DISCRIMINATION - GENERAL

Discrimination is unlawful on the following grounds:

sex
race
disability
sexual orientation
religion or belief
trade union membership/non-membership
age

To make it easier for you to understand your rights, we have provided a separate Factsheet for each of these grounds. It is important to remember that you have the right to bring a claim for discrimination from day 1 of your employment (or even if you are turned down for a job for a reason which is discriminatory).

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Employment Tribunal Claims

5 Top Tips

1

Keep a copy of all relevant documents – your contract of employment, minutes of meetings, letters, etc.

2

Keep a diary of key events, meetings, conversations, etc.

3

Ask your employer for a copy of relevant documents (eg in your personnel file) under the Data Protection Act

4

Know your rights! – our Factsheets will help you with this.

5

Get professional advice quickly! Send your details to us as soon as you can to give us as much time as possible to look at your case and help you.