Discrimination

About discrimination

• Equality Act 2010 - discrimination and your rights
• Equality Advisory Support Service discrimination helpline
• Equality Act 2010 - spotting discrimination - chart
• Sources of help with discrimination problems - chart

Are you protected from discrimination?

• Age
• Sex
• Sexual orientation
• Gender reassignment
• Race
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What are the different types of discrimination?

• Direct discrimination
• Indirect discrimination
• Comparators in direct discrimination cases
• Justifying discrimination
• Pregnancy and maternity discrimination
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Taking action about discrimination

• Before you take action about discrimination
• Getting information about your discrimination case
• Taking legal action about discrimination
• Time limits for taking legal action
• What do you need to show the court?
• Taking action about harassment

Discrimination because of disability

• Disability discrimination and debt problems
• What counts as disability discrimination

Discrimination because of race, religion or belief

• Discrimination because of race
• Discrimination because of religion or belief
• Racially and religiously motivated attacks

Discrimination because of sex or sexual orientation

• Discrimination because of sex
• Discrimination because of sexual orientation

Hate crime

• What are hate incidents and hate crime?
• How to report a hate incident or hate crime
• Problems reporting a hate incident or hate crime
• Disability hate crime
• Racist and religious hate crime
• Sexual orientation and transgender identity hate crime

Public sector equality duty

• What's the PSED?
• Who must comply with the PSED?
• Must public authorities always comply with the PSED?
• When can you use the PSED?
• Taking action
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Discrimination advice in BSL

Find out what discrimination is and your rights if you have been treated unfairly in employment, education or when accessing goods or services. Information in British Sign Language (BSL).