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title: "Discrimination in the workplace"
url: https://www.cplaw.co.uk/insights/discrimination-in-the-workplace/
date: 2023-04-28
modified: 2023-05-11
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author: "Lee Pashen"
description: "The law protects you against discrimination at work, including: dismissal terms and conditions of employment pay and benefits promotion opportunities training recruitment redundancy There are various types of discrimination and..."
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# Discrimination in the workplace

The law protects you against discrimination at work, including:

- dismissal

- terms and conditions of employment

- pay and benefits

- promotion opportunities

- training

- recruitment

- redundancy

There are various types of discrimination and it is against the law to discriminate against anyone because of:-

- age

- gender reassignment

- being married or in a civil partnership

- being pregnant or on maternity leave

- disability

- race including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin

- religion or belief

- sex

- sex orientation

The above are known as “protected characteristics” and you are legally protected from discrimination by the Equality Act 2010.