Marriage or civil partnership
The Equality Act 2010 protects employees who are married or in a civil partnership against discrimination and makes it unlawful to:
- discriminate directly against anyone because they are married or registered as a civil partner
- indirectly discriminate against someone because they are married or registered as a civil partner
- refuse to offer someone goods or services because they are married or registered as a civil partner
- have policies which put people at a disadvantage because they are married or registered as a civil partner
- victimise someone because they have made or intend to make a complaint related to the above.