Amendment to the Equal Treatment Regulations of 2004

Amongst all these regulations, the Equal Treatment Regulations of 2004 were also amended. The amendments are mainly aimed to amend the rules on disability discrimination and also to improve the regulations on enforcement and access to the Industrial Tribunal under the 2004 regulations. 

The amendments are particularly important in relation to the burden of proof as it is now clear that the person alleging discrimination has to establish that there are facts which can lead to discrimination prior to the employer defending his claim.