What conduct is prohibited by the EA 10?
[ch 1: pages 11-12]Broadly, the EA 10 provides protection at work from the following categories of behaviour, each of which has a precise legal meaning:
• direct discrimination (associative and perceived) (see Chapter 4);
• indirect discrimination (see Chapter 7);
• harassment (associative and perceived) (see Chapter 5); and
• victimisation (associative and perceived) (see Chapter 6).
Disabled workers have two extra specific categories of protection, that are unique to them. These are:
• the right to reasonable adjustments at work (section 20, EA 10); and
• the right not to be treated unfavourably for a reason arising from their disability (section 15, EA 10).
These two rights are explained in Chapter 8.