Racial discrimination

Employment Lawyer – Racial discrimination in the workplace

Racial discrimination is the term that relates to the prejudicial and/or distinguishing treatment of an individual based on their race/assumed race. The term race, under the Equality Act 2010, can refer to color, nationality ethnic, or national origins.

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Racial Discrimination Compensation

If you win a discrimination claim, an employment tribunal can award you compensation for injury to feelings as well as for your financial losses. This means you receive compensation for the upset, hurt and distress the discrimination has caused you. This can be as much as £30,000.

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An employee has protection against racial discrimination in the workplace under the Equality Act 2010. There are two recognized types of racial discrimination in the workplace – direct and indirect.

Direct racial discrimination

An example of direct racial discrimination is where one person treats another person less favourably due to their race. If this is found to be the case, it is unlawful. This appears straight forward, but it is often difficult to prove at a tribunal. Employers will frequently deny the alleged discrimination had anything to do with the person in question’s race. The tribunal will have to demonstrate the exact reason for the employer’s discriminative action. The motive of an employer is irrelevant, and the defence of justification is not available for direct discrimination.

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Indirect racial discrimination

An example of indirect racial discrimination is where an employer introduces a policy which, appears to be non-discriminative on the surface but in practice employees of a certain race are at a disadvantage. For example, if employees are required to follow a certain type of dress code, an employee may not be able to follow that dress code due to certain beliefs.

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Important Note

A claim needs to be submitted within 3 months of the last discriminatory incident. Unlike some other employment law issues, to bring a claim based on workplace discrimination via an employment lawyer, there is no minimum service requirement of 2 years. In fact, they could claim compensation even if they haven’t started work yet. The law is designed to protect employees and workers of any race during all aspects of employment.

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