The Equality Bill is supposed to tackle discrimination at work, to make sure that ethnic minorities, older people and women get fairly treated as the other members of the public. However, as per Labour MP Harriet Harman, firms can discriminate in favour of female and ethnic minority job candidates.
Basically, if there are two people with the similar experience, skills and ability, firms can choose one of the candidates based on sex, religion, age and race. Therefore young, white, male and atheist candidates are the ones who will pay the price. Well done, Ms Harman, how do you call this? I call it DISCRIMINATION. Exactly what the Equality Bill was supposed to get rid off...
I think it will make more sense to let employers decide the candidates with their own judgement. If then their own judgement is biased and they get the wrong people for the wrong job, their business will suffer.
P.S: Male and white I may be, but luckily I am a foreigner and a Catholic... and age gets better by the day.
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