our employment and HR solicitors can advise on how the Equalities Act 2010 applies to your workers and give you specific guidance on equality and discrimination issues so you can avoid the potential for discrimination claims and have a robust defence if such claims do occur.