You may have been discriminated against if you have been treated unfairly at work because of your:

  • Age
  • Disability
  • Gender reassignment
  • Marriage and civil partnership
  • Pregnancy and maternity
  • Race
  • Religion and belief
  • Sex
  • Sexual orientation.

These are known as protected characteristics.

You are not required to have been continuously employed for 2 years or more to bring a claim for discrimination.

Discrimination Lawyers for Employees

There are different forms of discrimination:

Direct Discrimination – where an employee with a protected characteristic has been treated unfairly because of that characteristic.

Indirect Discrimination – where an employee with a protected characteristic is placed at a disadvantage because of a workplace practice in comparison to other employees without a characteristic and the employer cannot justify the workplace practice.

Harassment – when an employee with a protected characteristic is subjected to unwanted behaviour which the employee finds offensive or which makes the employee feel intimidated or humiliated.

Victimisation –  when an employee is treated differently or unfairly because the employee has raised or offered support in relation to a discrimination complaint against the employer.

Speak to a member of our Employment Law team for more information

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