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Unit 2 M2 D1 Sex Discrimination Act 1975 The Sex Discrimination Act 1975 was introduced to protect individuals from discrimination against their sex. Sex Discrimination usually occurs against women; however men are sexually discriminated against also, and can be particularly apparent in the workplace. The act promotes equality within society, with equal opportunities for both males and females, along with ensuring that discrimination is reduced and eventually eliminated. The Sex Discrimination Act 1975 covers and applies to various areas of particularly important discrimination against pregnancy and maternity leave, indirect and direct discrimination against women and men and gender reassignment discrimination along with things such as sexual harassment and discrimination by employees. The Sex Discrimination Act 1975 covers particular areas of discrimination regarding sex, such as employment regarding job adverts, contracts of employments and exemptions. Education, goods and services (clubs, bars, insurances, banking, restaurants for example) and housing in context to rent, selling and letting are also included in the Sex Discrimination Act 1975. The Act makes it unlawful to discriminate against the opposite sex, meaning the opposite sex mustn’t be treated less ‘favourably’ than the other. Many presume the sex discrimination act 1975 only targets discrimination within the workplace however, as stated previously, this is not the case and it also looks at things such as discrimination within places such as schools. An example of sex discrimination would be a job on offer but it only being advertised for the target audience of men not women. This would be discrimination against women because they are not being given the chance to apply. However the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 put into place that this was not allowed and therefore promotes an anti-discriminatory practice. The Sex Discrimination Act also promotes anti discriminatory practice by allowing women to come back to their job after they have been on maternity leave and not have to be demoted due to a man being put in their place. The Sex Discrimination Act 1975 promotes anti-discriminatory practice within a health and social care setting by, if a female service user visits the doctors about something very personal and requests particularly a female doctor to deal with her matter the doctors surgery must do everything in their power to try and get the female service user a female doctor as the service users best interests are then at heart. If the request isn’t met then this would be discriminating against the female patient. The Sex Discrimination Act 1975 has been rather successful in making sure both females and males have equal opportunities. It is good at promoting an antidiscriminatory practice as, like in a hospital, nurses are usually looked at as being women however the act makes both males and females applicable to becoming a nurse, giving both sexes opportunities that may otherwise be restricted. The Act is also good as within schools it means that children, both male and female receive an

Unit 2 M2 D1 education equally and are taught the same things and teachers within the school receiver equal pay when doing the same job. However, on the other hand the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 can prove bad. This is because it can’t rule out every type of discrimination regarding sex. If sex discrimination is covertly done, meaning it’s done in a way that no one else really sees it’s being done, therefore makes it harder to identify. Such as if an employer within a children’s home employs a male social worker and tells the female, who also applied for the job, that it was down to experience when actually it was down to preference and favouritism over males. This is classed as covert discrimination making everything hard to identify within the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 and linking it to an anti-discriminatory practice is hard as it isn’t all ‘good’ The Sex Discrimination Act 1975 can be bad regarding anti discriminatory practice also, as not everyone will be aware or educated on what the act covers, the act covers sexual harassment so in education such as a school, a student being sexually harassed by a teacher may not understand and the teacher may continue thinking he won’t get found out. This would be a bad anti discriminatory practice in result of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975.

The code of practice for social care workers The Code of Practice for social care workers describe and states the standards of professionalism of conduct and practice that is required of all social care workers within the workplace. The code of practice for the employers for social care workers also sets the responsibilities or the employees within the regulations. It states that all social care workers must adhere to the regulations and standards that are set out in the code of practice. As a social care worker or employee these particular codes of practice give clear areas in which you can improve abilities and keep to the values set. Within the code of practice for social care workers it states that each person is treated as an individual and each individual’s rights and interests must be respected and protected. As a social care worker you must support the individual’s rights to control their lives and make informed choices. The codes of practice is a guideline of reflecting back and ensuring that all that should be happening and is existing is and that all social care workers recognise the codes set out for them. The Code forms the wider legislation and ensures that social care workers keep to the standards responsibly making sure that the standards don’t fall below the standards set out and they are not putting individuals at harm. The code of practice helps promote anti discriminatory practice by ensuring that all workers follow the standards set, this promotes an anti-discriminatory practice because it makes sure that everyone in the care of social care workers are treated with respect and have equal opportunities. Within an elderly peoples home the code of practice for social care workers promotes an anti-discriminatory practice by ensuring that the rights of ALL individuals are met regardless of the individual’s

Unit 2 M2 D1 personality. It also promotes an anti-discriminatory practice within an elderly care home by giving all individuals the choice of things, ensuring that the individuals of all different backgrounds are treated equally and are given options that allow the elderly individual to feel as though they have ‘normality’ in life whilst living in a home, promoting equality and diversity within the anti-discriminatory practice. The code of practice for social care workers is very successful at promoting an antidiscriminatory practice. The code of practice for social care workers is a good policy linked to anti-discriminatory practice because it helps promotes the antidiscriminatory practice by allowing all those in care, whether that be children in care or adults in care, the chance to have their say which in turn promotes equal opportunities for the individuals and individuals such as children in a care home are given the choice of making informed choices about the services that they receive. It is also good by ensuring that the social care workers are trust worthy and honest and respect all individuals choices and rights regardless of whether they agree or not. However not all of the code of practice for social care workers is ‘good’. There may be times when social care workers abuse their role and may, without realising, take advantage of those most vulnerable in care. An example of this would be a social care worker asking one of the elderly and vulnerable individuals to do a certain task for them in which the social care worker doesn’t want to do; this would be taking them for advantage which therefore would not be promoting an anti-discriminatory practice....