Should socio-economic background be a protected characteristic?
Socio-economic background is not a protected characteristic under the Equality Act. This means if people face discrimination because of their class, or assumptions made about it, they do not have the same legal protections as they would on the grounds of racial or gender discrimination.
“If somebody has treated you poorly for an unjustifiable reason, like your accent or your class background, there may be circumstances in which you already have legal redress,” explains Florence Brocklesby, founder at Bellevue Law, “But making class a protected characteristic would give you access to a wider range of remedies.”
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