What to Do If You Face Discrimination at Work

In every country, there is a law againstsave you from race discrimination. If your own
discrimination on racial grounds. Nobody has themanager is the culprit then you should talk to
authority to discriminate against you because ofsomeone senior in the organisation.
colour, caste, creed or nationality. You can controlIt is advisable to gather proof. This includes
your emotions, but you do not have any controlrecording things like time, date, location of the
over others. Anyone from your office likeincident, what was said to you, the involved
colleague, project head, manager or employer canperson, and if there are observers and proofs of
do this disrespectful act. There is no point toany comparable events against other colleagues.
prove discrimination as intentional or unintentional;Also, keep a record of the persons who are
when it takes place, you should raise your voicetreated more kindly than you. In addition, keep
against it.reference of the employment policies that put
If you are treated unfairly at work, you can takeyou at inconvenience and make others favourable.
a number of steps according to the law of theIf still things do not get in control, you can talk to
country. It is your duty to take action quickly, ifthe union or personnel department. They may
you are discriminated at work due to your colour,help you out in this.
race, nationality, or ethnicity. Your first actionIf nothing goes well for you, you have to raise a
should be to talk to your colleagues and find out ifwritten accusation with your employer. The law is
they are also treated the way you are. Secondly,always there to help you and protect you.
you can ask them if they have noticed theHowever, in such situations, when you file a
discriminated behaviour against you. You will knowwritten complaint, there are chances that your life
very quickly if someone seems like standing bymay become miserable at work.
you.If all goes against you, your final step should be
You can also directly talk to the person who isto file grievance in employment tribunal. Before
discriminating against you and ask him to stop;you do this, the written accusation against your
and let them know that you may officiallyemployer is necessary. It is always advisable to
complain about him otherwise. You have to betake a good advice before you do anything.
extra careful before doing this, because it mayThere is no restriction on you to work for your
create more trouble for you. It is good to takeemployer for a particular time period; you can
some of your colleagues with you, before youmake claim of race discrimination at any time. If
talk to that person.your employer fires you, you may sue him for
Talk to your manager and tell him what is goingunfair lay off. The evidences and witnesses are
around. Present a written complaint and keep avery important, because you need to prove your
copy of it. By law, your employer is responsible tocase.