Employment Legislation -Equal opportunities commission
There are a number of laws that are designed specifically to protect employee rights
The EOC or Equal opportunities commission
The equal pay Act
This act was introduced to ensure fair treatment of all workers
Defining equal pay for men and women doing equal work
This act was amend in 1984 to include terms and conditions of employment
In brief the article 119 of the treaty of Rome is designed to ensure the both men and women get equal pay for equal work
The 5ex Discrimination Act
This act was designed to ensure the no person is treared less favourably the another on the grounds of thire gender
Employers may not make assumptions about a man or a womans capablility to do a particular type of work
An example of this would be a manager is not allowed to say a woman cant work on a building site because the work is to hard
The act also address indirect victimisation and pregnancy
Also addresses positive discrimination aka positive action