Racism in the Workplace Guidance

About the Advice and Representation guidance and fact sheets

These documents provide key pieces of information that may support you to resolve your current issue and to manage the immediate situation. If you are an eligible member and require further information or guidance on this issue, please complete the A & R Referral Form online.

Download Racism in the Workplace Guidance

Racism in the Workplace Guidance includes information on:

• The Equality Act 2010.  
• Who is protected by race discrimination law? 
• Types of discrimination.  
• The steps you can take to address the situation.  
• Where you can get additional advice / support.  

If you need this document in a more accessible format, please email aras@basw.co.uk   

The Advice and Representation team have developed 46 guidance sheets to support BASW members:

• Agency Social Workers Guidance
• Allocation Criteria for the BASW/SWU Advice and Representation service
• Appealing the Outcome of a Hearing Guidance
• Bullying and Harassment Guidance 
• Capability Process Guidance
• Completing a Fitness To Practise (FTP) Statement 
• Disability Discrimination in the Workplace Guidance 
• Disciplinary & Suspension Guidance
• Disclosure and Barring Service Information
• Discrimination in the Workplace Guidance
• Eligibility for Advice and Representation Guidance
• Employment Contracts Guidance
• Employment Tribunal FAQs
• Flexible Working Requests Guidance
• Fitness to Practise (FTP) Proceedings Guidance
• Grievance Guidance
• Ill Health Retirement Guidance
• Insight and Remediation Guidance
• Maternity & Paternity Guidance
• Meetings with Your Employer and right to be accompanied
• Member form - Discrimination
• Member form - Whistleblowing
• Menopause Guidance
• Methods of Representation Criteria for BASW/SWU
• Overpayments & Repayments Guidance
• Pensions Guidance
• Preparation for attendance at meetings guidance
• Preparation for Hearings
• Probation Process Guidance
• Protest Participation and Consequences
• Racism in the Workplace Guidance
• Reasonable Adjustment Passport Template
• Redundancy and Restructuring Guidance
• Reference Guidance and how to challenge a reference
• Reflective Statement Guidance
• Regulatory Body Guidance
• Settlement Agreement Guidance
• Sickness Absence Process Guidance
• Social Work England (SWE) Registration Guidance
• Subject Access Request (SAR) Guidance
• The Advice & Representation Service (A&R) - How we work for you
• TUPE (Transfer of Undertakings) Guidance
• Whistleblowing Guidance
• Work Related Stress Guidance
• Working Time Regulations Guidance