Equality and Human Rights Commission

Victimisation is when a person is treated badly because they have made a complaint about discrimination or have given evidence in a discrimination case.

This could include:

• labelling the person a ‘troublemaker’
• denying them opportunities or services they would normally have (such as a promotion at work)
• ignoring them.

A person who victimises someone else can be forced to pay their victim compensation. This also applies to organisations that do not stop their employees victimising somebody.