{"id":300,"date":"2019-01-27T22:47:50","date_gmt":"2019-01-27T22:47:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/equalitiessensitivityrating.com\/?page_id=300"},"modified":"2019-01-27T22:47:50","modified_gmt":"2019-01-27T22:47:50","slug":"equalities-act-2010-is-not-breathing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/equalitiessensitivityrating.com\/?page_id=300","title":{"rendered":"Equalities Act 2010 \u2018…Is Not Breathing…\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Background: ESR has sampled Social media \u2013 viral trail<\/strong> on \u2018protected characteristics\u2019 as laid out in Equalities Act 2010.\u00a0 We collated some 41 reports and discussions, and after some rudimentary scorings, have taken a view that Equalities Act 2010 \u2018Is Not Breathing\u2019 i.e. under suffocation.\u00a0 To share this concern, we were persuaded to invoke one article that headed <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2018…Lord Avebury was a giant in the struggle to outlaw Caste-based discrimination in the UK<\/a>…\u2019<\/em>\u00a0 The aim here is to account on the state of Equalities Act 2010, in the name of, and to Lord Avebury, who passed away in Feb 2016.\u00a0 His quoted comment about the end of his BREATHING \u201c…may be I should leave my body to the Battersea Dogs Home…\u201d<\/em>, made us go further to posit, that this statement may have been a result of suffocation by all sorts of discriminations dovetailing into Equalities Act 2010, through his efforts.\u00a0 If we may add, he may have so felt that the dogs would possibly benefit better, an indictment to progress made to stem all sorts of discrimination.\u00a0 ESRL\u2019s last word on this is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018…Farewell thee, Lord Avebury, to ESRL, you have walked in the footprints of William Wilberforce, Mahtama Ghandi, Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandela…\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Score: After some sieving of the viral trail using\na SWOT analysis, ESRL is anxious that\nEqualities Act 2010 \u2018…Is NOT Breathing…\u2019<\/em>, hence the following summary:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Strength: = 6 (15%) topics out of 41:\nThe narratives on these were laced with soft describing words, and had to dig\nfour levels deep to find them.  Here are\nthe select of descriptions, all pointing towards some degree of begging to keep\nEqualities Act 2010 \u2018breathing\u2019:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018..need\nto standardise rules for investigating discrimination;  <\/em>– ; suggesting some degree\nof begging<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

\u2018…resources\nare limited; <\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

\u2018…need\nto redesign rules for social engagements; <\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

\u2018…there\nshould be penalties and liabilities attached to discriminations…\u2019;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

\u2018…treated\nless favourably …\u2019 to repackage as into three components i.e. Direct,\nIndirect and Remote\u2019;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

\u2018…Stand-up\nagainst all sorts of discrimination…\u2019<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

\u2018…Good\npractice in policy making and policy implementing levels sensitive to protected\ncharacteristics…\u2019<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

\u2018…Long\nlive Lord Avebury…\u2019<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Weakness: = 8 (19%) topics out of\n41: The narratives on these were laced with fear-expressing phrases, and only\nhad to dig one level deep to expose their fangs.  Here are the select of gate-keeping\ndescriptions ala fierce dogs, keeping \u2018Strengths\u2019 and \u2018Opportunities\u2019 at\nbay or buried.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018…Law\nsuit is to establish what the Law says…if you lose…!! … another Law suit\nfollows…\u2019 \u2013<\/em> suggesting necessary financial muscle.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

\u2018… \u2018Protected\ncharacteristics\u2019 is about phobia and ignorance …\u2019<\/em>\nsuggesting blaming mental health impairment.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

\u2018…Protest\nto retain legal protection, otherwise it will be reversed….\u2019<\/em> \u2013\nsuggesting too many loopholes.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

\u2018…why\ndiscriminate me and not the others…\u2019<\/em> suggesting a contest to\ngain advantage. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

\u2018…is\n\u2018Protected Characteristics\u2019 about \u2018Scrutiny\u2019 or \u2018Enforcement\u2019…\u2019<\/em>\nsuggesting seeking to fix the agenda i.e. a particular agenda; a neutral\nagenda; a harmonising agenda; etc.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

