Update On Guernsey's Discrimination Legislation Proposals

The Committee for Employment & Social Security announced on Friday 8 November that it will be focusing its efforts on delivering a reduced set of discrimination proposals. It is clear from the announcement that the Committee's intention is to stagger the implementation of the 10 proposed protected grounds, rather than reduce their number.

Its immediate priority is to introduce protection on the grounds of disability including for carers of disabled people. Having received the most challenging and critical consultation feedback on its proposals for disability discrimination, the Committee has committed to revisiting the definition of disability. This will provide some comfort to employers, many of whom have been concerned with the breadth of the proposed definition and the fact that it would be so different from the approach taken in Jersey and the UK.