Discrimination at Work

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.