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Guidance for employers, business owners and organisations.
What you need to know
Guidance for businesses
This guide tells you how you can avoid all the different types of unlawful discrimination. It gives you an overview of how equality law applies to all businesses and looks at particular issues that businesses providing goods, facilities or services in different sectors may need to think about when considering what equality law requires them to do.
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If you are involved in an employment dispute or are seeking information on employment rights and rules, you can contact the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas):
Freephone: 0300 123 1100 (8am to 6pm Monday to Friday)
Text Relay service: 18001 0300 123 1100.