\u2018…no\nground to address concerns…\u2019<\/em> suggesting strengthen the\ncase for \u2018Protected Characteristics\u2019.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Opportunities = 7\n(17%) topics out of 41: The narratives on these were laced with soothing\nphrases and had to dig two levels deep to find them.  Here are the select of soothing words and\nphrases: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018…A\nprotected person is not only natural…\u2019<\/em> suggesting body corporate,\nhidden loopholes, etc.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

\u2018…standardise\nrules of investigating discrimination…\u2019<\/em> suggesting links to\nresources allocation, redesign social engagements, redesign penalties and\nliabilities.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

\u2018…make\neconomic sense…\u2019<\/em> suggesting involving financial wizards on\npotential to make money i.e. deepen the skills reach, widen schools of thought;\nbuy in branding as a product.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

\u2018…should\ninclude familial status…\u2019<\/em> suggesting close legal loopholes\non vulnerabilities in other duties or commitments; captures of hidden\ndiscriminations. Etc.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

\u2018…Check\nout footprints on protected characteristics…\u2019<\/em>\nsuggesting it is not walking alone or not a lonely walk.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

\u2018   Data analytics …\u2019<\/em>\nsuggesting keeping an eye on technology i.e. to delegate it the function of offering\nburden of proof.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

\u2018…dynamic\nliving…<\/em>\u2019 suggesting keep up with change of circumstances or\nreasonable adjustments for both employer and employed.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

\u2018…benchmarking\n…\u2019<\/em>\nsuggesting cross-cultural standards using PESTILE tool in the analysis.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

\u2018… discrimination\nby association…\u2019<\/em> suggesting tapping into conscientious\nobjectors, social accountability discourse.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Threats: = 20 (49%) topics out of\n41:  The narratives were laced with\nmenacing hard hitting wordings, weighted by the number 20 oppressing or\nsuppressing all the above.  Here are the\nselect of words and phrases met while digging:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018…\u2018person\u2019\nis not clear…\u2019 <\/em>towards body corporate at centre and not\nnatural person i.e. commodify the word so that money can be made.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

\u2018…review\ncensus questions…\u2019<\/em> towards privacy protected and there is a\npotential for public rejection on identifying \u2018protected characteristics\u2019.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

\u2018…referendum\non values to overturn inadequate laws…\u2019<\/em> towards the championing of\nvalues, and not discrimination.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

\u2018…blame\nthe law for repressive laws repressive…\u2019<\/em> towards sell date expired\nstamp on \u2018protected characteristics\u2019.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

\u2018…should\nbe a hate crime…\u2019<\/em> towards to remove involving the law to\nestablish discrimination but public opinion to address wayward behaviours.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

\u2018…end non-legal engagement excluded…\u2019 towards\nunpaid engagements i.e. social, cultural, political, activities excluded. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

\u2018…incentify\nthe organised groups involved in lobbying…\u2019<\/em> towards power play of the\nweak versus the strong; create a distance between those nearest or accessible\nto resources allocation to be strengthened and those furthest to be weakened.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

\u2018…opinions\non discrimination practices are misguided…\u2019<\/em> towards the downgrading of\nvocabularies such as \u2018representative of community\u2019; disadvantaged background;\nsupport for diversity because they inform the opinions.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

\u2018…social\nmedia profiling…\u2019<\/em> towards hiding discrimination practices;\ncircumvent the law under \u2018plausible deniability\u2019; circumvent legal bench access\nto offending data.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

\u2018…Data\nanalysis…\u2019<\/em> towards element of mining privacy,\nanonymity, data selling, blackmail, fraud i.e. out of mind out of sight.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

\u2018…involve\nfinancial wizards in financing the challenges of protected characteristics…\u2019<\/em> towards\ncommodifying \u2018protected characteristics\u2019 to be sold to the highest bidder, and\nno social accountability.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

\u2018…a\nBill to protect transgender…<\/em>\u2019 towards anatomy-centred\nand not race \u2018protected characteristics.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

\u2018…a\nBill to protect gypsies as a race …\u2019<\/em> towards downgrading a\ngeneric race-centred \u2018protected characteristics\u2019.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

