Equality, Diversity and Inclusion | E-learning

Equality, Diversity and Discrimination — E-Learning

Compliance with the Equality Act begins with understanding what it actually requires.

The Equality Act 2010 consolidates decades of anti-discrimination legislation into a single, coherent framework protecting nine characteristic groups: age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.

Every employer in England, Scotland and Wales has legal duties under this Act, both to their employees and job applicants, and to customers and service users. Every employee carries individual responsibility not to discriminate against, harass or victimise colleagues or customers. The Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Act 2023 has added a new proactive duty to prevent harassment, raising the bar for what demonstrable compliance looks like.

This online course gives every member of your team, from new starters to long-serving managers, the foundational knowledge they need to understand the Act, recognise discriminatory behaviour, and contribute to a workplace where everyone is treated with dignity and respect.

What You Will Learn

The legal framework

• The Equality Act 2010: structure, scope and the nine protected characteristics
• Types of discrimination, including direct, indirect, harassment and victimisation, with clear definitions and examples
• The Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Act 2023: the new proactive duty to prevent sexual harassment
• Third-party harassment obligations: employer responsibilities when clients or customers behave inappropriately
• Reasonable adjustments: the duty to make adjustments for disabled employees and service users
• Positive action versus positive discrimination: the legal and practical difference

Applying the Act in practice

• Recognising discriminatory behaviour, including both obvious and subtle forms
• The concept of unconscious bias, what it is, where it comes from and how to counter it
• Inclusive language: what to use, what to avoid, and how to respond when mistakes happen
• Banter, workplace culture and the line between acceptable and unacceptable behaviour
• Social media and out-of-hours behaviour: the employer’s reach and the employee’s responsibility

Employer and employee duties

• What equality policy means in practice
• The employer’s liability for the acts of employees (vicarious liability)
• How to respond if you experience or witness discrimination
• The internal complaints process: your rights and the employer’s obligations
• The role of the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC)

Course Details

Test:

• This Equality, Diversity and Discrimination course is tested online & you’ll need to gain a minimum of 70% in each of the modules to pass.
• You will undertake a multiple choice exam at the end of the course with short tests throughout to help cement your learning.

Pre-requisites:

• We recommend that you have a reasonable understanding of English & maths (e.g. GCSE grade D/Level 1) before undertaking this course.

Candidates:

• Purchase a place for yourself, or purchase a bundle for your colleagues.

Geographical coverage:

• The course is available to candidates in the UK.
• The course can be delivered in other countries however candidates should be aware that the content was developed in accordance with current UK practice, protocols & guidance.

Venue:

• The Equality, Diversity and Discrimination course can be run on any electronic device, but we recommend that a laptop/desktop is used to ensure that you can see the screen clearly.

Joining instructions:

• Shortly after you purchase your place on the course, we will email you your login details for the course.
• Visit this page to read the course joining instructions including everything you need to know about our e-learning courses.

Links:

• Scholarly articles on Google