Sentences with phrase «equality policy by»

From an employment law perspective this case is relatively cut and dry — in so much as the employer was left with very little choice as to how to deal with such a flagrant and public breach of its diversity and equality policy by one of its employees.

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Lincoln Financial Group received a perfect score of 100 % on the 2017 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), a national benchmarking survey and report by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation, on corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ workplace equality.

due to some crazy religious beliefs out there in the world i.e. marrying off young children and marrying genetic kin, the government can't ever allow religion to dictate marriage policy, so have your ceremonies and deny same - gender couples to marry in your church but bluntly stated your crying and foot - stomping will accomplish nothing, marriage isn't a religious thing it is a civil rights and equality thing, thus if the religious win by denying same gender cuples their civil rights to equal treatment under the law, then don't be surprised when others use those same grounds to deny you your rights under the law.

The incident on 2nd November 2017 prompted an inquiry by the school which concluded Mr Sutcliffe «contravened the school's equality policy» and «misgendered» a student.

Amory Lovins has argued in detail that an environmentally desirable energy policy will also employ more persons in more desirable ways and produce as much usable power as we need.35 If we redefine the goal of efficiency as the enhancement of human experience, we are likely to find that most of the oppositions identified by Okun between equality and efficiency will disappear.

The Consultation for Promoting British Values in School is a hastily thrown together set of amendments to the Independent School Standards (2013) which ensured all independent schools» activities and teaching be informed by the 2010 Equalities Act.The consultation proposes strengthening the Independent School Standards regulations and extending these to all schools (state and independent), emphasising that a school's «written policy, plans and schemes of work -LSB-... must] not undermine the fundamental British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs.»

Because we know that equality for women requires fathers to play an equal part in childrearing — indeed one of the key policy outcomes desired by many governments including in the UK (and central to the government's current proposals) is increased take - up of parenting leave and pay by fathers.

The dialogue that ensued engaged the authors with a series of questions surrounding the book's central thesis: despite the real progress in racial equality achieved by the 1960s civil rights legislation, the United States political institution has been caught in between two modes of conceptualizing, and enacting policy, about race — both of which have failed to close the tremendous gap in racial disparities in social and economic welfare that are a legacy of American history.

The measure was put forward by former MP Evan Harris as an amendment to the party's equalities policy paper.

Harriet Harman's triumphalist marking of Gordon Brown's first Budget as, «the end of the assumption that families consist of a male breadwinner and a female helpmate in the home,» culminated in an Equalities Bill (enacted by the Coalition) and one way maternal employment policies and childcare policies

One amendment that elicited a large number of responses in Glasgow was proposed by Evan Harris and Julian Huppert during the Equalities Policy Paper debate.

The Welsh secretary previously argued its «whites - only» membership policy was currently being changed following an aborted court case against it by the Equalities and Human Rights Commission (ECHR), but that while it was not reformed, it remained an illegal group.

It is beyond appalling that this meeting was being facilitated by a Labour party shadow minister for equality, and in contradiction of stated Scottish Labour party policy.»

The rules submitted by Tkaczyk describe a broader and less specific purpose for the party: it will support «candidates and policies that end barriers to equality, eliminate discrimination, safeguard reproductive health, and protect women from violence.»

«He supports marriage equality, and a 45 - minute discussion with him several weeks ago, revealed that the former Naval Officer has always been against the «Don't Ask, Don't Tell» policy espoused by the federal government.»

Cabrera, who is a longtime foe of marriage equality and a leader in the effort that recently overturned the public schools» policy against church congregations using their space for worship services, has for years worked with the Family Research Council, an organization condemned as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center.

If a country finds a way to meet the basic needs of women by taking loans that the whole society must pay, but the national constitution, and the various policies and services do not show the timely commitment for equity and equality, the chance to eradicate poverty and hunger will only be about the alleviation of these two major indicators of real development and sustainability It is then urgent and important not to fall in such a trap, which only comes to add to the financial and economic indebtedness of the society, and nations, to say the least, and to maintain the system of inequality and impoverishment as it basically exist..

Even if there is strong economic equality in a nation measured by the Gini index, one can not conclude that climate change policies are distributively just.

The role of civil society in climate policy was a central issue in Bonn as negotiators and NGOs considered practical approaches to ensure that climate policies are informed by indigenous knowledge and promote gender equality.

