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Dealing with discrimination in employment

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.

How to monitor your complaint

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.

Gathering evidence for your complaint

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.

Key points about discrimination cases at work

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.

More information about bringing an employment tribunal case

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.

Dealing with discrimination as an employer

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.

If a worker complains to you

Last updated: 19 Feb 2019

If a worker complains to you, you have two ways of dealing with the situation.

Monitoring the outcome of unlawful discrimination

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.

Responding to questions of discrimination in the workplace

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.

Key points about discrimination cases in a work situation

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.

Briefing paper 4: Equality groups; perceptions and experience of crime Analysis of the British Crime Survey 2007-08, 2008-09 and 2009-10

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.

Briefing paper 5: Race disproportionality in stops and searches under Section 60 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994

First Published: 17 Apr 2014

This briefing paper looks at how police forces are using stop and search powers under section 60 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994. It found that some of the police forces in England stop and search a much higher proportion of Black, Asian and mixed ethnicity people than others in their community.

Briefing paper 7: race disproportionality in stops and searches, 2011-12

First Published: 17 Apr 2014

This briefing reviews the latest stop and search data for England and Wales in conjunction with new population estimates by ethnic group from the 2011 Census. It provides estimates of race disproportionality and excess stops and searches for two years, 2010/11 and 2011/12, for each Police Force.

Commission welcomes UN focus on access to justice and social security reform

Published: 29 Jun 2016

Reforms to the legal aid system, the introduction of employment tribunal fees and changes to the social security system have all been highlighted as major human rights concern

Standing up against race hate

Published: 13 Jul 2016

Chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, David Isaac, talks about how the Commission is committed to defeating the dramatic rise in race hate crime following the EU referendum.

Commission in Scotland raises identity based bullying in Scottish schools with UN

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.

Race report: Healing a divided Britain

Race report: Healing a divided nation. Equality and Human Rights Commission report on the need for a comprehensive race equality strategy.

Healing a divided Britain: the need for a comprehensive race equality strategy

First Published: 18 Aug 2016

Race report: Healing a divided nation. Equality and Human Rights Commission report on the need for a comprehensive race equality strategy.

Scotland’s Ethnic Minorities face overcrowding, poverty and unemployment, says equality and human rights body

Published: 18 Aug 2016

Commission responds to UN report on racial discrimination in the UK

Published: 26 Aug 2016

Our response to the latest United Nations report (ICERD) on racial discrimination on the UK