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1 Factsheet Your rights The Equality Act 2010 a summary guide You ll find this factsheet useful if you want an outline of how the Equality Act 2010 protects people who are deaf or have a hearing loss from discrimination (unfair treatment). See the other factsheets in this range for more detailed information. Contents What is the Equality Act 2010? 2 Who has rights under the Equality Act? 2 Who has responsibilities under the Equality Act? 2 What is unlawful under the Equality Act? 3 What else is covered by the Equality Act? 4 What if I have a complaint? 5 Where can I get further information? 5 If you d like this factsheet in Braille, large print or audio format, please contact our Information Line see last page for contact details.
2 Disclaimer This information is not legal advice and you should not rely on it as such. You should consider taking independent legal advice from a solicitor or other qualified legal adviser. Action on Hearing Loss does not accept any liability for any actions that you or anyone else may take, or fail to take, on the basis of the information contained in this factsheet. What is the Equality Act 2010? The Equality Act 2010 is the law that bans discrimination (unfair treatment) and helps achieve equal opportunities in the workplace and in wider society. The Act brought together and replaced previous equality legislation, such as the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (DDA), the Race Relations Act 1976 and the Sex Discrimination Act It simplified and updated the law, and strengthened it in important ways. The Equality Act protects people from discrimination because of certain protected characteristics. It also promotes equality of opportunity to prevent discrimination arising. The nine protected characteristics are: age disability gender reassignment marriage and civil partnership pregnancy and maternity race religion and belief sex sexual orientation. The Equality Act applies to England, Wales and Scotland but not Northern Ireland, where the DDA still applies. If you live in Northern Ireland, visit the NI Direct website to find out more: Who has rights under the Equality Act? You may have rights in relation to any of the nine protected characteristics, but this factsheet focuses on how the Act affects people with a disability. The Equality Act covers people who have, or have previously had, a disability. A disability under the Act is a physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and longterm adverse (negative) effect on your ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities. In certain situations, the Act also protects people who are discriminated against because of their association with someone who has a disability or because they are mistakenly thought to be disabled. To find out how the Act can protect you in relation to any of the other protected characteristics, contact the Equality Advisory Support Service (EASS see page 5). If you re not sure whether your hearing loss is classed as a disability under the Equality Act, see our factsheet The Equality Act 2010 what is meant by disability? for more information. Who has responsibilities under the Equality Act? The Equality Act puts legal responsibilities on employers, service providers, those who carry out public functions, private clubs, educational bodies, landlords and transport providers, among others. For simplicity, we only refer to employers, service providers and public bodies in this factsheet. 2 The Equality Act 2010 a summary guide
3 What is unlawful under the Equality Act? The Equality Act protects you from certain kinds of unlawful behaviour. These are called discrimination, harassment and victimisation. They are outlined below. It s also unlawful to order someone to behave in these ways or to help them do so. Direct discrimination This occurs when, because of disability, you re treated less favourably (worse) than someone who isn t disabled. Your disability itself is the reason for the treatment. Direct discrimination includes worse treatment because of your association with someone who has a disability for example, as a carer of a child who is disabled (discrimination by association). It also includes worse treatment because you re mistakenly thought to have a disability (discrimination by perception). Discrimination arising from disability This happens when you re treated unfavourably (you re put at a disadvantage) because of something connected with your disability (rather than because of the disability itself). But it s not discrimination if the employer or service provider can justify how they treated you, or if they didn t know about your disability. Justifying treatment means showing that it is a fair, reasonable and balanced way to meet a legitimate aim (a good reason). This is called objective justification. Indirect discrimination This happens when a rule or practice applies to everyone but puts people who are disabled at a particular disadvantage. But it s not discrimination if it can be justified, as described above. Failure to comply with the duty to make reasonable adjustments The Equality Act requires employers and service providers to make reasonable adjustments if you re put at a substantial disadvantage, in comparison with people who aren t disabled, by: a provision, criterion or practice (the way things are done) a physical feature (such as steps to a building), or the absence of an auxiliary aid or service (any kind of extra help). If the adjustments are not made, this is discrimination. Substantial means more than minor or trivial. A provision, criterion or practice includes a policy, rule or practice. An auxiliary aid or service could be a hearing loop (which helps people who wear hearing aids set to the loop setting hear more clearly over background noise) or a sign language interpreter. Harassment related to disability This is unwanted behaviour that violates your dignity or creates an intimidating, hostile, degrading, humiliating or offensive environment for you. The Act protects you from harassment when using services as well as at work. You re also protected if you re harassed because you associate with someone who has a disability or because someone mistakenly thinks you have a disability. If you re an employee, you can complain about behaviour that you find offensive, even if it s not directed at you. The government has removed the requirement of the Act making the employer responsible if you re harassed by third parties such as customers. You may still have a claim under the employer s general harassment duty (or under another law) but it may be harder to prove. 3 The Equality Act 2010 a summary guide
