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Discrimination against the LGBT community It shouldn’t matter who you love, because Sexual Orientation Discrimination is a characteristic that’s protected under the Equality Act 2010. LGBT+ is shorthand for people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or trans. Public Health England estimates that between 2.5-5.43% of the population of England self-identify as lesbian, gay, bi+ …
Is there a Discrimination Act in the UK? There is nothing in current stature called the “Discrimination Act” in the United Kingdom. Discrimination is covered by the Equality Act 2010 in GB. This replaced previous legislation, and is designed to protect people from discrimination, harassment and victimisation. There remains a variety of different legislation in …
If your ethnic origin is a minority in the UK, such as being black or Asian, the sad situation is that you’re more likely to suffer racial harassment or discrimination at work. The TUC recently surveyed 5,000 people in a poll called Racism Ruins Lives. They found that 65% of all BAME participants reported racial …
Employees who have suffered ill treatment at work often get pushed so far that they find that there is little option but to submit a claim at the employment tribunal. The treatment suffered can include a range of things such discrimination, unpaid wages or holiday pay or bullying and harassment. Employees may find that a …
If your job has been made redundant, your employer will have to pay you off. The amount you’ll get is based on your age, salary and length of service. There’s a legal maximum, but many employers pay more as a goodwill gesture. The first £30,000 of this payment is free of tax and National Insurance. …
What are my rights to sick pay? If you have to take time off from work due to illness or injury, you might be entitled to sick pay. There are two types of sick pay: Statutory Sick Pay (SSP), if you’re eligible Company sick pay (also called contractual or occupational sick pay), if your employer …
There have been a number of stories in the media recently regarding the case of Nicola Thorp who was working as a temp receptionist at the accountants PricewaterhouseCoopers (“PwC”). On attending work, Nicola was sent home for refusing to wear high heel shoes. This led to a lot of publicity with a petition being started …
If your employer wants to get rid of you, they might try to make you redundant. But they need to follow a proper process to do so. Sadly, some dismissals are a sham. That’s what happened to Tracey Campbell in 2015. She had been working for the Irish Football Association (IFA) as their commercial manager. …
If you believe you were discriminated against when you lost your job, you may wonder whether you can make a claim against your employer for unfair dismissal. The short answer is yes – but you must act quickly. The time limit is generally three months minus one day from the date you were dismissed. What’s …
For most people, submitting a claim to an Employment Tribunal is a stressful experience. This might be because you don’t know how the Tribunal procedure works. Read on to discover the major stages you can expect to go through. Hopefully, you will then be more prepared… and less stressed. Are you entitled to make a …