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Age Discrimination Solicitors

Age discrimination occurs when you’re treated differently or unfairly because of your age. Various characteristics are protected under The Equality Act 2010. Some of these characteristics include:

  • Age.
  • Disability.
  • Gender reassignment.
  • Marriage or civil partnership (this only applies in employment).
  • Pregnancy and maternity.
  • Sex.
  • Race.
  • Religion or beliefs. 

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If you have been discriminated against one of these characteristics you will be protected under The Equality Act 2010. As a result, you should be able to claim compensation. 

You can experience discrimination as:

  • A one off event.
  • Victimisation.
  • Harassment.
  • A policy or rule in the workplace. 

Age discrimination at work can occur at any age and any point in your employment, for example during recruitment, if you’re passed over for a promotion or have been made redundant before others in the company.

You could be able to make an age discrimination claim if you have experienced this kind of treatment. Contact us today to see how our age discrimination solicitors could help you. 

Types of age discrimination

There are various forms of age discrimination in the workplace, such as:

Direct discrimination at work

This occurs when you’re treated differently for a specific reason. An example of this is if a manager says they won’t give someone a pay rise because they’re too young. 

Indirect discrimination at work

This is when an unfair policy or rule applies to everyone in the company but affects people who represent a certain group more. An example of this could be an employer only offering training for those who have graduated within the last 2 years. This would be discriminatory against older people as they aren’t being offered the same training. 

Harassment at work

This aggressive behaviour is used to offend or intimidate someone. An example of this could be when colleagues make fun of another colleague by saying that they can’t understand something because they’re too old.

Victimisation at work

This occurs when you are treated differently as a result of complaining or reporting discrimination. An example of this would be you not gaining a promotion due to you speaking up about your friend not receiving one due to discrimination.

How to prove age discrimination

To prove age discrimination, a comparison with other colleagues who don’t share the same age as you but are similar to you in other characteristics is required. This allows you to demonstrate the disadvantage you are facing due to being a different age.

Why choose Wright Hassall?

At Wright Hassall, our employment law solicitors are here to help navigate dealing with or making an age discrimination claim. We’ll offer cost-effective employment advice tailored to your specific needs. 

We offer legal advice to both employees and employers across England and Wales and regularly work with clients from Birmingham, London and the West Midlands. 

For further information and advice on how to make an age discrimination claim, get in touch with our age discrimination solicitors today.

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