1. Update on Equality Law: Are We Catching Up?
This equipment was donated by Thompsons solicitors
Update on Equality Law: Are We Catching Up?
Wednesday 5th December 2007

2. Pulling it all together: A Single Equality Act?
Professor Aileen McColgan, King’s College London and Matrix Chambers
Institute of Employment Rights Equalities Update Wednesday 5th December 2007

3. The Current Climate
New(ish) legislation on sexual orientation, religion and belief and age;
New positive duties on gender and disability;
Reports of the Equalities Review and Discrimination Law Review
All change?
Institute of Employment Rights Equalities Update Wednesday 5th December 2007

4. The Reality
new legislative provisions, like their predecessors, have added complexity
the Equalities Review uncovered significant disadvantages associated with particular groups
the report of the Discrimination Law Review contains few promises, and some potentially significant threats
Institute of Employment Rights Equalities Update Wednesday 5th December 2007

5. user-friendly legislation
What We Need
user-friendly legislation
understanding of the collective nature of many of the problems of discrimination
attention to the problem of multiple disadvantage/ discrimination
Institute of Employment Rights Equalities Update Wednesday 5th December 2007

6. What We Need
--commitment to substantive approaches to equality/ non-discrimination
--proper enforcement procedures
--coherent and strong positive obligations
Institute of Employment Rights Equalities Update Wednesday 5th December 2007