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Frequently asked questions on equality issues

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Your questions - Staff services

Staff services toolkit

Our Toolkit for Staff services provides the key equality guidance relevant to your work.

If a member of staff declares a disability for the REF, is the institution 'deemed to know' about the staff member's disability?

Related subject: Disability | Staff | Equality Act

Are pre-employment health questionnaires allowed under the Equality Act 2010?

Related subject: Disability | Equality Act

Does section 60 (pre-employment health questionnaires) of the Equality Act 2010 impact upon our existing recruitment policies and practices?

What is the Disability Equality Implementation Group?

Related subject: Disability

Can we keep our minimum age for student entrance?

Related subject: Age | Staff

Will we be able to retain our minimum age for student entrance (mostly 17 or 18 years old)?

Should institutions monitor data on religion and belief?

Related subject: Religion and belief | Staff | Students

Can employees be harassed on the basis of perceived (rather than actual) sexual orientation?

Related subject: Sexual orientation

Can employees be harassed on the basis of their perceived sexual orientation even if it transpires that they are heterosexual?

How do we manage conflicts of freedom between individuals' rights concerning sexual orientations and religion and belief?

Should we monitor sexual orientation?

Related subject: Sexual orientation | Staff

With only a small gap in pay within grades, do we now have equal pay at my university?

Related subject: Gender | Staff

We've done a job evaluation review and an equal pay review, and find only a small gap between men's and women’s pay in jobs across similar grades. Does that mean we now have equal pay between men and women?

Is gender equality still an issue in higher education?

Related subject: Gender | Staff | Students

My institution has just over 50 per cent female staff and students, and women are getting good degrees – so why is gender equality still on the agenda?

How can we manage disability leave and disability-related sickness?

Related subject: Disability | Staff

What are disability leave and disability-related sickness and how can they be managed in the context of our other leave and sickness absence policies?