Unlocking Employment Law

12Protection from discrimination (3) racial discrimination

Aims and Objectives

After reading this chapter you should be able to:

• ■ Understand the background to the law on discrimination on racial grounds in employment and its limitations prior to the Equality Act 2010
• ■ Understand the definition of race under the Equality Act 2010
• ■ Understand the different types of prohibited practices under the Equality Act 2010 as they relate to employees
• ■ Understand the contexts in which discrimination on racial grounds can occur in employment
• ■ Understand the nature of occupational requirements in relation to race
• ■ Critically analyse the area
• ■ Apply the law to factual situations and reach conclusions

12.1 The origins and aims of race discrimination law ...