The Equality Act applies when you are:

• applying for a job
• at work, including areas of working life such as
• your pay
• your terms and conditions of employment
• sickness absence
• promotion
• opportunities for training or other benefits
• dismissed (including being made redundant)
• a former employee or worker in certain circumstances.

It can protect you if you are:

• an employee
• an apprentice 
• a contract worker.

What type of work is not covered by the Equality Act?

The Equality Act does not protect you if you are:

• an unpaid volunteer
• genuinely self-employed.

 

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This information was published in March 2018. We will revise it in 2020.