Gender equality resources

UCU guidance

Legislation

Equality Act 2010

 2010 Equality Act briefing (.pdf) [139kb]

 2010 Equality Act briefing (.doc) [144kb]

Public Sector Equality Duty

 UCU Equality Duty Toolkit (.pdf) [165kb]

 Public Sector Equality Duty in Wales (.pdf) [473kb]

 TUC Equality Duty Toolkit (.pdf) [316kb]

 The Public Sector Equality Duty in Northern Ireland (.doc) [38kb]

Equal Pay

Equal Pay Act 1970, as amended 2005 (.pdf)

Resources:

 A charter for women (.pdf) [152kb]
 A charter for women (.doc) [82kb]

 Violence against women: guidance for UCU branch officers assisting members suffering from domestic violence, Nov 09 (.pdf) [82kb]

National agreements:

 FE Joint Agreement on Guidance on Equality in Employment (.docx) [116kb]

 HE (JNCHES): equal pay reviews guidance, Mar 07 (.pdf) [208kb]

 Checklist for carrying out an equal pay review in accordance with the JNCHES guidance (.rtf) [262kb]

 Guidance for equal pay in FE (Eng/Wal) (.doc) [35kb]

 Guidance for maternity leave in FE (Eng/Wal), Oct 08 (.doc) [66kb]

 Joint Agreement on Guidelines for Parental Leave in Further Education (.pdf) [298kb]

 Guidance for family purposes & dependants leave in FE (Eng/Wal) (.doc) [31kb]

UCU research

 UK academic staff gender pay gaps and average salaries 1995-96 to 2005-06, Apr 07 (.pdf) [234kb]

Other resources

Equality publications

LSN guidance on the GED for the FE sector, 2007