Even if, by some miracle, some such policy were to come to pass, the long - term necessity for us to accept a lower overall standard of living, especially when that will require far more economic equality (perhaps including the confiscation of giant fortunes) and far less economic «freedom» (virtual destruction of the «free trade» system, a great deal more regulation of both financial markets and manufacturing industries).

In case you have forgotten, after years of study, the law society mandated that all licensees make a commitment to some simple principles: not to discriminate, abide by workplace policies, promote equality and observe human rights legislation.

Four issues had been identified by the parties: (i) whether the Court of Appeal had correctly held that the 2009 and 2010 care plan reviews were to be read as including a reassessment of the claimant's community care needs; (ii) whether the authority's decision to provide pads interfered with the claimant's Art 8 rights and, if so, whether such an interference was justified and proportionate; (iii) whether the authority had been operating any relevant policy or practice for the purposes of s 21E (1) of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (DDA 1995) and, if so, whether that policy was justified as a proportionate means of achieving a legitimate aim, namely the equitable allocation of limited care resources; and (iv) whether the authority had failed to have due regard to the needs specified in s 49A of DDA 1995 (the general disability equality duty) when carrying out their functions in the instant case.

The principles cover a wide set of social policy areas and range from matters already extensively covered by the EU social acquis like gender equality and health and safety at work to matters currently beyond the EU's (legislative) competence like the minimum income, wages and assistance for the homeless.

Moreover, the policy, elsewhere described by the defendant as an «equality protocol» was found to breach Articles 9 and 14 of the ECHR and to amount to indirect discrimination under the EQA, as it discriminated against Jews and Muslims.

We received a perfect score on this national benchmarking survey and report on policies and practices related to LGBT workplace equality, administered by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation.

2017 Employment Law Seminar (1:40:59) Presented By Lawrence J. Casey, Gary M. Feldman, Tamsin R. Kaplan, Robert M. Kaitz and David M. Rogers Larry Casey, Gary Feldman, Tamsin Kaplan, Robert Kaitz, and Dave Rogers discuss some of the hot topics surrounding employment laws, including pay equality, workplace investigations and confidentiality, overtime laws, legalization of marijuana, social media and related policies, the new I - 9 Form, Trade Secrets Act of 2016, employee access to confidential company documents, EEOC guidance re: national origin discrimination enforcement under Title VII, and insights from the Massachusetts State House.

The Christian Medical and Dental Society of Canada and the Canadian Federation of Catholic Physicians» Societies, and Canadian Physicians for Life, along with a number of individual «objecting» physicians had challenged the Effective Referral Policy on the basis that the Policy violated their freedom of religion and conscience protected by s. 2 (a) of the Charter and their right to equality protected by s. 15.

The language of «principles» as opposed to «policy» or «practice» clearly suggests belief rather than conduct, and the upcoming educational (CPD) requirements, on equality, diversity and «inclusion» (the latter being a term that is undefined in the case law but which has variously been defined by the Working Group (in the report) as «making a better space for everyone» and (on the definitions website) with reference to RBC's corporate policy — which we can celebrate as the first time that a corporation's principles have been incorporated by reference into legal requirements!

To discuss any aspect of your equality, diversity and inclusion policy, please contact Yvonne Smyth (Group Head of Diversity) on 0203 465 0055 or by emailing [email protected].

Jewish Voice for Peace members are inspired by Jewish tradition to work together for peace, social justice, equality, human rights, respect for international law, and a U.S. foreign policy based on these ideals.

Our partners in Senegal are working to to harmonize national abortion policy with the Maputo Protocol, an agreement adopted by the African Union that guarantees comprehensive rights to women, including the right to take part in the political process, the right to social and political equality with men, and the right to control their reproductive health.

Research, programs, and advocacy undertaken by Promundo and the MenCare Campaign, including the State of the World's Fathers reports, have demonstrated the promise and effectiveness of well - designed policies, laws, trainings, and other approaches to achieve true equality in care work around the world, and in so doing to help all children and societies achieve their fullest potential.

For multiparty resolve and commitment to close the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and life expectancy equality gap by 2030 to continue, and for policy continuity during the term of the new Australian Government.

It is hoped that in the near future these and other policy frameworks and indicators will be linked to benchmarks and targets to the end of achieving Indigenous health equality by 2030 or earlier.

It is hoped that in the near future these policy frameworks and indicators will be linked to benchmarks and targets to the end of achieving Indigenous health equality by 2030 or earlier.