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Discrimination at work: grievances and early steps

Early documentation improves outcomes. Many situations mix capability processes with disability issues — separate facts, dates, and witnesses.

Checked 2026-05-05

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Workplace
Applies to
Not specified — check the official sources below
Who it’s for
Disabled workers and jobseekers
Evidence
Official and primary sources linked below

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  • Early documentation improves outcomes. Many situations mix capability processes with disability issues — separate facts, dates, and…
  • Keep a dated timeline of events and requests.
  • Raise issues formally through grievance where safe to do so.
  • Evidence that helps: Keep a dated timeline of events and requests
  • Avoid: This guide is general information, not medical or legal advice. For safety-critical…

Your next moves

Do these first

  1. 1Keep a dated timeline of events and requests
  2. 2Raise issues formally through grievance where safe to do so
  3. 3Ask for adjustments during any process itself

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Step-by-step

1

Keep a dated timeline of events and requests

Keep a dated timeline of events and requests. Start here so the rest of the guide has a clear foundation.

Early documentation improves outcomes. Many situations mix capability processes with disability issues — separate facts, dates, and witnesses.

  • Keep a dated timeline of events and requests.
  • Watch out: This guide is general information, not medical or legal advice. For safety-critical equipment, transfers,…
  • Keep copies of anything you send and any reply you receive.

What to do

Practical guidance for your situation.
2

Raise issues formally through grievance where safe to do so

Raise issues formally through grievance where safe to do so. Take this step carefully before moving on — it supports everything that follows.

  • Raise issues formally through grievance where safe to do so.
  • Keep copies of anything you send and any reply you receive.

What to do

Evidence to keep ready

  • Keep a dated timeline of events and requests.
  • Raise issues formally through grievance where safe to do so.
  • Ask for adjustments during any process itself.
  • Get specialist advice for tribunal deadlines — timescales are strict.
Worked approach: Raise issues formally through grievance where safe to do so Then record what happened and what you still need.
3

Ask for adjustments during any process itself

Ask for adjustments during any process itself. Take this step carefully before moving on — it supports everything that follows.

  • Ask for adjustments during any process itself.
  • Keep copies of anything you send and any reply you receive.

What to do

Common mistakes to avoid

  • This guide is general information, not medical or legal advice. For safety-critical equipment, transfers, skin issues, or legal deadlines, get specialist support.
Write the barrier down in plain language: what happens, when it happens, what support helps, and what risk or cost appears if nothing changes.
4

Get specialist advice for tribunal deadlines

Get specialist advice for tribunal deadlines — timescales are strict. Take this step carefully before moving on — it supports everything that follows.

  • Keep a dated timeline of events and requests.
  • Evidence that helps: Get specialist advice for tribunal deadlines
  • Keep copies of anything you send and any reply you receive.

What to do

Write the barrier down in plain language: what happens, when it happens, what support helps, and what risk or cost appears if nothing changes.

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Preparation

What to prepare

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Templates

How to describe your barrier clearly

Before you call, email, or attend an assessment or meeting.

Write the barrier down in plain language: what happens, when it happens, what support helps, and what risk or cost appears if nothing changes.

How to describe your barrier clearly

Write the barrier down in plain language: what happens, when it happens, what support helps, and what risk or cost appears if nothing changes.

Problems and refusals

If things go wrong

  • Ask for adjustments during any process itself.
  • Get specialist advice for tribunal deadlines — timescales are strict.
  • This guide is general information, not medical or legal advice. For safety-critical equipment, transfers, skin issues, or legal deadlines, get specialist support.

Common questions

Practical answers you can use straight away — expand any question for next steps, example wording, and related help.

Early documentation improves outcomes. Many situations mix capability processes with disability issues — separate facts, dates, and witnesses.

What to do next

  • Read the At a glance section
  • Start with step 1

Trust and checking

Official sources

Use these to check the underlying rule or process, especially if your circumstances are unusual.

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