Victimisation

Victimisation occurs when an employee is singled out and harassed or bullied for using their workplace complaints procedures or exercising their legal rights.

For example, if an employee is treated differently to other employees after bringing a complaint of discrimination or giving evidence or information on behalf of another employee who has brought proceedings for discrimination. This can apply to all forms of discrimination, and the complaint may be internal as part of a grievance procedure, or external as part of employment tribunal proceedings.

An employee may be victimised even after employment has terminated, for example, if you refuse to give your former employee a reference because they initiated tribunal proceedings against you for some form of discrimination.

Employees may raise a grievance about any incidence of victimisation prior to bringing a claim in the employment tribunal, and it is advisable to deal with this internally in order to avoid tribunal proceedings at a later date.

If you would like more detailed information about victimisation, Ashby Cohen can help you. We specialise in employment law cases, and our years of experience as employment lawyers make us uniquely qualified to assist you with any victimisation issues you may have. Please contact us for an initial free consultation.

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