{"id":177424,"date":"2022-10-19T11:36:47","date_gmt":"2022-10-19T10:36:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/legalvision.co.uk\/?p=177424"},"modified":"2023-03-21T02:09:35","modified_gmt":"2023-03-21T02:09:35","slug":"sex-discrimination-five-key-things","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/legalvision.co.uk\/employment\/sex-discrimination-five-key-things\/","title":{"rendered":"Key Points an Employer Needs to Know About Sex Discrimination in the UK"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As an employer, you should know that it is unlawful to discriminate in employment and that you must prevent it. Discrimination is illegal where it is based on any of the nine protected characteristics, such as race or sexual orientation. Sex or gender is one of the protected characteristics, meaning sex discrimination is illegal. Nonetheless, sex discrimination is a common problem in employment, and you must be aware of what it is and how you might prevent it. If you do sexually discriminate or fail to stop sexual discrimination, you could face an employment <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/legalvision.co.uk\/employment\/happens-employment-tribunal\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">tribunal<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> for a discrimination claim.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This article will explain what you, as an employer, need to know about sex discrimination in the UK. It will explain, for example, what sex discrimination is and how to prevent it.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What is Sex Discrimination?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sex discrimination is when you treat someone in the workplace unfairly due to their gender. It does not matter if you discriminate continuously or if it is a one-off action.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">While women face sexual discrimination more frequently than men, it is equally unlawful to discriminate against a man on the basis of his sex or gender.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You may hear sexual discrimination also referred to as gender discrimination. Sexual discrimination is distinct from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/legalvision.co.uk\/employment\/sexual-orientation-discrimination\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">sexual orientation discrimination<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, though both are unlawful.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Everyone in employment is protected from sexual discrimination, which includes, for example:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">employees;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">agency workers;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">contractors;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">freelancers;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">the self-employed;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">work experience students; and<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">apprentices.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You should not sexually discriminate in any employment context, for example:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">recruitment;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">pay;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">promotion;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">training;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">dismissal; or<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/legalvision.co.uk\/employment\/make-employee-redundant\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">redundancy<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What Are the Types of Sex Discrimination?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sex discrimination, like other unlawful discrimination, is illegal in various ways, which are detailed as follows:<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Direct discrimination\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Direct discrimination is where you treat a person less favourably than another, specifically because of their sex or gender \u2014for example, not promoting a woman and choosing a man instead.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Indirect discrimination<\/b><\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Indirect discrimination is where you apply a rule to everyone, but in doing so, a group of individuals within it are disadvantaged due to their sex.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Additionally, indirect discrimination is unlawful unless you can demonstrate that the rule which caused the discrimination was proportionate.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Associative discrimination<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Associative discrimination is where you treat someone less favourably because they are associated with someone with a protected characteristic. Although it is not common regarding sex, it could happen where for example, a woman is treated less favourably because she was supportive of her male colleague when he experienced sexual discrimination.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Victimisation<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Victimisation is when you treat someone less favourably because they have made a complaint about discrimination based on sex.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Harassment\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Harassment is <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cipd.co.uk\/knowledge\/fundamentals\/emp-law\/sex-discrimination\/factsheet#gref\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2018unwanted conduct related to a relevant protected characteristic, which has the purpose or effect of violating an individual\u2019s dignity or creating an intimidating, hostile, degrading, humiliating or offensive environment for that individual.\u2019<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> When 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You are also responsible for ensuring that others do not unlawfully discriminate against any of your staff. If others are engaging in unlawful discrimination, the law can hold your business responsible.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You should take a proactive approach to prevent sexual discrimination in the workplace. Ways to avoid sex discrimination from occurring in the workplace are, for example:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">creating an equality and diversity policy which states that you do not tolerate discrimination;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">training your staff about discrimination;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">communicating to staff that discrimination can happen over email or the intranet;\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">being clear about how staff can disclose\u00a0 instances of sexual discrimination; and<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">avoiding stereotypes.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You should regularly review your policies and practices to prevent discrimination in employment to ensure that they remain effective.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Key Takeaways<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sexual discrimination in employment is unlawful. This means that you must not discriminate against anyone because of their sex or gender. As an employer, you have a duty to prevent others in your workplace from engaging in sexual discrimination. Your duty to prevent sexual discrimination extends to contractors, part-time workers, and agency workers, among others. Ways to prevent sex discrimination include drafting policies against it and taking action when you suspect one more staff member is engaging in sexual discrimination.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you need help navigating your obligations to prevent sex discrimination in England, our\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/legalvision.co.uk\/employment-lawyers-lp\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">experienced employment lawyers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> can assist as part of our LegalVision membership. 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