Employers play an important role in ensuring the
issues their employees face aren’t made worse by discriminatory decisions
regarding furlough, sick pay or redundancy.
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) have
produced guidance for employers as the coronavirus pandemic is having a
particular impact on people with certain protected
characteristics, as an employer, you are still under legal obligations to
ensure the decisions you make in response to coronavirus do not directly or
indirectly discriminate against employees with protected characteristics.
For further information please visit the EHRC website.
First published
04 June 2020
Last updated
07 March 2024