Avoiding discrimination: key points of law

Employment

Discrimination means treating someone unfairly because of a certain characteristic, such as age, or gender and is a complex area of employment law. The legislation which covers this area is the Equality Act 2010. It is unlawful to discriminate against a person not only in the workplace, but also in everyday life, such as when providing a service.

In this Business Guide (BG) we go into more detail around who is protected, the different types of discrimination and detrimental treatment the act protects from specifically in the workplace.

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