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There are many areas of life in which people can experience age-related discrimination, including employment, health care and consumer services.

The Equality Act protects disabled people’s rights including employment, education, and access to services and facilities.

Problems can happen from time to time at work. This may be because of the job itself, your relationship with your colleagues, or personal circumstances. Help and advice is available.

Racial discrimination occurs when someone is treated less favourably than another person because of their race, colour, nationality or ethnic origin.

Redundancy is a form of dismissal from a job. Reasons for redundancy can include the fact that new technology or a new system has made your job unnecessary, that the job you were hired for no longer exists, that there is a need to cut costs

Identifying as a LGBTQ+ person can sometimes lead to harassment, bullying, hate crime or discrimination (treated less by others because of who you are). You have rights and support is available if you are experiencing problems.

Find out more about places where you can receive legal advice in Newcastle.