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What do I do if I feel I have been treated unfairly?
Whilst in work or if you lose your job
Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas )
Acas has a general duty of promoting the improvement of employment relations. It can supply information on legislation and advise on a wide range of employment matters. Employers and employees can request assistance from Acas conciliators to help settle disputes. In most cases where employees or trade unions have a complaint against an employer that they could take or have taken to an employment tribunal, an Acas conciliator can help the parties try to settle the case without the need for a tribunal hearing.
Acas aims to improve organisations and working life through better employment relations. They provide up-to-date information, independent advice, high quality training and work with employers and employees to solve problems and improve performance.
Acas Arbitration Scheme provides an entirely voluntary alternative to an employment tribunal hearing in cases of unfair dismissal or flexible working. Arbitration is an effective method of resolving a dispute in which an independent arbitrator’s decision is binding as a matter of law and has the same effect as a court judgement.
More information is available from their site.
The following is a useful BBC site and, along with the Acas site, covers Unfair dismissal rights and actions.
The DTI has a site that covers all aspects of equality and diversity and covers race and faith legislation
The Commission for Racial Equality will give you more information about legal aspects of discrimination.
The Equal Opportunities Commission can provide information on discrimination at work from the following link
This is the Trades Union information website and this link takes you to the section on workers rights:
Remember you can always get information and advice from Legal Services Commission or from Citizens Advice Bureaux
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