Discrimination at Work
Under the Equality Act 2010, it is against the law to discriminate against someone in respect of the following protected characteristics:
- Age
- Disability
- Gender reassignment
- Marriage and civil partnership
- Pregnancy and maternity
- Race
- Religion or belief
- Sex
- Sexual orientation
Discrimination itself can take many forms, and the following types of conduct are prohibited by the Equality Act:
- Direct discrimination (where someone is treated less favourably because of a protected characteristic)
- Indirect discrimination (where someone is affected by acts which, whilst not intended to treat anybody less favourably, have the effect of disadvantaging people with a particular protected characteristic)
- Harassment
- Victimisation
- Instructing, causing, inducing or helping any of the above types of unlawful conduct
It is very important that a discrimination claim is submitted to the Tribunal in a particular way, as there are various factors which claimants have to show in order for a claim to succeed and if these are not dealt with in the ET1 the claim could fail. If you think that you may have a claim for discrimination, we are able to advise you of your options and draft an appropriate claim form.
