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Lesbian
and Gay Employment Rights (LAGER)
LAGER
is a very widely known organisation within the LGB and mainstream communities
and is the first point of contact for many LGB people experiencing
discrimination at work and training for employers needing advice on their
responsibilities. LAGER produces a
very popular range of reference materials aimed at employers and employees, all
of which will need updating to reflect the new legislation.
The project aims to develop and update the LAGER
website to become a more accessible resource for lesbian, gay and bisexual
employees, people experiencing discrimination at work, employers, other
professionals and advice agencies. Through
the website, employers and employees are able to obtain and download information
at their convenience and anonymously if they prefer.
The website will be promoted through the mainstream and specialist press
and through links from the websites of partner agencies.
The project will also look at updating,
printing and distributing a range of information leaflets including:
Trouble
at work:
aimed at people experiencing discrimination at work because they are (or are
perceived to be) lesbian, gay or bisexual.
To be disseminated to other advice agencies as well as directly to the
public.
Briefing
on the Law: Implementing the New Laws on Sexual Orientation: giving employers essential information to ensure they know how to comply
with the new law.
Briefing
on the Law: Monitoring Sexual Orientation: one
of the two most common enquiries from the employers who contact LAGER is whether
they will be required to monitor sexual orientation and how they should do this.
This information will be covered in this leaflet.
Briefing
on the Law: Genuine Occupation Requirements: the
other most common enquiry from employers on the new law is about Genuine
Occupational Requirements, which will be covered in this publication.
HIV
and Employment Rights:
many gay people that experience discrimination at work tell LAGER that it
happened because their employer assumed (rightly or wrongly) that they were HIV
positive. This is an existing
publication being reissued to reflect the new law.
The
leaflets will be distributed to a range of organisations, individuals and LGB
groups on the mailing list of the Consortium of LGB Voluntary and Community
Organisations and to the 1,000 groups on the mailing list of Advice UK.
LAGER
General Enquiries: 020 7704 2205
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