Unfairly sacked from work?

If you decide you do want to take things further, then the best thing to do is to contact the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC). The EOC will tell you what conditions apply, what procedures to follow - and may also offer advice. But be aware that there is a time limit on making complaints – in most cases three months from the date you first knew of the alleged discriminatory act or the date of dismissal.

Further information

• The Equal Opportunities Commission, Head Office, Overseas House, Quay Street, Manchester M3 3HN (0161 833 9244; fax: 835 1657); email: info@eoc.org.uk; website: www.eoc.org.uk Wales: Windsor House, Windsor Lane, Cardiff CF1 3DE (01222 343552; fax: 641079); email: wales@eoc.org.uk; website www.eoc.org.uk Scotland Stock Exchange House, 7 Nelson Mandela Place, Glasgow G2 1QW; email: scotland@eoc.org.uk; website http://www.eoc.org.uk
  For guidance on how to complete an application to an employment tribunal, getting your evidence together and getting the evidence from the person or company you’re making your claim against, ask the EOC for its Step by Step Guide to Taking a Case to an Employment Tribunal in England and Wales. For equality issues in Northern Ireland visit the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland at http://www.equalityni.org.
• Your Trade Union
• Rights of Women, 52 Featherstone Street, London EC1Y 8RT (020 7251 6577)
• Your local law centre – look in Yellow Pages or call the Law Centres Federation (020 7387 8570; Scotland: 0141 561 7266)
• Citizens Advice Bureau – look in Yellow Pages, ask at your local library or call the National Association of Citizen’s Advice Bureaux in England and Wales (020 7833 2181), in Scotland (0131 667 0156) and in Northern Ireland (028 90 231120)
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