Any employee bring a claim against you
The principle of equal opportunities in employment is enforced by an ever growing number of laws and regulations aimed at stamping out discrimination in the workplace.
Any of your employees who feel that they have been subjected to discrimination (which includes harassment on the basis of sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, religion or age), may bring a claim before an Employment Tribunal.
You can face unlimited compensation awards
In discrimination cases there is no limit on the amount of compensation Tribunals can award. That’s on top of high legal costs, damaged reputations, lowered morale and everything else that goes with fighting disruptive -and potentially devastating - Employment Tribunals.
Did you know you could be liable for your employees’ actions?
As an employer you can be held legally responsible for acts of discrimination carried out by your employees in the course of their employment, whether or not the act took place with your knowledge and approval.
That’s why we’ve designed Smart 100 and Smart 200 to keep your business fully compliant with the law, and protected if things go wrong – all at competitive prices.
All your equal opportunities/ discrimination questions answered
As an Employment Law Extra customer, you can access detailed, trustworthy and practical advice and support on equal opportunities and discrimination-related topics including:
- Recruitment Policies
- Pay Structures
- Selection Processes For Training, Transfers And Promotion
- Selection Criteria For Redundancy
- Procedures For Dealing With Absence Through Illness
- Dress Codes
- Facilities For Disabled People
- Terms And Conditions For Part-Timers
- Terms And Conditions For Fixed Term Employees
- Treatment Of Pregnant Employees
- Policies Involving Workers’ Partners
- Working Practices And Religious Observance (e.g. Prayers Or Diet)
Equal opportunities/ discrimination are also closely linked to other employment law issues that Smart 100 and Smart 200 can help you with. There’s a full list here.
Your own step-by-step guides
Our “What the Law Says” section gives clear and concise advice on your disciplinary procedures and all your other latest legal obligations as an employer. You’ll also get step-by-step guides to the following:
- Dealing With Allegations Of Discrimination
- Conducting A Grievance Interview
- Dealing With Disabled Employees
- Redundancy Of Employees On Maternity Leave
- Dealing With An Appeal Against Disciplinary Action
170 regularly updated downloadable policies and procedures, forms and letters
Invest in either Smart 100 or Smart 200 and you’ll also get 170 regularly updated downloadable documents including your own:
- Equal Opportunities Policy
- Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form
Advice from reputable lawyers (in plain English)
Every one of your documents is written and prepared in plain English by a team of fully qualified, highly reputable employment lawyers. Because when it comes to employment law, you need advice you can both understand and trust.
How the recession puts you at greater risk
In any recession discrimination issues often become part of redundancy negotiations, with aggrieved staff looking to punish employers they believe have acted unfairly in singling them out for redundancy. In certain cases, staff facing redundancy may seek to exploit any avenue to maximise their pay-outs by putting in spurious or even malicious discrimination claims.
Our expert, cost-effective and easy-to-use products help SMEs counter these threats. Employment Law Extra is your trusted source of advice on equal opportunities/ discrimination and all your other employment law issues.
Equal opportunities legislation affecting your business
Employment Law Extra gives you an expert, practical and easy-to-use guide to the following discrimination legislation that affects your business:
- The Equal Pay Act 1970 (as amended)
- The Sex Discrimination Act 1975 (as amended)
- The Sex Discrimination (Gender Reassignment) Regulations 1999
- The Race Relations Act 1976 (as amended)
- The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (as amended)
- The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974
- The Part-Time Workers (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2000.
- The Fixed Term Employees (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2002
- The Fair Employment and Treatment (Northern Ireland) Order 1998
- The Employment Equality (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2003
- The Employment Equality (Religion or Belief) Regulations 2003
- The Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006
Can you relax in the knowledge that your business is meeting all its legal obligations?
Is your business breaking the law?
Complying with equal opportunities legislation is essential if you want to avoid costly and time consuming employment tribunal claims. In addition, a well-planned equal opportunity policy will encourage the selection and retention of the best employees for the job, so you’ll benefit there too.
Let us do the hard work for you- invest in Smart 100 or Smart 200 today.