Combating sexual orientation discrimination in employment: legislation in fifteen EU member states: United Kingdom

The Human Rights Act 1998 incorporates into the UK law most of the rights in the European Convention on Human Rights and its Protocols , and authorizes UK courts to enforce these “Convention rights.” None of the existing legislation expressly prohibits sexual orientation discrimintation in employment or occupation. Only the regulations implementing the Framework Directive do so. However, the UK’s implementation of the Framework Directive with regard to sexual orientation to date has been excellent.