\u2018…a\nBill to protect terminal illness…<\/em>\u2019 towards financial\nwizardry to downgrade down grade protected characteristics special protections\nand downgrade race.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

\u2018…a\nBill for Anti-gay….\u2019<\/em> towards downgrading foundation\nof discrimination by stealth.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

\u2018…retaliation\nclaims …\u2019<\/em> towards engaging in activities when outside\nprotected characteristics.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

\u2018…myth\nabout positive discrimination…\u2019<\/em> towards case-studies on\nimpacts of \u2018affirmative action; equal opportunities; positive discrimination;\nlack of opportunities; i.e. buy time.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Jack\nAlecho-oita, a Director at Equalities Sensitivity Rating<\/a> Ltd\ncomments as follows:  On balance, the words and phrases being used in the\ncollated viral footprints has given away the game on the challenges ahead for\nthe next or emerging champion standing up against all sorts of discrimination.  The footprints of Lord Avebury, Nelson\nMandela, Martin Luther King, Mahatma Gandhi, and William Wilberforce, at least\nhave been large and heavy, suggesting that ESRL work is cut out.  To this end, ESRL has to be in this for the\nlong haul, and appeals to the willing to enter into a coalition to lessen the stranglehold\nsuffocating the Equalities Act 2010 so that it can breathe easier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Editors Notes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Mr Alecho-oita is available for interviews\non 0044-798-459-4876 or jack.a@equalitiessensitivityrating.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. ESRL can be mailed at info@equalitiessensitivityrating.com<\/a> Below are sampled sources on Social\nmedia \u2013 viral trail<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The top 5 manager\nmistakes that cause lawsuits<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nhttp:\/\/lacrossetribune.com\/print-specific\/columns\/the-top-manager-mistakes-that-cause-lawsuits\/article_16cc652c-8f15-5a01-91bf-5e97f0c9af0a.html\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Are limited companies able to claim discrimination?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nhttp:\/\/www.lexology.com\/library\/detail.aspx?g=7b403869-3d7c-481f-951f-c86dd95d4e6a\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

UK: Companies May Claim\nCompensation For Unlawful Discrimination<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nhttp:\/\/www.mondaq.com\/x\/433886\/employment+litigation+tribunals\/Companies+may+claim+compensation+for+unlawful+discrimination\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Corporate entities can bring claims for discrimination<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nhttp:\/\/www.lexology.com\/library\/detail.aspx?g=837aa67e-fd00-490c-a9e3-8f8f5b27eb4e\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Charities, not just people, are protected from discrimination
\nhttp:\/\/thirdforcenews.org.uk\/blogs\/charities-not-just-people-are-protected-from-discrimination<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scotland\u2019s next census may ask Scots about their\nsexuality<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nhttp:\/\/www.kaleidoscot.com\/scotland-census-sexuality-5065\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Major\nLGBT rights ordinance put to the test in Texas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nhttp:\/\/www.msnbc.com\/msnbc\/major-lgbt-rights-ordinance-put-the-test-texas\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Bathroom Fears Flush Houston Discrimination Ordinance<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nhttps:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2015\/11\/03\/houston-anti-discrimination-ordinance-early-voting\/\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Houston Voters Defeat Controversial ‘Transgender Bathroom’ Ordinance
\nhttp:\/\/www.christianpost.com\/news\/houston-voters-defeat-controversial-transgender-bathroom-ordinance-149171\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rejecting HERO in Houston<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nhttp:\/\/www.insidesources.com\/rejecting-hero-in-houston\/\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

HUD\nProposes to “Formalize” Definitions of Harassment and Expand Fair\nHousing Act Liability<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nhttp:\/\/www.jdsupra.com\/legalnews\/hud-proposes-to-formalize-definitions-16746\/\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Holy See:\nHate crimes against Christians under-reported<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Background: ESR has sampled Social media \u2013 viral trail on \u2018protected characteristics\u2019 as laid out in Equalities Act 2010.\u00a0 We collated some 41 reports and discussions, and after some rudimentary scorings, have taken a view that Equalities Act 2010 \u2018Is Not Breathing\u2019 i.e. under suffocation.\u00a0 To share this concern, we were persuaded to invoke one … <\/p>\n

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