https://archive.acas.org.uk/index.aspx?articleid=4971<\/a><\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will reintroduce section 138 of the Equality Act 2010 setting out the discrimination and equal pay questionnaire procedure for the collection of information by someone who thinks they may have been unlawfully discriminated against from the person or provider who is thought to be responsible for the unlawful treatment.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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Civil enforcement is a devolved matter and the powers of Scottish Courts in this respect are therefore a matter for the Scottish Government.<\/p>
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However, the Government is clear that where an employment tribunal has made an award then it should be paid promptly. That is why BEIS introduced the UK-wide unpaid award penalty scheme, in addition to other existing enforcement action, to improve award payment rates. Since introduction in April 2016, the unpaid award penalty scheme has levied penalties of £485,646 and secured payment of £829,343 of previously unpaid employment tribunal awards as of January 2018.<\/p>
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The Government also committed to further reforms to enforcement, including unpaid awards, following the Matthew Taylor Review of Modern Working Practices and will update on progress on those reforms in due course.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to amend the Equality Act 2010 to enable Scottish Courts to take protective measures to ensure that claimants in discrimination employment tribunals receive payments where they are due, including statutory powers to arrest funds.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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The Equality Act 2010 provides protection from discrimination for those that meet the definition of one or more of the protected characteristics covered by the Act and this includes conditions that might last less than 12 months but are likely to recur.<\/p>
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We recognise that there are concerns that the protections offered by the Act may not be available to people with fluctuating mental health conditions, and this is one of the issues the Government is considering in its work on extending protection for those with mental health disorders.<\/p>
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However, the Act is intended to provide protections from discrimination for employees who qualify as disabled, rather than general employment protection for those who experience episodes of ill health.<\/p>
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A number of important statutory employment rights already apply to all workers as soon as they start work or once they have passed a qualifying period, including protection against unlawful deductions from wages and against unfair dismissal. This includes protection from unlawful sanctions by employers for legitimate sickness absences.<\/p>
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Amending the Act in the way raised in the Question would therefore risk duplicating these existing protections, as well as significantly increasing the scope of the Act beyond its protection of disability.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government whether consideration has been given to amending the Equality Act 2010 so that employees who experience one off or recurring health conditions lasting less than 12 months are protected by that Act\u2019s provisions.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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The Government has taken action to reduce the extent of employer discrimination against people with (a) criminal records and (b) mental health problems in the following ways:<\/p>
My department leads the cross-Government campaign \u2018Disability Confident\u2019 which supports businesses to employ disabled people and the \u2018See Potential\u2019 campaign which actively encourages employers to recruit individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds, including ex-offenders.<\/p>
<\/p>
See Potential champions employers which recognise individuals\u2019 talents from different backgrounds and offers advice on adopting more inclusive recruitment practices. More than 150 organisations support the campaign. The Disability Confident scheme has over 6,000 employers signed up and works collaboratively with prominent business leaders to spread and share best practise.<\/p>
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Government also continues to support \u2018Ban the Box\u2019, an initiative run by Business in the Community (BITC). This initiative gives people with criminal convictions the opportunity to demonstrate relevant skills ahead of formally disclosing any conviction(s). So far 87 employers (including the Civil Service), covering more than 720,000 roles, have committed to adopting the Ban the Box scheme.<\/p>
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Furthermore Thriving at Work: the Stevenson/Farmer Review of Mental Health and Employers<\/em>, published in October 2017, set out the business case for employers to support their staff\u2019s mental health. The Government supports the review\u2019s recommendations and encourages all employers to implement the core mental health standards set out in the Review.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress the Government has made on reducing the extent of employer discrimination against people with (a) criminal records and (b) mental health problems.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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<\/p>
