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Complaining about the condition of your shared house
of your home in serious cases. For example, if your health or safety is put at serious risk. If the council decides to manage your home If the council takes over the management of your home
Coronavirus - if you're worried about working
for certain reasons, like: health and safety whistleblowing You should talk to an adviser for help. If you don't want to go to your workplace Your employer doesn’t usually have to pay you if you
Discrimination in the provision of goods and services - what's the unfair treatment?
activities. This could disadvantage people who wear religious clothing - but the activity centre can justify the policy for health and safety reasons. Read more about indirect discrimination by traders
Claiming constructive dismissal
rights at work, eg to be paid minimum wage took action about a health and safety issue work in a shop or a betting shop and refused to work on a Sunday are a trade union member and took part in trade
Age discrimination - when discrimination is allowed in the provision of goods or services
for discriminating against you. Here are examples of reasons service providers and traders often use to try to justify discrimination: ensuring the health and safety of customers protecting the welfare of individuals
Taking court action because your landlord won't make repairs
for help with legal costs under the legal aid scheme. Legal aid is only available where there's a serious risk to you or a family member's health and safety. If you don't qualify for legal aid
Justifying discrimination
: the health, safety and welfare of individuals running an efficient service requirements of a business desire to make profit. Example A hospital advertises a surgeon’s job for which it requires at least ten
If you're thinking of making a claim to an employment tribunal
to start early conciliation. In some very limited circumstances - for example if you’ve been dismissed for health and safety or whistleblowing, you can make a claim to get paid until a tribunal decides your
If you think you’ve been unfairly treated when applying for a job
years of training health and safety - for example not allowing workers under 18 to use dangerous machinery Secondly, your employer’s behaviour has to be proportionate - this means they can’t
Check if you can challenge a JSA sanction
if you left your job for a good reason, for example if you: took voluntary redundancy weren't getting minimum wage didn't feel safe working in the conditions because they didn't meet health and safety