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Network Journal Issue 04 |
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Equal opportunities - news in brief
More than a quarter of union reps deal with complaints of harassment or discrimination relating to sexual orientation, TUC calls on the Government to spend more money on employment initiatives for disabled people, a new code of practice will oblige companies to ensure men and women are paid equally and the Government's plans to merge the three equality commissions have been confirmed. Full details below.
- More than a quarter of union reps deal with complaints of harassment or discrimination relating to sexual orientation, according to a new survey by the Labour Reseach Department (LRD).The LRD's timely new booklet will give union reps a thorough grounding on the new rights for gay and lesbian workers contained in the Employment Equality (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2003. Priced £4, Lesbian and Gay Workers' Rights - an LRD guide is available from the LRD on 020 7928 3649.
- The TUC has called on the Government to spend more money on employment initiatives for disabled people to bring the UK in line with Europe.It has produced a new report, which coincided with the International Day of Disabled People, Setting New Goals: Disabled people, work and poverty.
- A new code of practice will oblige companies to review their pay and salary systems to ensure men and women are paid equally. The Government has worked closely with the Equal Opportunities Commission to frame the code which aims to reduce the 18 per cent average pay differential between the sexes.
- Government plans to merge the three equality commissions have been confirmed by Trade and Industry Secretary and Minister for Women Patricia Hewitt. The new body, provisionally called the Commission for Equality and Human Rights, will bring the Equal Opportunities, Race Relations and Disability Rights Commissions together under one roof.
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