gender reassignment The process of changing or transitioning from one gender to another. The Equality Act prohibits discrimination against a person who is proposing to undergo, is undergoing or has undergone a process, or part of a process, for the purpose of reassigning their sex. See also transsexual person. gender recognition A certificate issued under the Gender Recognition Act to a certificate transsexual person who seeks such a certificate and who has, or has had gender dysphoria, has lived in the acquired gender throughout the preceding two years, and intends to continue to live in the acquired gender until death. guaranteed interview This is a scheme for disabled people which means that an scheme applicant will be invited for interview if they meet the essential specified requirements of the job. harass To behave towards someone in a way that violates their dignity, or creates a degrading, humiliating, hostile, intimidating or offensive environment for them. harassment Unwanted behaviour that has the purpose or effect of violating a dignity or creates a degrading, person’s humiliating, hostile, intimidating or offensive environment for them. See also sexual harassment. impairment A functional limitation which may lead to a person being defined as disabled according to the definition under the Act. See also disability. indirect discrimination Where an employer applies (or would apply) an apparently neutral practice, provision or criterion which puts people with a particular protected characteristic at a disadvantage compared with others who do not share that characteristic, unless applying the practice, provision or criterion can be objectively justified by the employer.
gender reassignment The process of changing or transitioning from one gender to another. The Equality Act prohibits discrimination against a person who is proposing to undergo, is undergoing or has undergone a process, or part of a process, for the purpose of reassigning their sex. See also transsexual person. gender recognition certificate A certificate issued under the Gender Recognition Act to a transsexual person who seeks such a certificate and who has, or has had gender dysphoria, has lived in the acquired gender throughout the preceding two years, and intends to continue to live in the acquired gender until death. guaranteed interview scheme This is a scheme for disabled people which means that an applicant will be invited for interview if they meet the essential specified requirements of the job. harass To behave towards someone in a way that violates their dignity, or creates a degrading, humiliating, hostile, intimidating or offensive environment for them. harassment Unwanted behaviour that has the purpose or effect of violating a person’s dignity or creates a degrading, humiliating, hostile, intimidating or offensive environment for them. See also sexual harassment. impairment A functional limitation which may lead to a person being defined as disabled according to the definition under the Act. See also disability. indirect discrimination Where an employer applies (or would apply) an apparently neutral practice, provision or criterion which puts people with a particular protected characteristic at a disadvantage compared with others who do not share that characteristic, unless applying the practice, provision or criterion can be objectively justified by the employer.
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