What are the protected features covered by The Equality Act 2010?
- Disability
- Race + ethnicity
- Sex
- Age
- Pregnancy + maternity
- Sexual orientation
- Gender reassignment
- Religion/ belief
- Marriage/ civil partnership
What are the responsibilities of employers as a result of The Equality Act 2010?
- Fairness of access to dental care for all pts
- Responsibility of employer (dentist) in discrimination against pts by staff
- ” staff by pts
- ” staff by staff (incl employer)
Define diversity
Acknowledgement of alterity (otherness) among people in terms of their
- Community
- Culture
- Beliefs
- Life experience
Define equality
- Fairness of opportunity
- Observing the rights of people so that their alterity is not discriminated against
Define equity
Understanding of each individuals needs and distribution of resources fairly
Describe Allport’s scale of prejudice
- Murder
- Violence
- Discrimination
- Avoidance
- Antilocution
Define discrimination
Treating someone less favourably because of a protected characteristic
Define indirect discrimination
Putting people with protected characteristic at unfair disadvantage
e.g. height requirement for job which does not require certain height
Define associative discrimination
Because of their association with someone with a protected characteristic
e.g. not getting a promotion because they care for an elderly
Define perceived discrimination
When it is believed that the individual has a protected characteristic
