London and Local Authority Fairness Commissions
8 July 2016
‘Fairness Commissions’ have been set up by London and a number of local authorities to look at how to improve equality in their areas.
‘Fairness Commissions’ have been set up by London and a number of local authorities to look at how to improve equality in their areas.
The Equality and Human Rights Commission Research Database Newsletter for June 2016 includes an equal pay and pay gaps reading list.
In June 2016, the EDF Research Network and the Centre for Research on Law, Equality and Diversity held a seminar to discuss ‘Raising the bar on equality and fair treatment at work’.
Many organisations condemned the rise in racist incidents that was reported following the EU Referendum on 23 June 2016.
Law Centres Network prepared twelve guides in 2016 on employment, housing, immigration, right to reside, health, social care and other topics. The guides are aimed at EU citizens and others willing to better understand EU rights and entitlements.
The Refugee Rights Data Project produced a report Unsafe Borderlands in June 2016. The report revealed disturbing information about the safety of women living in the Calais camp finding that over 40% of women have experienced violence, nearly three quarters felt unsafe and over half felt their health had suffered during their time there.
The Race Equality Foundation published a report Dementia, Equity and Rights in June 2016.
The Race Equality Foundation produced a report Barriers to health faced by transgender and non-binary black and minority ethnic people in June 2016.
The Tell MAMA Annual Report for 2015 finds that the number of offline incidents [of anti-Muslim hate] has trebled.
This year’s ‘British Social Attitudes’ report endeavour to uncover the consequences of seven years of austerity for social and political attitudes in Britain.