Discrimination and unfair treatment

The law protects you from discrimination in the workplace. Discrimination can occur at any time. You may be discriminated against because of your age, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or for being transsexual, married or in a civil partnership, being pregnant or having a child.

The law protects you from discrimination at all stages of your employment relationship including:

Recruitment

Employment terms and conditions

Pay and benefits

Promotion and transfer opportunities

Training

Redundancy

Dismissal

If you have a disability you have the same rights as your fellow workers. Employers should also make ‘reasonable adjustments’ to help disabled employees and job-applicants with:

Application forms and aptitude tests, e.g. giving extra time to complete the tests

Interview arrangements, e.g. wheelchair access, communicator support

Making sure the workplace has the right facilities and equipment for disabled workers or someone offered a job

Equal promotion, transfer and training opportunities

Equal terms of employment, including pay

Equal work-related benefits like access to recreation or refreshment facilities

If, for whatever reason, you feel you are being discriminated against at work, there are ways you can challenge it and the friendly and knowledgeable employment law experts at Mander Hadley will provide advice and help to stop you from being unfairly treated.

Contact us now to find out how we can help you with advice on workplace discrimination. You are in safe hands at Mander Hadley.