Guidance for advisers 

This page lists some of the guidance materials produced by the former equality commissions, as well as guidance produced by external organisations, who have given us permission to link to their materials from our site. 

Guidance from ACAS

Age, Religion or Belief, Sexual orientation

There are no statutory Codes in force covering sexual orientation, religion or belief, or age discrimination. However, ACAS has published guidance documents covering each of these areas. The following guides can be found on the ACAS website:

• Age and the Workplace - Putting the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006 into practice (PDF 563KB)
• Religion or Belief and the Workplace - Putting the Employment Equality (Religion or Belief) Regulations 2003 into practice (PDF 566KB)
• Sexual Orientation and the Workplace - Putting the Employment Equality (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2003 into practice (PDF 343KB)

Guidance from the EOC

Advising young people

The Equal Opportunities Commission produced guidance to help advisors work out whether a young person might have been unlawfully discriminated against on the grounds of their sex.

• Young people need advice too (PDF 1Mb)
  

Guidance from the TUC

The TUC produced this guidance document 'to help trade union reps and officials provide a good service to members with mental health problems. It aims to equip reps in workplaces with the information they need to deal as well with mental health issues as they do with the other issues that crop up on daily basis.'

• Representing and supporting members with mental health problems at work - Guidance for trade union representatives (PDF 690kB)