Protecting your rights at work
It is against the law for employers to discriminate against their employees on grounds of their disability, race, sex, sexual orientation, age, marriage and civil partnership, gender reassignment, or religion or belief under the Equality Act 2010.
Workplace discrimination claim solicitors
At Nelsons, our team of expert employment law solicitors have extensive experience in workplace discrimination claims and can help you if you are discriminated against:
- When applying for a job;
- Whilst doing your job; or
- In promotion, transfer or training opportunities.
Workplace discrimination claims are typically complicated, and each circumstance is unique to that person. We want to ensure that you don’t pay more than you need to for advice on your employment law issue and offer initial appointments where you will see a member of our employment team based on the complexity of your case and their experience and expertise. The charges for these appointments are based on our hourly rates and include up to a one-hour appointment, where you will be able to find out what your legal rights and options are, along with confirmation of our advice after the appointment.
Contact us to find out how we can help
Progressing a discrimination at work claim
You can complain to the Employment Tribunal if you have been disadvantaged at work due to discrimination.
If you succeed with a discrimination at work claim, your employer can be ordered:
- To pay compensation – including compensation for injury to feelings
- To take steps to reduce the adverse effect of the discrimination
If the discrimination happened when you applied for a job, the Tribunal can recommend that you be offered it and if the employer refuses they can be ordered to pay you compensation.
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"The employment department is very responsive, offering pragmatic legal solutions to some very complex issues."
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"Nelsons Solicitors Limited‘s ‘very professional and competent' team of employment specialists is led by Laura Kearsley, an experienced litigator with a proven track record defending clients in a breach of contract, discrimination, whistleblowing..."
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How we can help
Our specialist team of solicitors can assist you with bringing a workplace discrimination claim to the Employment Tribunal, in particular, they can:
- Advise you on the initial process of making a complaint to your employer and your employment rights
- Liaise and negotiate with your employer with regard to the settlement of any discrimination claim
- Draft and initiate legal proceedings in the Employment Tribunal and represent you throughout those proceedings
