Advanced Employment Law – Sexual Orientation Discrimination 2025

6 February 2025 9:00am–1:00pm

This half-day course is part of our expanding set of courses on discrimination under the Equality Act 2010. It looks at the protection against discrimination in relation to sexual orientation. It covers how to interview a member sensitively; what constitutes legal harassment in this particular context including issues of ‘outing’ a worker and making false assumption; and where religious belief clashes with gay rights.

The course also provides reps with guidance on general issues which come up where harassment is based on any protected characteristic, not just sexual orientation, e.g. whether an employer is liable for out-of-work harassment and whether harassment is entirely self-defined under the legal definition.

A small amount of pre-course work will be expected to make the most of the time on the day.

The course will be delivered virtually over Microsoft Teams, 9am – 1pm on Thursday 6th February.

To apply, you must:

  • Be ERA accredited and active in supporting and representing members
  • Have previously completed Introduction to Employment Law or advanced employment law course
  • Have agreed facility time (time off) from your employer to attend the full day, if attending during working hours
  • Be able to participate fully in the session, which is highly interactive
  • Be prepared to spend up to 1 hour at home before the training day on reading which we will send you in advance
  • Have agreement from your branch to attend

If your application is successful a charge of £75 will be made to your branch.

To apply for a place on this session please complete and submit the following form:

Advanced Employment Law – Sexual Orientation Discrimination February 2025

  • We will send hard copy resources to course participants in advance for this training. Please tell us where you would like these to be sent, including the postcode.
  • There is a charge to the branch of £75 for this course. If you meet the minimum requirements to attend we will contact your branch so that your attendance can be authorised.
  • We will use this information to check your UNISON membership, to seek approval from your branch for your attendance on this course, and to send you course information. If we are able to offer you a place on this training, you will receive an email from us with further information.

  • UNISON Learning & Organising Equality Monitoring Form

  • This section of the form is entirely voluntary; however your co-operation would be appreciated. UNISON gathers this information so that participation in education and training can be monitored. This allows us to identify where there are areas of underrepresentation and work with our colleagues in the wider union to address any barriers to equal access.
  • We appreciate that some of the categories below are limited, but within these constraints, please give the answer most applicable to you.
  • This information will be used to update your UNISON membership records and will be treated in the strictest confidence.

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