Real examples

After a breakdown of Esme's marriage, she found herself being pushed out of the business where she and her ex-husband worked.

Gianna was employed at a conservative Jewish nursery for years. She was dismissed after her employer found out she was cohabiting with her boyfriend. Learn if this was legal.

Emilia had been forced to hide her sexuality at work after being told the owner was "old school". She took her employer to Tribunal after being made redundant.

Victoria faced a toxic workplace that constantly harassed her about her gender reassignment with disparaging comments. Find out how she fared in her Tribunal case against them.

A group of outsourced security guards weren't paid the same as their in-house colleagues. Learn how this policy was indirectly discriminatory towards non-white workers.

Yasmin faced a lot of negative comments and behaviours at work after telling her employer she was pregnant. When she was dismissed, she fought back at Tribunal.

A 64-year-old woman was dismissed from her job and found her employer advertising for new staff aged 18-25. She went to Tribunal for age discrimination.

Charlotte faced direct sex discrimination at her place of work when she refused to wear a "skimpy" uniform. Find out how her Tribunal case went.

Harold had been dismissed from his job after his employer failed to make reasonable adjustments at work. Learn how his Tribunal case went.

Sex discrimination can be quite subtle. Here are a few examples of indirect sex discrimination claims brought to Employment Tribunals in the past.

Take a look at two real examples of direct race discrimination claims in the UK. We explore which arguments were successful, which failed, and why.

Everyone deserves to be treated with respect at work. If you're worried about how you're being treated, here are 5 examples of bad workplace behaviour.

Dress codes can unintentionally discriminate employees based on a protected characteristic. Here are a few examples of dress code discrimination at work.

Take a look at few examples of direct age discrimination that have been brought to a Tribunal, and why the claims failed or succeeded.

Not sure if you've been fired due to whistleblowing? We look at 3 whistleblowing examples brought to the Employment Tribunal to help you understand.

Disability discrimination is not always direct and obvious. Take a look at some successful subtle disability discrimination claims.

A part-time administrative worker was made redundant after Covid-19 hit. Lisa represented herself at Tribunal and won a unanimous decision for unfair dismissal.

I was being bullied by another staff member. I thought my workplace would protect me. Instead, they punished me for speaking out.

I made a simple mistake at work, and was made to sit through sham disciplinary meetings and bullied for over a year because of it.

I had a line manager that had issues with women. He would block a lot of my ideas and take my work to present it as his. He had done it to others too.

I was made redundant at work. I knew the company had been struggling so I wasn't shocked. What shocked me was I wasn't offered an alternative.

In the beginning of my new job, my manager was really controlling, but I thought this must just be how things work in the UK. I was wrong.

I didn't realise what a boy's club my old company was until I found out that the Head of IT didn't care to learn my name and I was a senior team member.

My managers saw me as 'on their side'. They would insult my coworkers behind their backs and call customers sexist and racist names in front of me.

I told my boss I was getting paid less than my colleague. He said that I could never get paid the same as my male colleague because of company policy.