Financial Year April 2012 - March 2013<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>Main Jurisdiction Complaint<\/strong><\/p><\/td>Successful at hearing<\/strong><\/p><\/td>Unsuccessful at hearing 2<\/sup><\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>Age discrimination<\/p><\/td> | 16<\/p><\/td> | 112<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | Disability discrimination<\/p><\/td> | 100<\/p><\/td> | 374<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | Race discrimination<\/p><\/td> | 54<\/p><\/td> | 426<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | Religion or belief discrimination<\/p><\/td> | 10<\/p><\/td> | 31<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | Sex discrimination<\/p><\/td> | 104<\/p><\/td> | 284<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | Sexual orientation discrimination<\/p><\/td> | 9<\/p><\/td> | 25<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | <\/em><\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> | <\/p><\/td><\/tr> | Financial Year April 2013 - March 2014<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>Main Jurisdiction Complaint<\/strong><\/p><\/td>Successful at hearing<\/strong><\/p><\/td>Unsuccessful at hearing 2<\/sup><\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>Age discrimination<\/p><\/td> | 11<\/p><\/td> | 75<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | Disability discrimination<\/p><\/td> | 100<\/p><\/td> | 401<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | Race discrimination<\/p><\/td> | 74<\/p><\/td> | 381<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | Religion or belief discrimination<\/p><\/td> | 3<\/p><\/td> | 21<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | Sex discrimination<\/p><\/td> | 95<\/p><\/td> | 248<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | Sexual orientation discrimination<\/p><\/td> | 5<\/p><\/td> | 25<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | <\/em><\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> | <\/p><\/td><\/tr> | Financial Year April 2014 - March 2015<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>Main Jurisdiction Complaint<\/strong><\/p><\/td>Successful at hearing<\/strong><\/p><\/td>Unsuccessful at hearing 2<\/sup><\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>Age discrimination<\/p><\/td> | 4<\/p><\/td> | 57<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | Disability discrimination<\/p><\/td> | 87<\/p><\/td> | 226<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | Race discrimination<\/p><\/td> | 43<\/p><\/td> | 230<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | Religion or belief discrimination<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td> | 22<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | Sex discrimination<\/p><\/td> | 58<\/p><\/td> | 103<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | Sexual orientation discrimination<\/p><\/td> | 4<\/p><\/td> | 6<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | <\/em><\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> | <\/p><\/td><\/tr> | Financial Year April 2015 - March 2016<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>Main Jurisdiction Complaint<\/strong><\/p><\/td>Successful at hearing<\/strong><\/p><\/td>Unsuccessful at hearing 2<\/sup><\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>Age discrimination<\/p><\/td> | 6<\/p><\/td> | 40<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | Disability discrimination<\/p><\/td> | 67<\/p><\/td> | 177<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | Race discrimination<\/p><\/td> | 29<\/p><\/td> | 163<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | Religion or belief discrimination<\/p><\/td> | 3<\/p><\/td> | 6<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | Sex discrimination<\/p><\/td> | 28<\/p><\/td> | 75<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | Sexual orientation discrimination<\/p><\/td> | 3<\/p><\/td> | 6<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | <\/em><\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> | <\/p><\/td><\/tr> | Financial Year April 2016 - March 2017<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>Main Jurisdiction Complaint<\/strong><\/p><\/td>Successful at hearing<\/strong><\/p><\/td>Unsuccessful at hearing 2<\/sup><\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>Age discrimination<\/p><\/td> | 9<\/p><\/td> | 44<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | Disability discrimination<\/p><\/td> | 69<\/p><\/td> | 179<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | Race discrimination<\/p><\/td> | 23<\/p><\/td> | 133<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | Religion or belief discrimination<\/p><\/td> | 7<\/p><\/td> | 5<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | Sex discrimination<\/p><\/td> | 32<\/p><\/td> | 55<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | Sexual orientation discrimination<\/p><\/td> | 2<\/p><\/td> | 7<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> 1 A claim can be brought under one or more different jurisdictions, for example under Age discrimination and Equal pay. The table shows the number of claims disposed at hearing where the main jurisdiction is a discrimination jurisdiction.<\/p> 2 Includes "Unsuccessful at hearing" formerly "Dismissed at hearing - Otherwise" and "Dismissed at a preliminary hearing" formerly Dismissed at hearing - Out of scope".<\/p> Although care is taken when processing and analysing the data, the details are subject to inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale case management system and are the best data that are available.<\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many claims of (a) age, (b) disability, (c) race, (d) religion or belief, (e) sex and (f) sexual orientation discrimination were (i) successful and (ii) unsuccessful at hearing in each year from 2012-13 to 2016-17.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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