Handling Discrimination
- Do you think you might face discrimination when seeking employment or further study?
Go to the websites below for support and referral to relevant services.
Resources
www.prospects.ac.uk
Graduate Prospects is the national careers site for higher education students in the UK:
Drop down 'Careers advice' and click on 'Handling Discrimination'
Help for jobseekers facing unfair discrimination, with tips on marketing, understanding the law and finding positive employers. Deals with disability, race, age, gender, offenders, religion, mature students and more.
www.skill.org.uk
Skill: National Bureau for Students with Disabilites - promoting opportunities for young people and adults with any kind of disability in post-16 education, training and employment.
www.adviceguide.org.uk
Citizens Advice Bureau site - click on 'Your money/Employment' and 'Your rights/Discrimination'
www.opportunities.org.uk
Employment Opportunities - creating routes into employment for people of all disabilites and medical conditions, including work experience and graduate recruitment programmes.
www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk
Jobcentre Plus is part of the Department for Work and Pensions providing information on job-hunting services and benefits:
Go to 'Looking for a job?' and click on 'Help for Disabled People'
www.direct.gov.uk
Government information site - click on 'People/Disabled people'
