EQUALITY ACT 2010— MAIN REQUIREMENTS
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• Employers must meet a higher threshold to justify their action when sacking someone.
• Employers should not focus on an applicant's health, induding disability either at interview or in questionnaires. except in permitted circumstances.
• Employers may be responsible for harassment of employees on customers or suppliers' premises.
• Employment Tribunal decisions and recommendations are likely to appear on the Tribunal Service website.
• Claims of victimisation no longer need to draw comparisons with someone else.
• The time limit for bringing a tribunal claim may be extended from three to six months.
• Further provisions on age discrimination and other matters are due to come into force in 2011 and 2012. More information: littp:thvww.equalities.— gov.ukciequality