DISCRIMINATION AT WORK – RACE

The Equality Act 2010 says that you cannot be discriminated against because of your race, nationality, ethnic origin or colour. If you believe that you are being treated unfairly due to your race in the workplace, talk to one of our specialist racial discrimination solicitors today.

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If you believe that you have been unfairly discriminated against because of your race speak with one of our experienced employment solicitors today. You can call us on 0161 669 4621 or by email at sbirchall@birchlaw.co.uk for a free no obligation chat.

Under the terms of the Equality Act 2010, it is unlawful for an employer to discriminate against any employee on the basis of their race, nationality, ethnic origin or colour. This discrimination can take many forms: from employers refusing highly qualified individuals an interview because of their racial origins or nationality; to colleagues making racial comments to you, about you or even in earshot in the workplace.

If you believe that you have been subjected to race discrimination in your employment – either while you were at work or during the recruitment process – speak to one of our discrimination employment solicitors.

Examples include:

  1. Direct discrimination. You are treated less favorably than someone of a different race. This might happen during the recruitment process when you are discriminated against and don’t get an interview because of a foreign sounding name on your application form.
  2. Indirect discrimination. This can happen due to rules that affect all workers but would in effect rule out members of certain ethnic groups, such as if beards were forbidden, unless there’s a genuine business requirement for this certain rule.
  3. Victimisation. This is where you are subjected to negative treatment because you have made a complaint in the workplace about any form of race discrimination such as racial comments, attitudes or stereotypes relating to your ethnicity or nationality or have supported someone else who has complained about this kind of behaviour.
  4. Harassment. This is where you have suffered unwanted conduct related to race which has the purpose or effect of violating your dignity or creating an intimidating, hostile, degrading, humiliating, or offensive environment.

If you have been subjected to race discrimination at work, or during the recruitment process, you need to act quickly. You only have three months, minus one day, from the date of the last discriminatory act to start a claim at an employment tribunal. Before you can do this, you will first need to send details of your claim to the Advisory Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS). They will establish whether your employer will agree to ‘early conciliation’ which can take up to a month. Where ACAS conciliation fails, we are here to help you to make a race discrimination claim at an employment tribunal.

Whichever funding route you choose, you can rest assure that our experienced solicitors will always do their utmost to keep costs as low as possible. If you would like to discuss any of our services with us, feel free to contact us using the form below or give us a call at 0161 669 4621 for a free no obligation chat.

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