Discrimination Claim
Workplace Discrimination Claims
If you think you have been discriminated against at work on the basis of race, gender, religion or belief, sexuality, disability, age or trade union membership, Wigster can help you find expert solicitors to advise you on your claim.
It may be that you are not being paid as much as a colleague for doing exactly the same job.
For the best service at the best price, simply click on the “Get me a Quote” button below to compare the prices and services of specialist employment lawyers. Once you’ve made your choice, your solicitor will be able to guide you through the whole process, including taking your employer to an Employment Tribunal, if necessary.
Discrimination means treating some people differently from others. It isn’t always unlawful – after all, people are paid different wages depending on their status and skills. However, there are certain reasons for which your employer can’t discriminate against you by law.
Discrimination happens when an employer treats one employee less favourably than others. It could mean a female employee being paid less than a male colleague for doing the same job, or minority ethnic employee being refused the training opportunities offered to white colleagues.
There are laws against discrimination because of:
- gender
- age
- sexual orientation
- disability
- race
- colour
- ethnic background
- nationality
- religion or belief
- marital status
- gender reassignment
- pregnancy
Apart from the discrimination laws mentioned above there are laws that forbid workers from being dismissed or treated less favourably than other workers because of:
- working part time
- working on a fixed term contract
Legislation protects employees from discrimination of different types.
Direct discrimination
Direct discrimination happens when an employer treats an employee less favourably because of, for example, their gender or race. (So it would be direct discrimination if a driving job was only open to male applicants).
Indirect discrimination
Indirect discrimination is when a condition that disadvantages one group of people more than another is applied to a job. For example, saying that applicants for a job must be clean-shaven puts members of some religious groups at a disadvantage.
However the law does allow employers to discriminate indirectly if they can show a good reason for having the condition eg hygiene reasons
Harassment and victimisation
Harassment means offensive or intimidating behaviour – sexist language or racial abuse, for example – which aims to humiliate, undermine or injure its target.
Victimisation means treating somebody less favourably than others because they tried to make a discrimination complaint.
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