Key facts
Discrimination is when a person treats, or proposes to treat, a person unfavourably because of a personal characteristic that is protected by law. This includes characteristics like age, sex, gender identity, race or disability.
Employees expect to have a safe and inclusive working environment free from discrimination.
Experiences of discrimination:
- fell to 5.2% of employees from 5.7% in 2023.
Among the employees who experienced discrimination:
- 59.4% were discriminated against by a manager or supervisor
- being denied opportunities for promotion and opportunities for training were the most common types.
Employees who experienced discrimination
Type of discrimination
The results may add up to more than 100% because employees could choose more than one answer.
Reasons why employees experienced discrimination
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Source of discrimination
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Working relationship
Who employees told
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Why employees didn’t submit a formal complaint
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