Being disabled sometimes triggers discrimination from those who are not suffering from this kind of condition. More often than not, this discrimination is brought even to the workplace. Many cases have been reported where individuals with disabilities are not given the equal opportunities and benefits in their workplaces.
This is one of the reasons why the Disability Discrimination Act of 1992 was made. This act protects the persons with disabilities from indirect and direct discrimination in aspects of their public lives such as education, access to premises and employment.
In case you have seen a disabled individual being discriminated, you can help them in reporting disability discrimination in employment. There are several ways of lodging your complaint with the Human Rights Commission such as through writing, the hard copy complaint and online complaint form and through email.
Your complaint can also be made in whatever kind of language. The complaint that you will submit must have the following information such as the complainant’s name, telephone number and address, who you are specifically complaining about and the contact details of that individual, what and when it happened and who was involved, what and how you think a law has been violated and if you have already made a complaint to another entity and if yes, what happened.
In written complaints, write your whole complaint and include the relevant documents. The complainant’s name and address is very important and also the contact number. In the hard copy complaint form, you simply need to download the form and fill it up and send it to the address of the concerned office. With the online complaint form, you will also fill up the form and submit it directly to the Human Rights Commission.
These ways of reporting disability discrimination in employment are important for individuals with disabilities to be given the right respect and fairness that they deserve.