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Legal Matters: Positive thinking about the Single Equality Act

As businesses look to adapt to the Single Equality Bill, Samantha Latif of Newcastle-based Equality Diversity Services explains what it will mean for you and your company.

The Single Equality Bill has nearly completed its journey through the course of the legislative process. It has been through the parliamentary stages of the House of Commons and the House of Lords. The next part of the process is the Consideration of Amendments which will be made 6th April and the bill should receive Royal Assent by the end of April when it last will become the long awaited legislation- the Equality Act 2010.

This is a sea change for Great Britain which will establish higher quality standards in the workplace and an imminent step forward for organisations. Primarily effected will be the public sector but the private sector should embrace this legislation if it wants its business to move forward.

Running a business and managing teams of people is challenging at the best of times especially for small to medium sized businesses. Partner this, with new legislative procedures coming into place shortly. Any business at the moment will be wondering about the cost of training, however there is funding out there, and if you have 2 managers or key personnel who you may think may need training there are options for your business.

It shouldn’t be seen as a negative and more of a positive, Business considerations have to be drivers, such as the procurement process and also strategies for improvement to be proactive and not reactive within discrimination both internally and externally for an organisation.

E****quality Diversity Services specialises in equality and diversity training for in the new Single Equalities bill. To contact Samantha email sam@equalitydiversityservices.co.uk or call 0191 2300646.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Ruth Mitchell .