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General Information and Advice
Use Your Rights!
How to make a complaint
What is discrimination?
What can LLREC do for me if I experience discrimination?
How do I make a complaint?
How to make a complaint
If
you think you have been racially discriminated against or the victim of
racial harassment or abuse, you can complain about it.
The Law protects
you by giving you the right to seek justice in an employment tribunal if
your complaint is about work, or a County Court if your complaint is about
a service you received.People of
every background, race, colour, ethnicity, origin, or nationality are protected
by the Race Relations Act.
What is discrimination?
Racial
discrimination occurs when you are treated less favourably on racial grounds,
than other people are treated or would be treated under similar circumstances
The law calls
this direct discrimination.What can LLREC do for me if I experience discrimination?
Assistance
from LREC
We will:- Help you to prepare your case.
- Assist you in setting your case if you wish.
- Work with you to help to secure representation in tribunal.
- Make sure you have a good case for assistance from the Commission for Racial Equality (CRE).
- Work with you and your trade union or solicitor.
- When you are ready to come and see us, try to write down what happened and when, and ensure that any witnesses are notified and prepared to assist.
- If your complaint is about work it must be registered with an Employment Tribunal within 3 months of when it happened.
- If you are a member of a trade union, go to your union for assistance.
- We will help you make your complaint and to prepare your case.
So
contact our office as soon as you can - time is important.