Great Britain: final Parliamentary stage for the Equality Bill

Amendments. Here are the key amendments as regards labor adopted by the Lords after their third and last reading of the bill. 
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en yet), to validate the Lords’ amendments. It will be the last step before the bill becomes a law. The amendments include caste discrimination, the prohibition to question an applicant about their health during the recruitment procedure, and increased freedom in terms of employees exchanging about their salary. (Ref. 100259)

Amendments. Here are the key amendments as regards labor adopted by the Lords after their third and last reading of the bill.

  • Ban caste discrimination, which will be inclu
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