discriminatory treatment
Legal and formal term for treating someone unfavorably based on a protected characteristic.
The law prohibits discriminatory treatment based on gender.
Discriminatory treatment in the hiring process is not tolerated.
差別 is the broader term for discrimination; 差別的取扱い specifically refers to the act or instance of discriminatory treatment, often in legal contexts.
Standard kanji spelling; 取扱い is a common variant of 取り扱い.
Alternate spelling with okurigana り; equally common.
Compound of 差別的 (さべつてき, 'discriminatory') + 取扱い (とりあつかい, 'treatment, handling').