Discrimination, harassment and victimisation
The Equality Act 2010 protects people against discrimination, harassment or victimisation based on a protected characteristic (PC).
There are nine PCs identified in the Equality Act 2010.
The following resources may help your understanding of discrimination, harassment and victimisation.
Further resources on discrimination, harassment and victimisation of specific PCs can be found in the protected characteristics section below.
- Direct and indirect discrimination. Equality law: discrimination explained (Equality and Human Rights Commission)
- Equality Act 2010 – Chapter 2 (Discrimination)
- How can you be discriminated against? – Equality and Human Rights Commission
- What are the different types of discrimination? – Citizens Advice
- What is harassment and victimisation? – Equality and Human Rights Commission
