All applicants, employees, workers and contractors are protected against discrimination at work. Discrimination can happen at any time in the employment relationship, including the initial stages of recruitment.
The Equality Act identifies nine protected characteristics which are:
age
disability
race
sex
gender reassignment
marriage or civil partnership
pregnancy and maternity
religion or belief
sexual orientation
Our team of specialist employment lawyers have extensive experience with assisting employers with discrimination claims and can assist and support you with defending a discrimination claim.