Claims under the Equality Act 2010
[ch 2: pages 26-27]Discrimination law is found in the Equality Act 2010 (EA 10). The Act prohibits harassment, discrimination and victimisation related to:
• race;
• religion or belief (or lack of belief);
• sex;
• age;
• sexual orientation;
• disability; or
• because someone intends to undergo, is undergoing or has undergone gender reassignment.
These are referred to in the EA 10 as the “protected characteristics”.