4 Victimisation This occurs when you re treated badly because you ve made or supported a complaint under the Equality Act (or you re suspected of doing so), provided you believed the complaint was true. It applies whether or not you re disabled. You don t have to show that you ve been treated worse than someone else just badly. For more information and examples of the different types of unlawful behaviour, see our factsheets The Equality Act 2010 your rights when using services and The Equality Act 2010 your rights as an employee. What else is covered by the Equality Act? Limits on enquiries about disability and health Enquiries about your health or disability before an employer offers you work are banned, except for specific purposes such as: to monitor equality to see if you need reasonable adjustments for the recruitment process to establish if you could carry out a function essential to the job. If you think an employer has asked you questions that aren t allowed, you can complain to the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) which can take enforcement action against the employer. But if an employer asks you a question that isn t allowed and you re then turned down, and you think you ve been turned down because of your disability, that would be direct discrimination and you could bring a claim against the employer. Positive action Apart from protecting people from unfair treatment, the Equality Act seeks to promote equality of opportunity. It allows employers and service providers to take positive steps to help groups of people who are disadvantaged, have particular needs or are under-represented in particular activities. Positive action is voluntary and must be proportionate to what it s trying to achieve. The law allows people who are disabled to be treated more favourably than people who are not disabled. But positive action can also be used to give preferential treatment to people with a particular disability (for example, employment programmes specifically for people with learning difficulties). The Equality Act also gives employers the option, when faced with candidates of equal merit, to choose a candidate from a disadvantaged or under-represented group (for example, a male teacher in a primary school where there are no male members of staff). The public sector Equality Duty The public sector Equality Duty recognises that the needs of people who are disabled are different from the needs of those who are not disabled. It requires public bodies such as councils, the NHS, the police and others with public functions to take account of disabled people s impairments when making decisions on policies or services. Public bodies must have due regard to the need to eliminate discrimination, advance equality of opportunity and foster good relations. Having due regard means public bodies must consciously and carefully think about these aims in their day-to-day work. Most public bodies also have specific duties that require them to set objectives and publish information to show how they have performed. Different specific duties apply in Scotland and Wales. For more information, see our factsheet The Equality Act 2010 the public sector Equality Duty. 4 The Equality Act 2010 a summary guide
5 What if I have a complaint? The Equality Act gives you rights to take action if you think you have been discriminated against, but you should first try to talk to the employer or service provider. If it s a work issue, you can take your case to an employment tribunal, but the government has introduced rules requiring you to try conciliation first (where you settle the case out of court). We tell you more about this process in our factsheet The Equality Act 2010 your rights as an employee. If it s a goods or services issue, you can take proceedings in the county court (or in Scotland, the sheriff court). Employment tribunals can make a recommendation requiring the employer to take steps to help you for example, implementing a harassment policy more effectively or providing equality training for staff involved in promotion procedures. You can t take action against a public body for not carrying out the Equality Duty (only the EHRC can do this). But it may be possible to challenge a public body s actions (or lack of action) by asking the High Court to look at the way in which the public body made its decision (this is called a judicial review). Note The government is restricting the use of judicial review and is also considering if there are other ways to enforce the Equality Duty. Where can I get further information? Action on Hearing Loss We produce a wide range of free information covering hearing loss, deafness, tinnitus and related issues. We can also provide you with materials and advice to help you encourage local services to become more accessible. The other factsheets in our Your rights range are: The Equality Act 2010 what is meant by disability? The Equality Act 2010 the public sector Equality Duty The Equality Act 2010 your rights as an employee The Equality Act 2010 your rights when using services The Human Rights Act Please contact our Information Line (see last page) to find out more about our publications and to order free copies. Alternatively, you can download all our factsheets and leaflets at You can find lots of other useful information on our website: Other organisations Equality Advisory Support Service (EASS) The EASS helpline gives information, advice and support on discrimination and human rights issues to people in England, Scotland and Wales. FREEPOST Equality Advisory Support Service FPN4431 Telephone Textphone You can live chat with an adviser on the website or fill in an contact form: Or, you can contact the Royal Association for Deaf people (RAD) through its webcam portal at to contact an adviser in British Sign Language. Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) The EHRC protects human rights, promotes equality and challenges discrimination. It has a variety of information and guidance on its website visit 5 The Equality Act 2010 a summary guide
6 Gov.uk The website for government information. It has a range of guides on the Equality Act. equality-act-guidance (look for the guides on disability). References All of our factsheets are based on up-to-date research and information. If you d like a list of references for this factsheet, please us at We welcome your feedback If you have any comments or suggestions relating to this factsheet, or if you re interested in joining our Readers Panel, we d love to hear from you. Your feedback will help us to improve our information. To find out more, or to provide us with your comments, please us at hearingloss.org.uk or write to Information and Publications, Action on Hearing Loss, Featherstone Street, London EC1Y 8SL. Acknowledgement We would like to thank Jenny White, our legal expert, for helping us to review and update this factsheet. Please help us support others We provide our leaflets, factsheets and Information Line service free of charge to anyone affected by hearing loss or tinnitus in the UK, but we rely on the generosity of our supporters to help us to do this. We would be very grateful if you would consider making a donation today of as little or as much as you can afford. You can send a cheque/po made payable to Action on Hearing Loss to: Action on Hearing Loss, FREEPOST LON13186, London EC1B 1AL. Or you can make a donation online using a credit card, debit card or CharityCard. Please visit 6 The Equality Act 2010 a summary guide
7 We re Action on Hearing Loss, the charity working for a world where hearing loss doesn t limit or label people, where tinnitus is silenced and where people value and look after their hearing. We can t do this without your help. To find out more about what we do and how you can support us, go to Action on Hearing Loss Information Line Telephone Textphone SMS (standard text message rates apply) The Equality Act 2010 a summary guide, A0759/0215, v1. PUBLISHED: FEBRUARY REVIEW DATE: FEBRUARY Action on Hearing Loss is the trading name of The Royal National Institute for Deaf People. A registered charity in England and Wales (207720) and Scotland (SC038926)
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