On June 26, 2008, Equality Minister Harriet Harman set out the main measures of the new Equalities Bill in a Commons statement. Unions are satisfied but experts criticize the introduction of positive action, which won't necessarily work and might be tough to handle for employers. (Ref. 080552)
The Equalities Bill, which will be on the government’s agenda in the fall, is aimed at simplifying discrimination legislation, with the creation of a “single statute to replace the complex web of legislation over the years.” It will also strengthen some aspects of this legislation. In the House of Commons, Harriet Harman highlighted the unfairness women still suffer 40 years after the first anti-discrimination laws.
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