Disability Legislation News
A summary of the Discrimination proposals and an easy read version
The Committee for Employment & Social Security have submitted its policy letter on proposals for a new discrimination ordinance to cover discrimination on the grounds of disability, carer status and race in the first phase and to expand the [...]
Rob’s FAQs on Discrimination Legislation
Have you got a question on the proposals for a new Discrimination Ordinance? you can view them here Maybe its a general Question about What are Human Rights? Why do we need discrimination legislation? Why don't we follow [...]
#NoMoreDelays
GDA's call for #NoMoreDelays As you may be aware G4 (IOD, GIBA, Chamber of Commerce, CGI and CIPD) have announced a call to delay the debate on the new Discrimination Ordinance. You can read their statement here, which [...]
Discrimination Policy Letter published
2nd March 2020 https://www.gov.gg/article/176559/Proposals-for-a-New-Discrimination-Ordinance The Guernsey Disability Alliance is pleased that after twelve years of campaigning and six years of working with the government and with other stake holders, including representatives from business, that the Committee for [...]
Discrimination Legislation Policy Letter
Tuesday 2nd March - ESS Discrimination Legislation policy letter will be published. Watch this space for the link. Our next GDA members meeting 24th march will focus on the policy letter and ESS staff and deputies will be available [...]
Broad summary of the States progress in realising various Human Rights instruments
The Human Rights (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2000, came into full effect in 2006, but, so far, the States have not provided a mechanism by which all citizens can be assisted to exercise those rights The Human Rights (Bailiwick [...]
Summary of the findings from the discrimination legislation consultation
2020 is going to be a very busy and important year for the GDA, especially the first few months as Employment and Social Secuirty (ESS) release their policy letters, by 2nd March, on Discrimination legislation Equality and Rights Organisation (ERO) Both [...]
ERO – Flagship equality rights body “faces major challenges”
The Guernsey Disability was asked if it wished to respond to the front page article published on the first day of the New Year: Flagship equality rights body “faces major challenges”. The assertion that the proposed Equality and Rights Organisation [...]
Media – refocus of the discrimination legislation
Please find below the media and comments re the discrimination legislation
Update: Discrimination Legislation review
Dear member, During yesterday’s States meeting, Deputy Michelle Le Clerc made a statement explaining that because of the polarised response received through the discrimination legislation consultation process, the Committee for Employment and Social Security (ESS) intends to “revisit” certain crucial [...]
Myth Busting videos
Drs Buckley and Quinlivan, University of Gallway, share their research and considerable experience re a number of Myths around the Discrimination Legislation proposals Thank you to volunteer Michael for the assistance to transcript the videos for us. You can read [...]
Myth 7: pre-employment questions
Myth 7: Employers in the UK can ask pre-employment questions about existing and past disabilities 25th September 2019 Not true: section 60 of the Equality Act 2010 makes it generally unlawful to ask questions about disability and health before a job offer is made. [...]