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Includes information on your rights if you are treated less well than others in the workplace because of your age, disability, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. For more information on your rights not to be discriminated against in other settings, for example, in health and social care, shops and education, see Discrimination.
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Everyone has the right to be treated fairly at work and to be free of discrimination on grounds of age, race, gender, gender reassignment, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief. Information on how the law protects you.
If your employer is making decisions about dismissing you, or making you redundant, or your retirement, or what they do after you have stopped working for them, such as when they give you a reference, equality law applies to what they are doing.
Explains what laws protect you from discrimination at work, what you can do if you are discriminated against, and where you can get support and advice. Applies to England and Wales.
The law protects you against unfair treatment and dismissal because of your pregnancy. This information sheet looks at what kind of treatment amounts to discrimination and what you can do if you are being discriminated against at work.
Answers frequently asked questions about harassment and bullying at work - covers offensive material and the type of support you should expect from your employer.