Employee protection.

        In 1975 the first law was trying to stop discrimination was passed, it was called the ‘sex discrimination act’. This law makes it illegal for any one to be discriminated against because of what sex they are, the law stops if from happening directly and indirectly. It stops the persons gender affecting weather they get the job or not, what chances of promotion they get, what chances of training they get and how the boss treats the worker. This law along with the ‘equal pay act’ has changed the way men and women are treated in the work place.

        The second law to be passed one year later was the ‘race relations act’. This law makes it illegal for any one to be discriminated against on the grounds of their race, ethnic origin, colour or nationality, like the sex discrimination act this may not happen directly or indirectly. There are some cases where it may be allowed and the law may be bent a little. If a Chinese restaurant opens they may only wan to higher Chinese people for authenticity.

The next law to be passed was almost 20 years after the first one in 1995. This was called the ‘disability discrimination act’, this law only apple only to business with more than 15 people in the organisation. The law stops people with disabilities being discriminated agents when buying goods, services and buying or renting land and property. The disability must last more than 12 months and must be noticeable. The law clearly states that disabled people must be treated the same as able-boded people. This law is not split into direct or indirect but is classed as less favourable treatment that can’t be justified.

The last law that was passed was the ‘employment rights act’ which was set in 1996. These law states may different things. It states that employees must be given written conformation of their employment within two months and that if any drastic changes have been made like a cheaper wage rate, they may go to a tribunal. It also states that employees may not work on Sundays for religious reasons, but the must give notice before hand. Also employees who are of work for medical reasons must be given up to 26 weeks of sick pay. Employees must also be given 1-12 weeks before being dismissed. People who have been made redundant may also receive redundancy pay if they have worked for more than two years.