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The Equality and Human Rights Commission

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EHRC

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) was set up in 2007 and has responsibility for all the protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010.

about the Equality and Human Rights Commission


EHRC Guidance for Workers

The Commission has written a series of guides to explain your rights under equality law. These guides support the Equality Act 2010 which brings together lots of different equality laws, many of which we have had for a long time. By doing this, the Act makes equality law simpler and easier to understand.

If you are being discriminated against at work, use the Grievance Builder to raise a discrimination grievance or the ET1 Builder to write your Employment Tribunal Claim


Codes of Practice

The EHRC has produced Codes of Practice on Employment, Services and Equal Pay. The main purpose of the Codes of Practice is to provide detailed explanations of the provisions in the Act and to apply legal concepts in the Act to everyday situations. This will assist courts and tribunals when interpreting the law and help lawyers, advisers, trades union representatives, human resources departments and others who need to apply the law. As with the Act, the Codes apply to England, Scotland and Wales.

The Codes set out clearly and precisely what the legislation means. They draw on precedent and case law and explain the implications of every clause in technical terms. These statutory codes are the authoritative source of advice for anyone who wants a rigorous analysis of the legislation’s detail. For lawyers, advocates and human resources experts in particular, they will be invaluable.

The Codes do not impose legal obligations in themselves and they are not an authoritative statement of the law. However, tribunals must take into account any relevant provision in the Codes.

Code of practice on equal pay

Code of practice on employment


Equality Advisory Support Service (EASS)

Last Updated: [06/01/2022]