When you're treated differently because of who you are
Workplace discrimination is unlawful when it's connected to a protected characteristic. Understanding what the law covers — and what evidence matters — is the first step to knowing where you stand.
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Common patterns
What workplace discrimination can look like
Discrimination takes many forms. These are the patterns that most commonly engage the protections under the Equality Act 2010.
Direct discrimination
You've been passed over for promotion, given fewer opportunities, disciplined more harshly, or treated differently in a way that's connected to your race, sex, disability, age, religion, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage/civil partnership, or pregnancy. The treatment doesn't have to be intentional to be unlawful.
You've been passed over for promotion, given fewer opportunities, disciplined more harshly, or treated differently in a way that's connected to your race, sex, disability, age, religion, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage/civil partnership, or pregnancy. The treatment doesn't have to be intentional to be unlawful.
Understanding whether discrimination protections apply.
Discrimination at work can be obvious or subtle. It doesn't have to be intentional to be unlawful. Start with a free assessment to get an initial picture of your situation. Then go deeper with guided tools that help you check your rights, understand your eligibility, and identify which claim types might apply.
Find out what might apply to youWhether the legal protections around discrimination might be relevant to your situation
Which type of claim might apply — there are several, and they work differently
Whether protections apply from day one or whether a qualifying period is involved
How your situation relates to common discrimination-related claim types
Whether other issues might be involved alongside discrimination — like dismissal or pay
There's a process — and knowing the landscape helps.
These are the stages people in your situation typically encounter. Most cases don't go through all of them — but the early stages have strict time limits, so it's worth understanding the landscape from the start.
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Reviewed by a practising SRA-regulated employment solicitor - ensuring the information on our platform is accurate and reliable
Ministry of Justice LawTech Programme - accepted into the MoJ's programme supporting innovation in access to justice
Justice Technology Association member - committed to ethical, responsible legal technology
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