occurs when an employee or an applicant is treated unfairly at work or in the job hiring process due to an identity group, condition, or personal characteristic.

Workplace discrimination.

Explanation:

Workplace discrimination is an extremely negative situation that occurs due to certain characteristics of an individual. It may occur because the individual belongs to different ethnic groups, depending on nationality, color, religion, etc.

This situation is harmful to the organization as a whole, the discriminated individual is the one who suffers the most for having their equality rights violated and for feeling coerced and disrespected in a work environment that should be supported by criteria of equality, ethics and collaboration .

It is necessary for companies to be aware of possible loopholes in their policies that may corroborate with such illegal acts, revising them whenever necessary and strengthening the values of respect for personal individualities and equality among employees.