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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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publication download
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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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.
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News
Published: 23 Sep 2016
The Equality and Human Rights Commission in Scotland has welcomed the report from the Independent Advisory Group on Hate Crime, Prejudice and Community Cohesion, which calls for a multi-agency approach to stamp out hate crime in Scotland.
