Covid-19 Coronavirus Terms and Conditions Help Privacy Home About The Government Equality About The Government Freedom of Information Existing Access to Government Information Government Departments Statutory Boards Offices Data protection & GDPR on the Isle of Man Equality Protected characteristics Types of discrimination (prohibited behaviours) Examples of discrimination by sector Duty to make reasonable adjustments Equal pay Public Sector equality duty Action you can take Council of Ministers Equality The Equality Act 2017 aims to create equal opportunities and fair access for people in our community. The Act establishes both legal rights and legal obligations. The rights provide protection for individuals from different types of prohibited behaviour in specific situations. The types of behaviour are known as discrimination, harassment or victimisation. The Act also creates a legal obligation to make reasonable adjustments for people with disabilities. Discrimination means treating someone unfairly because of who they are. The Equality Act 2017 protects those who possess a certain characteristic known as 'protected characteristics' – we all have some of these characteristics. These characteristics are: age disability gender reassignment marriage or civil partnership (in employment only) pregnancy and maternity race religion or belief sex sexual orientation The Act protects an individual from discrimination by: employers businesses and organisations which provide goods or services like banks, shops, hotels and cafes hospitals, GPs and care homes someone a person rents or buys a property from like a local authority, private landlord or an estate agent schools, college or other education providers private clubs and associations with 25 or more members like golf clubs and children’s activity clubs, such as scouts or guides transport services like taxis or public bodies like government departments and local authorities Find out more about: Who is protected against discrimination Types of discrimination and exemptions Examples of discrimination by sector Making reasonable adjustments Equal pay Public Sector Equality Duty Action you can take To view the full Equality Act 2017 and explanatory notes. (these explanatory notes are subject to change). Equality Office Cabinet Office Government Offices Bucks Road Douglas IM1 3PN Email:Send Email We are working hard to ensure that Gov.im is as accessible as possible. Your feedback is really important to helping us do that. If you find any problems then please contact us and let us know. You can find more information on that on our Accessibility page. Share and Bookmark Related Links Reykjavik Global Forum Pledge Downloadable Documents COVID 19 - Disability and wearing a face covering Employment (Persons with a Disability) Scheme 1999 Code of Practice on Employment 2019 Equality Act 2017 Guidance on the definition of disability Code of Practice on Equal Pay Code of Practice on Services, Public Functions and Associations Social Media Equality Act Twitter A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Social Media Hub Site Map Switch to Mobile © 2021 Crown Copyright| OGL All content is available under theOpen Government Licence,except where otherwise stated