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UK: Equality Act 2010 essentials

A ready-made course, live deck and two surveys for all workers. AhaSlides tracks progress, completion and scores for you. 40 minutes, 6 lessons, 12-question final check. Last reviewed 28 October 2026; not legal advice.

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Course outline at a glance

  • Explain why the Equality Act applies to everyday decisions and conduct at work, and that the employer can be liable for what staff do
  • Quiz
  • Video

  • Name the 9 protected characteristics and the 4 main types of prohibited conduct (direct, indirect, harassment, victimisation)
  • Flashcards
  • Tabs
  • Accordion
  • Multi-select quiz

  • Recognise discrimination by association and perception, indirect discrimination and failure to make reasonable adjustments in workplace examples
  • Sorting activity
  • Accordion
  • Quiz

  • Choose a fair response as a colleague or line manager when a decision or comment may breach the Act
  • Process
  • Scenario
  • Quiz

  • Raise a concern internally and know external routes (Acas Early Conciliation, employment tribunal, EASS)
  • Process
  • Quiz

Final check: 12 questions, 80% to pass

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Question 1 of 3

Can an employer be liable for an employee's discriminatory comment?

 

Under section 109 of the Equality Act 2010, an employer is liable for what its employees do in the course of employment, unless it took all reasonable steps to prevent it.

Lesson 1, Why this matters, teaches this. See the outline

Question 2 of 3

A manager refuses flexible working to Liam because he cares for his disabled son. What is the best description?

 

The Act protects people who are treated worse because of their association with someone who has a protected characteristic.

Lesson 3, Spot it, teaches this. See the outline

Question 3 of 3

What should a manager do first when an employee asks for a change because of a health condition?

 

Consider the request properly and work out the adjustment together, with HR support.

Lesson 4, What would you do?, teaches this. See the outline

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UK: Equality Act 2010 essentials

Completed on12 October 2026
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Three pieces that work together

Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the surveys tell you what stuck. 10 fields to fill in with your own policy, contacts and locations; each one is highlighted inside the course.

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Completion is tracked for you

Learners sign in to take the course, so every start, finish and score is recorded in AhaSlides. No spreadsheet to keep.

  • Who has finished

    See who has not started, who is in progress and who has completed the course.

  • Every score

    Each learner's result on the 12-question final check, against the 80% pass mark.

  • What landed

    Survey results show what people took away, and the 30-day check-in shows whether they use it.

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6 lessons, about 40 minutes

What learners can do at the end of each lesson. Minutes are an estimate.

  • Lesson 1: Why this matters · 6 min

    Explain why the Equality Act applies to everyday decisions and conduct at work, and that the employer can be liable for what staff do.

  • Lesson 2: What the law says · 10 min

    Name the 9 protected characteristics and the 4 main types of prohibited conduct (direct, indirect, harassment, victimisation).

  • Lesson 3: Spot it · 6 min

    Recognise discrimination by association and perception, indirect discrimination and failure to make reasonable adjustments in workplace examples.

  • Lesson 4: What would you do? · 6 min

    Choose a fair response as a colleague or line manager when a decision or comment may breach the Act.

  • Lesson 5: Speak up · 6 min

    Raise a concern internally and know external routes (Acas Early Conciliation, employment tribunal, EASS).

  • Lesson 6: Final assessment · 6 min

    12 questions, 80% to pass. The result is saved to the learner's record.

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Common questions

Yes. The course, the live deck and both surveys are free. Claiming the template into your AhaSlides account is free too.

Yes. The course is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session in the room or online.

At induction + every 2 years (best practice; EHRC Code treats training as part of the "all reasonable steps" defence).

All workers in Great Britain (line-manager callouts included).

Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when.

Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply.

Your own details, each highlighted inside the course:
  • Equality policy link
  • HR contact
  • Reporting channel
  • Anonymous route
  • EAP contact
  • How to request a reasonable adjustment
  • Northern Ireland law and the Equality Commission for NI, if you employ staff there
  • LMS or record system
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