Marriage and civil partnership discrimination (EqA 2010)

Resource type: Practice note

Status: Maintained

Jurisdictions: England, Scotland, Wales

This note examines marriage and civil partnership discrimination in employment under the Equality Act 2010, most of which took effect on 1 October 2010.

For information on the basis on which employees could bring marriage and civil partnership discrimination claims before October 2010 under the Sex Discrimination Act 1975, see Practice note, Sex discrimination (pre-October 2010).

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Practice note: overview

Discrimination in employment: overview (EqA 2010) Discrimination in employment: overview (EqA 2010) (http://plc.practicallaw.com/topic2-502-5688)

Practice notes

Discrimination in employment: bringing and defending claims (EqA 2010) Discrimination in employment: bringing and defending claims (EqA 2010) (http://plc.practicallaw.com/topic7-502-5011)
Discrimination in employment: burden of proof (EqA 2010) Discrimination in employment: burden of proof (EqA 2010) (http://plc.practicallaw.com/topic1-502-3939)
Discrimination in employment: compensation and other remedies (EqA 2010) Discrimination in employment: compensation and other remedies (EqA 2010) (http://plc.practicallaw.com/topic9-502-4614)
Discrimination in employment: exceptions (EqA 2010) Discrimination in employment: exceptions (EqA 2010) (http://plc.practicallaw.com/topic9-502-3493)
Discrimination in employment: types of discrimination (EqA 2010) Discrimination in employment: types of discrimination (EqA 2010) (http://plc.practicallaw.com/topic4-502-2599)
Discrimination in employment: who is protected and who is liable? (EqA 2010) Discrimination in employment: who is protected and who is liable? (EqA 2010) (http://plc.practicallaw.com/topic8-502-3484)

External resource

EHRC Employment Statutory Code of Practice EHRC Employment Statutory Code of Practice (http://plc.practicallaw.com/topic7-503-6038)

Legislation

Equality Act 2010 Equality Act 2010 (http://plc.practicallaw.com/topic0-502-0093)
Equality Act 2010: explanatory notes Equality Act 2010: explanatory notes (http://plc.practicallaw.com/topic8-502-1512)

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