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Indirect Sex Discrimination  

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Indirect Sex Discrimination Indirect discrimination is where there are rules or conditions which apply to everyone, but which affect one group of people more than the others, where there is no good reason for the rule. It is aimed at conduct or practice which, on surface, appears to be neutral or innocuous, rather than discriminatory, but which in effect, has an adverse impact on a particular sex or race. In the fictional case of Mary Smith, she was indirectly discriminated on sex that is unlawful under (s 1(2) (b)) b Sex Discrimination Act 1975. Its definition1 has been altered slightly by the Sex Discrimination2 (Indirect Discrimination and Burden of Proof) Regulations 2001 SI 2001/2660. Before this, both the burden of proof and the definition of indirect discrimination were the same in cases of sex and race discrimination. Section 63A of the SDA 1975 changes the burden of proof. Now, where a...

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