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Advice and Guidance
Last updated: 13 Feb 2019
Advice for advisers on discrimination at work.
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Blog
Published: 11 Feb 2019
What are we doing to help people who have experienced discrimination get justice?
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Our inquiry looked at whether legal aid enables people who raise a discrimination complaint in England and Wales to get justice.
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Advice and Guidance
Last updated: 19 Feb 2020
The Equality Act became law in 2010. It covers everyone in Britain and protects people from discrimination, harassment and/or victimisation.
The information on the Your Rights pages is here to help you understand if you have been treated unlawfully.
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Multipage Guide
Last updated: 17 Feb 2020
We explain the choices and options you have available to you if you feel you are being discriminated against using examples and further sources of advice.
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Multipage Guide
Last updated: 19 May 2021
We explain the choices and options you have available to you if you feel you are being discriminated against using examples and further sources of advice.
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Multipage Guide
Last updated: 18 Feb 2020
Employers have a responsibility to ensure that their employee is not victimised as a result of raising a complaint. We explain how to monitor the outcome of a complaint.
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Multipage Guide
Last updated: 19 Feb 2019
Before you can decide if you have a valid discrimination claim, you need to gather some information from your employer.
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Multipage Guide
Last updated: 19 Feb 2019
Key points are: where claims are brought, time limits for bringing a claim, the standard and burden of proof and what the Employment Tribunal can order your employer to do.
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Multipage Guide
Last updated: 19 Feb 2020
You can find out more about how to bring an Employment Tribunal case against your employer from the Employment Tribunal itself.
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Multipage Guide
Last updated: 19 Feb 2019
Focusing on the equality law we provide good practice tips for avoiding and dealing with claims about discrimination at work and how to deal with a complaint from a worker.
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Multipage Guide
Last updated: 19 Feb 2019
If a worker complains to you, you have two ways of dealing with the situation.
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Multipage Guide
Last updated: 19 Feb 2019
As employers you have a responsibility to ensure that your employees are not victimised as a result of raising a complaint.
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Multipage Guide
Last updated: 19 Feb 2019
Workers who think they that they may have experienced unlawful discrimination should seek relevant information from you before issuing a formal claim.
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Multipage Guide
Last updated: 19 Feb 2020
Key points are: where claims are brought, time limits for bringing a claim, the standard and burden of proof and what the Employment Tribunal can order your employer to do.
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publication download
First Published: 09 Jun 2014
This briefing uses British Crime Survey (BCS) data to understand the different equality groups expectations about being insulted and their experience of intimidation, threats, violence and crime.
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Advice and Guidance
Last updated: 19 Jun 2017
What is a hate crime and how can you report it? It covers hate crimes related to race, religion, sexual orientation and transgender identity.
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First Published: 01 Nov 2010
This publication explores the life experiences of Gypsy Travellers, asylum seekers, refugees, transgender people and people with a mental health condition to discover how they encounter more negative attitudes, prejudice and isolation than others living in Wales.
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News
Published: 04 Aug 2016
In evidence given to the UN Convention for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, the Equality an Human Rights Commission in Scotland is calling for the Scottish Government to start reporting on identity based bullying in all Scottish schools.
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First Published: 22 Mar 2013
This guide gives a brief overview of the legal definitions and types of discrimination and unlawful behaviour set out in the Equality Act 2010.
