LRD guides and handbook June 2014

Law at Work 2014

Chapter 6

What conduct is prohibited by the Equality Act 2010?

[ch 6: page 162]

There are two main types of discrimination under the Equality Act 2010 (EA 10), known as direct and indirect discrimination. In most cases a worker will be pursuing either a direct or an indirect discrimination claim, but sometimes both types of claim are present.