2. Legal tools for tackling race discrimination
[ch 2: page 8]Equality Act 2010
The main general legislation in England, Scotland and Wales that protects people from race discrimination and provides for race equality in the workplace is the Equality Act 2010 (EA 10). It covers all employers, irrespective of size. Northern Ireland has separate legislation.
There is an associated statutory code of practice covering the work-related aspects of the EA 10, which provides great detail on what must be done to comply with it. The Employment statutory code of practice is published by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC).
The Employment statutory code of practice is published by the EHRC under the Equality Act 2010. It is the EHRC’s authoritative, comprehensive and technical guide to the detail of the law. It is available to download as a pdf at: www.equalityhumanrights.com/sites/default/files/employercode.pdf
It is also available in hard copy from The Stationery Office, price £43.75.
Various sets of non-statutory guidance are available from: www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/advice-and-guidance/equality-act-guidance
The Labour Research Department has produced a detailed and practical booklet on equality law for union reps. Equality Law at Work 2018 — a guide for trade unions and working people (https://www.lrdpublications.org.uk/publications.php?pub=BK&iss=1944.