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Employers should be committed to equal opportunity for their employees. Discrimination is unlawful and also expensive. Employment Tribunals have no limit on how much they can award to an employee who has brought a complaint for discrimination. Also, any claim for equal pay for equal value work can be backdated for up to six years (five years in Scotland).
Employers are responsible for the actions of their employees. Therefore clear policies are required to be implemented. These may include the following:
Failure to adhere to the equal opportunity policy by the employees or the directors should be treated as misconduct which may lead to a disciplinary action.
For more detailed information please look at the official Advisory Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas) site.