Employment discrimination can be defined as discrimination when it comes to hiring, promoting, giving job
assignments, terminating, and/or compensating a person. In the US, it is illegal to discriminate a person at the workplace. However, discrimination does occur in certain organizations.
Some of the common types of employment discrimination are:
• Age Discrimination: Occurs when an employee is treated in an inequitable manner because of his/her age. Older employees may be told that they are too told to continue working, or younger employees may be told that they do not fit into a certain profile.
• Gender Discrimination: Occurs when an employee is prejudiced because of his/her gender. For instance, Employers may assume that tough work is meant for men and sensitive work is for women.
• Racial Discrimination: Happens when an employer treats an employee unfairly because of his/her race or ethnicity.
• National Origin and Language Discrimination: Means treating employees differently because of their native language or accent. For example, an employer may state that you cannot be considered for a position (even though you speak English fluently) because you speak with an Arabic accent and recruits somebody else with a British accent.
• Religious Discrimination: Happens when an employee is treated unfairly just because of his or her religious beliefs.
• Sexual Orientation Discrimination: Occurs when an employee is treated wrongly because of his/her sexual orientation. For example, an employer may decide not to hire a person as he/she is involved in a same-sex relationship.
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