fair treatment
Getting your due
Fair treatment is conduct toward others that is just, impartial, and reasonable—giving people what they deserve without favoritism or discrimination.
The phrase often appears in contexts of employment, law, and human rights: All employees are entitled to fair treatment regardless of background.
Fair treatment implies consistent application of rules and respect for individual dignity.
- neutralityState of taking sides
- due processGuaranteed judicial fairness
- day in courtChance to present one's case
- human dignityIntrinsic worth of persons
- human rightsInalienable personal freedoms
impartiality · accountability · equity · anti-discrimination laws · level playing field · square deal · inclusion · respect · civil rights · recourse · objectivity · blind justice · equal protection · universal rights · equal opportunity · evenhandedness · without prejudice · good faith
- fair playrespect, honesty, integrity, good sportsmanship, clean game
- ageismageism, age discrimination, elder abuse, elder neglect, adultism
- workplace equityequal opportunity, pay equity, workplace diversity, diversity hiring, workplace inclusion
- fairnessjustice, impartiality, equity, equal opportunity, impartial
- sportsmanshipsportsmanship, respect, integrity, honor, humility
- equal rightsequal protection, equal pay, equal opportunity, discrimination law, anti-discrimination
fair treatmentunfair treatment
discrimination · unequal treatment · injustice · bias · favoritism
fair treatmentinjustice
Denial of fair treatment
mistreatment · abuse · oppression · persecution · maltreatment