Success through diversity and inclusion - BFI - British Film Institute
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26<br />
The Employment Act 2002<br />
As a result of this Act, amongst other things:<br />
• Maternity leave is increased to 26 weeks of<br />
‘ordinary’ leave plus 26 weeks of ‘additional’<br />
leave.<br />
• Adoption leave is put on a statutory footing as<br />
is entitlement to two weeks’ Paternity leave,<br />
paid at the same rate as Statutory Maternity<br />
Pay, on the birth or adoption of a child.<br />
• An employee must have a request for flexible<br />
working seriously considered if they have a<br />
child under 6 (under 18 for children with<br />
disabilities).<br />
Future developments<br />
It has been lawful to discriminate against people<br />
in the UK on the basis of their sexual orientation,<br />
as long as both genders are treated the same.<br />
Similarly, it has been lawful to discriminate on the<br />
grounds of religion (except in Northern Irel<strong>and</strong>)<br />
unless people can rely on the anti-discrimination<br />
provisions, for example, someone from an ethnic<br />
group, such as a Jew or a Sikh, under the Race<br />
Relations Act (1976). The European Equal<br />
Treatment Directive 2000/7 was accepted by the<br />
UK in 2000. This means that the UK Government<br />
is committed to implementing legislation to<br />
protect people from discrimination based on<br />
their sexual orientation, religion or belief, by<br />
December 2003. New legislation outlawing age<br />
discrimination is proposed by 2006, also as a<br />
result of the Equal Treatment Directive.
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