Further reading
Equality act:
Equality act guidance from the Equality and Human Rights Commission:
https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/ en/ advice-and-guidance/ equality-act-guidance [Tip: hold Ctrl and click a link to open it in a new tab. (Hide tip)]
Disability:
GOV.UK guidance on the Access to Work scheme: https://www.gov.uk/ access-to-work
#PartofMe Podcast – guests share their experiences of how they manage their disability in the workplace https://celebratingdisability.co.uk/ part-of-me-podcast/
Neurodiversity:
Document covering reasonable adjustments an individual may need when transitioning from university to the workplace. Broken down into individual challenges, e.g. reading and writing, spoken communication, etc. https://www.agcas.org.uk/ write/ MediaUploads/ Resources/ Disability%20TG/ Reasonable_Adjustments_-_Neurodiversity.pdf
Toolkit providing information and advice that can be used to help make workplaces more inclusive for neurodivergent workers: https://www.base-uk.org/ sites/ default/ files/ knowledgebase/ neurodiversity_workplace_toolkit.pdf
ACAS podcast – ‘Thinking differently about neurodiversity’
Race:
Developing an anti-racism strategy explores the six principles the CIPD recommends to help you create a racially inclusive workplace.
This independent review by Baroness McGregor-Smith considers the issues affecting black and minority ethnic (BME) groups in the workplace. https://www.gov.uk/ government/ publications/ race-in-the-workplace-the-mcgregor-smith-review
This Law Society guide provides a useful overview of terminology and language https://www.lawsociety.org.uk/ en/ topics/ ethnic-minority-lawyers/ a-guide-to-race-and-ethnicity-terminology-and-language
How does racism manifest itself in schools and workplaces? Explore the policies that discriminate against Black and Minority Ethnic communities in this immersive film interactive: Good hair: perceptions of racism.
Race and Ethnicity Hub: this award-winning hub offers fresh perspectives on race, racism and ethnicity through free courses, articles, interactives and audio/visual materials.
Sex:
The CIPD provides a useful range of factsheets covering sex discrimination and employment https://www.cipd.co.uk/ knowledge/ fundamentals/ emp-law/ sex-discrimination/ factsheet#gref
Protected characteristics not covered in this course:
Marriage and civil partnership
The Equality and Human Rights Commission provides a useful overview of marriage and civil partnership discrimination at work https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/ en/ advice-and-guidance/ marriage-and-civil-partnership-discrimination
Pregnancy and maternity
The Equality and Human Rights Commission provides a useful overview of pregnancy and maternity in the workplace https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/ en/ pregnancy-and-maternity-workplace