Regional Equality & Diversity Partnership

The Employment Equality Regulations 2003 (Sexual Orientation)

Provides protection for workers from discrimination and harassment at work on grounds of their sexual orientation.

These regulations apply to all aspects of employment and training, including recruitment, promotion, terms and conditions (including pay) and dismissals. It will enable individuals to tackle discrimination and harassment, and offers people an equal chance of training and promotion, whatever their sexual orientation.

All pages in this section:

• Sex Discrimination Act 1975
• Race Relations Act 1976
• The Race Relations Amendment 2000
• The Employment Equality Regulations 2003 (Sexual Orientation)
• The Employment Equality Regulations 2003 (Religion/Belief)
• The Disability Discrimination Act
• The Equality Bill
• The Human Rights Act 2000
• Equality Act 2006
• Equality Act 2010