Under the Equality Act 2010 (EqA 2010), in Great Britain (www.practicallaw.com/0-200-3332) it is potentially unlawful to discriminate in relation to age, disability, gender reassingment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. See Direct discrimination, Indirect discrimination, Discrimination arising from disability and Pregnancy and maternity discrimination.
For more information, see Practice note, A toolkit: discrimination under the Equality Act 2010 (www.practicallaw.com/8-502-3993).