Articles, tagged with "discrimination in the workplace", page 1
Reducing Your Resume Age
Consider this scenario; after 20 years of loyalty to his employer, Ken’s position has just been eliminated due to a company merger. He suddenly finds himself unemployed at the age of 58. As he begins to search for his outdated resume typed in 1987, he wor...
Discrimination Types in Employees
In simple words, discrimination at the work refers to any partial treatment given to an employee based on some conceived prospects. Though, we have a belief that in the Today's age in corporate world there is no point for discrimination. However, you nee...
Introducing Race Discrimination
Race discrimination refers to any type of discrimination in the workplace for reason of color, race, nationality, ethic or national origin. Per the 1976 Race Relations Act an employer cannot discriminate against you for reasons of race. However there is o...
Sex Discrimination In The Workplace
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Discrimination in the workplace can take several forms including disability, race, age and sex. This article aims to look at some of the issues surrounding sex discrimination in the workplace, such as what it is, what...
Root causes of discrimination
Discrimination is defined as showing differences in preference to or not in favor of people, classes or groups, or on the basis of one’s ethnicity, religion or race. It is the treatment of a particular person based on bias, instead of on their personal me...
Advice For Employers On Settling Employment Disputes
The best and most effective way for an employer to settle employment disputes ensure that they never occur in the first place. This statement can become a clear strategy that would help reduce the frequency and the intensity of disputes in the workplace, ...
The Role Of The Employment Tribunal?
The employment contract outlines the rules and obligations that employer and employee have in relation to each other, the workplaces has it's own internal policies and procedures that govern the actions that both parties will take in certain situations. I...
Where Can I Get Employment Law Help?
Employment Law in the UK is a huge body of legislation, rules, regulations and requirements. Which is why it is not surprising that many people need help. It is not a legal requirement for someone starting up a company in the UK to any basic understanding...
Age Discrimination - An Overview
If anyone is treated differently because of what age this is classed as age discrimination. Age Discrimination also referred to as Ageism, is a type of stereotyping or prejudice that comes from preconceived ideas and beliefs about what people of certain a...
How To Ensure Equal Opportunities In The Workplace
Any place of work will consist of a group of people who all come from different backgrounds, have different views, physical and mental conditions and beliefs. Equal Opportunities ensure that this vast multitude of different people all have the right to ob...
Overcoming Disability And Discrimination In The Workplace
Those with disabilities have just as much legal right to gain the enjoyment and fulfilment that comes from hard and honest work. Obviously a person with a certain type of disability will be unable to perform certain tasks or jobs but this distinction also...
How To Avoid Disability Discrimination In The Workplace
Every employee in the UK has the legal right to earn their living in a environment that is free from the negativity generated from discrimination, intimidation and victimisation. There is a culture of discrimination and harassment that has been left unche...
Have I Got a Claim for Employment Discrimination?
What Legislation Prohibits Workplace Discrimination?
Previous legislation on discrimination was contained in a number of statutes which were enacted at different times. Each type of discrimination was dealt with under a different piece of legislation - ...
Employment Law - What Is Disability Discrimination?
It is against the law to discriminate against people who are registered as disabled in any areas of their lives. Such as, at work, when providing goods, facilities and services, when renting or buying property or in education.
There are two types of di...
Employment Law - Workplace Discrimination and Harassment
Employment laws are there to protect employees against any kind of discrimination in the workplace. This could be any kind of discrimination, including; sex, race, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, disability and membership or n...