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employment discrimination UK US noun [U] (also workplace discrimination) HR, LAW
► a situation in which employees are treated unfairly because of their race, sex, age, religion, physical or health problems, etc.: »
According to the study, 22% of employment discrimination claims were related to age and 35.5% to race.
→ Compare AFFIRMATIVE ACTION(Cf. ↑affirmative action), EMPLOYMENT EQUITY(Cf. ↑employment equity), REVERSE DISCRIMINATION(Cf. ↑reverse discrimination)
Financial and business terms. 2012.