Part 5Work
Chapter 1Employment, etc.
Trade organisations
57Trade organisations
1
A trade organisation (A) must not discriminate against a person (B)—
a
in the arrangements A makes for deciding to whom to offer membership of the organisation;
b
as to the terms on which it is prepared to admit B as a member;
c
by not accepting B’s application for membership.
2
A trade organisation (A) must not discriminate against a member (B)—
a
in the way it affords B access, or by not affording B access, to opportunities for receiving a benefit, facility or service;
b
by depriving B of membership;
c
by varying the terms on which B is a member;
d
by subjecting B to any other detriment.
3
A trade organisation must not, in relation to membership of it, harass—
a
a member, or
b
an applicant for membership.
4
A trade organisation (A) must not victimise a person (B)—
a
in the arrangements A makes for deciding to whom to offer membership of the organisation;
b
as to the terms on which it is prepared to admit B as a member;
c
by not accepting B’s application for membership.
5
A trade organisation (A) must not victimise a member (B)—
a
in the way it affords B access, or by not affording B access, to opportunities for receiving a benefit, facility or service;
b
by depriving B of membership;
c
by varying the terms on which B is a member;
d
by subjecting B to any other detriment.
6
A duty to make reasonable adjustments applies to a trade organisation.
7
A trade organisation is—
a
an organisation of workers,
b
an organisation of employers, or
c
any other organisation whose members carry on a particular trade or profession for the purposes of which the organisation exists.