| CRITERIA Employment is Freely Chosen Freedom of Association & Collective Bargaining Safe & Hygienic Working Environment Child Labour Living Wages To Be Paid Working Hours Are Not Excessive No Discrimination Regular Employment No Harsh Or Inhumane Treatment Use of Agency Labour Continual Improvement | | No Discrimination - UK Law - You must not (or allow other employees to) incite racial hatred or discriminate on the basis of gender, disability, sexual orientation, race, colour, nationality, or national or ethnic origin.
- EU law mandates equal work for equal pay, binding on all member countries, including the UK.
- Mentally or physically disabled persons cannot be discriminated against as long as they are able to perform the necessary tasks.
- After maternity leave, the employee has a right to return to her job.
- Pregnant women or women on maternity leave may not be dismissed for reasons not related to pregnancy where there is clear evidence.
- If your organisation employees more than 15 people, you must make reasonable adjustments for disabled employees to enable work/continue working at your site.
- You must ask for proof of identification for ALL workers including UK citizens ie not just foreign workers.
For countries outside the UK: EU law mandates equal work for equal pay, binding on all member countries. | 1. Go to the ILO database of national laws (NATLEX) dealing with labour standards.
"Browse by subject" (in left hand nav) until you find"No discrimination".
Then choose your own country to find laws and regulations.
Copy and Paste into a file of your own for future reference. 2. Look at the main ILO Conventions your country has ratified (ILOLEX).
This tells you whether your country has ratified the two main ILO Conventions (100 & 111) dealing with Elimination of Discrimination. |  |
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