Discrimination in the Workplace: Analysis of Societal Opinion and Legislation

Law Society and
Controversy-ASS071-
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INTRODUCTION
When an individual or a group of persons is treated unjustly or unequally in the
workplace because of their personal characteristics, this is known as discrimination. All
protected characteristics include race, ethnicity, gender identity, age, handicap, sexual
orientation, religious beliefs, and national origin. Discrimination in the workplace can happen
between coworkers, job hopefuls, or employees and their employers. Discrimination is against
the law whether it is done on intention or by accident (Fazilah, Mohamad and Hamid, 2019).
Even though anti-discrimination laws have been in place for more than fifty years, most
individuals think they are discriminated against in some form. Almost one-third of Americans
have experienced age discrimination at work. In their workplaces, 49% of Black human
resources professionals and 35% of Black workers say discrimination exists. As per a 2020
study, LGBTQ+ people endure significant prejudice in their personal life, at work, and even
when it comes to health care. Whether we want to believe it or not, prejudice in the workplace
exists. Even if you believe your workplace is unaffected, your employees will be. Furthermore,
discrimination in the workplace is difficult to detect. It's the type of thing you could sense until
you can nail it down — and it could take a long time to record and prove. Workplace violence is
commonly characterised as "inoffensive," "joking," or inadvertent — and it is in some cases. It
may be claimed, however, that prolonged "harmless, unintentional" behaviour eventually
becomes purposeful. There are various sorts of institutional racism, all of which are based on the
protected characteristics described above. Several of them, such as racial discrimination, are
specifically protected by legislation. It is illegal to mistreat a job candidate or employee unfairly
based on race or other comparable characteristics. Color discrimination, which happens when
one is unfairly treated according to their color of skin or complexion, is likewise prohibited.
Another type of discrimination is religious discrimination, which occurs when employers treat
employees unjustly or unfavourably due to various particular religious beliefs and practises.
Employers are obligated to make reasonable accommodations for individuals who require time,
place, or even other facilities to practise their spiritual practises.

Main Body
Analysis of societal opinion
BBC news in one of its new things on March 18, 2021, named the US house overcasts the Crown
Act will end the discrimination of hair. The representative's house has passed a law to eliminate
natural hair discrimination at work and schools. The crown (creating an open-hearted hair world
for natural hair) has not been approved by the Senate. President Joe Biden urged legislators to
quickly apply invoices (Themistocleous, 2019). African Americans reported that they were often
abused at work or at school because of natural hair structure and protective styles like braids,
briches, twists and positions. When the Crown Act was enacted, discrimination against natural
hair was considered discrimination based on race or country of origin under federal civil rights
law. Until then, advocates say employers and organizations may discriminate against black
Americans based on their natural hairstyle (Butler, 2021). The House of Representatives has
passed legislation to eliminate discrimination against natural hair at work and schools. "It's about
going head-to-head with this Central European beauty standard, working to stop the darkening
and destruction of Africa's natural aesthetic. The variety of black is beautiful." The CROWN
Alliance works with more than 85 organizations. She has passed a statewide ban on hair
discrimination and is campaigning for legislation nationwide(Simoes Reis, 2019). According to a
2021 survey by the DOVE and CROWN Alliance, one-third of black children in white-majority
schools face racial discrimination about their hair. According to a survey, 86% of children have
experienced it before the age of 12. More than a dozen states have passed similar legislation
aimed at eliminating discrimination in the payment of £185,000. Alice Thompson wanted to
work less to pick up her daughter from daycare, but eventually quit. A former real estate agent
has spent tens of thousands of pounds suing his former employer. She received £ 185,000 from
the Labor Court and this week, she told the BBC that it was a "long travel journey". The court
decided that they had undergone indirect sexism when the company refused to check his
allegations. When she had a view to return to work after her parental leave, she asked if she
could go to work four days a week at 5pm instead of 6pm to pick up her daughter from
kindergarten (Thornthwaite, 2018). I asked my master. Nursing Mother's Complaint Against Jury
Service The Arbitration Committee agreed that the company's failure to take into account the
flexible time system was detrimental to Mr. Thompson and upheld his claim. The judge awarded
him around £185,000 because of his loss of income, loss of pension contributions and damage to