Employment Law For Businesses
Discrimination Claims
Expert Legal Assistance from Discrimination Claims Solicitors in Manchester and London
An employee can bring a discrimination claim if they have been unlawfully discriminated against and were dismissed unfairly or have suffered from workplace bullying or harassment. Our specialist employment solicitors can provide expert legal advice when defending discrimination claims.
An employee who has been dismissed unfairly or has been treated unfairly has grounds to bring a claim for discrimination under the Equality Act 2010 if they were dismissed from one of the protected characteristics below:
- Sex
- Race
- Disability
- Sexual orientation
- Gender reassignment
- Religious beliefs
- Age
- Pregnancy and/or maternity
- Marital status
Common examples of discrimination claims raised by the employee against the employer include:
- Age discrimination
- Racial discrimination
- Unequal pay
- Gender inequality
- Maternity discrimination
The Equality Act 2010 is the act of discrimination that protects employees from direct and indirect discrimination, harassment, victimisation, and the duty of the employer to make reasonable adjustments for employees who are disabled.
How Monarch Solicitors can help?
Legal Costs Of Discrimination Claims & Service Transparency
If you are considering taking Court action due to a breach of employment law the legal costs should be weighed against the amount likely to be received in damages.
We know it’s important to your business that the legal costs of the dispute are kept under control so as to not affect your cash flow.
We’ll not only ensure that you’re aware of costs implications from the outset, we’ll provide you with step-by-step cost estimates or fixed fees for each stage of the work. We’ll also consider funding options to suit your business needs so you can be sure that our legal services are cost effective.
For more information regarding legal funding options, please click here for more information.
About our Employment Team
At Monarch Solicitors, our employment lawyers have vast experience, expertise, and knowledge in resolving all kinds of domestic and international employment disputes, whether it be complex or technical or simply a disagreement over pay and working conditions.
We have particular expertise in relation to the following areas:
- Defending employment tribunal claims
- Disciplinary and grievances
- Employment contracts
- Flexible working
- HR services
- Managing sickness absences
- Modern slavery
- Performance management
- Recruitment support
- Redundancy procedures
- Termination and settlement agreements
- TUPE transfers
Contact our Employment Solicitors
Our expert employment lawyers are available to discuss your discrimination claims.
Please contact our employment advisors for immediate assistance by sending an email to us at [email protected] and one of our employment solicitors shall call you back.
Alternatively, please call our employment solicitors in Manchester on 0330 127 8888 for a no obligation discussion.
Monarch Solicitors is a leading UK law firm with specialist employment solicitors ready to offer their expertise. Our award-winning Manchester solicitors, London solicitors and Birmingham solicitors offer their legal expertise nationally and internationally.
We are also able to leverage an international network spanning across Hong Kong, Turkey and Dubai to provide seamless assistance with cross-border matters relating to discrimination claims.
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FAQ
- It is illegal for an employer to discriminate against an employee because of any of the following: –
- Gender (sex discrimination)
- Disability
- Pregnancy
- Race
- Age
Direct discrimination – where, because of a protected characteristic, a person (A) treats another person (B) less favourably than A treats or would treat others (section 13(1), Equality Act 2010).
Indirect discrimination – where person A applies to person B an apparently neutral provision, criterion or practice that A would apply equally to others, but which puts or would put those who share B’s protected characteristic at a particular disadvantage. There will be no discrimination if the use of provision, criterion or practice can be objectively justified (section 19 Equality Act 2010).
Gross misconduct is an act which is so serious that it justifies dismissal without notice. Examples of gross misconduct include theft, fraud, violent or intimidating behaviour or damage to property. In your Employee Handbook, you should set out examples of acts which will be considered gross misconduct and include any conduct specific to your sector. Even in cases of gross misconduct, you still need to follow a fair procedure. If you do dismiss the employee instantly, it is likely that you will face a claim of unfair dismissal. When dealing with gross misconduct, you need to follow your disciplinary procedure and the ACAS Code of Practice. A fair disciplinary procedure involves investigating the matter, informing the employee of the issue, holding a disciplinary hearing, allowing them to be accompanied, letting them respond to the allegations and giving them the chance to appeal.
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