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possible discrimination at work
scart
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My partner is a contract worker in a company. His role involves driving different types of vehicles onsite. He has been contracted there for just under 2 years. He was given a form to complete which he could not complete related to his driving license. It stated he needed a british driving licence. He has a EU driving licence and is an EU citizen. He had a meeting with the manager and basically they have stated he can not drive any vehicle on site because he does not hold a british driving license and this is now company policy. His job is now at risk. The manager stated this is a new policy that has come in recently. Are they allowed to do this?
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No, they are not saying he must be British, just that they want a British driving license. This is not discriminatory as there is nothing stopping him getting that license.
You can only drive on another country's license for a certain time anyway, he'll have to switch over at some point if he wants to keep driving at all (even out of work) in the UK. What is his license? You say it is an EU one? Do you mean from an individual country or is it one of the 'Community licenses'. The EU community license is only valid for 12 months.
Why can't he just take the UK driving test? If he passes, he keeps his job. If he fails, he shouldn't be driving anyway.Cash not ash from January 2nd 2011: £2565.:j
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Any advice given is as an individual, not as a representative of my firm.0 -
This page on Direct Gov explains the legal position on driving in the UK for EU/EEA licence holders. However, the employer may have to implement stricter rules, perhaps due to insurance restrictions. I don't see how this can be regarded as discrimination, given that he can simply exchange his licence for a British one.0
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Rather than looking for discrimination where there isnt any I would more check that you are legal to be driving in the UK for your own vehicle etc. Most non-UK licenses are valid for a maximum of 12 months!0
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InsideInsurance wrote: »Rather than looking for discrimination where there isnt any I would more check that you are legal to be driving in the UK for your own vehicle etc. Most non-UK licenses are valid for a maximum of 12 months!
What he said...
If you are here long term you are actually required to change your licence!!
It's not a big deal - you send it off and get a british one, no need to take test or anything!! (if you are EU citizen)0 -
Why can't he just get a British license??
There's no discrimination whatsoever as there is nothing to stop him getting a British license.Should've = Should HAVE (not 'of')
Would've = Would HAVE (not 'of')
No, I am not perfect, but yes I do judge people on their use of basic English language. If you didn't know the above, then learn it! (If English is your second language, then you are forgiven!)0 -
My partner has been to the DVLA and does not need any test or and british license to drive in the uk, he is legal driving on his license that he has (i.e. german, french, italian etc lisence). However his company has a different policy. He does not want to surrender his own driving license because of a car he has in his own country and getting it insured etc and for other reasons (all legal). He just felt that he has been driving for 2 years on site and longer on the public highway that the change in policy was unfair. Thank you for your replys0
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My partner has been to the DVLA and does not need any test or and british license to drive in the uk, he is legal driving on his license that he has (i.e. german, french, italian etc lisence). However his company has a different policy. He does not want to surrender his own driving license because of a car he has in his own country and getting it insured etc and for other reasons (all legal). He just felt that he has been driving for 2 years on site and longer on the public highway that the change in policy was unfair. Thank you for your replys
If he wants to keep his job he will probably need to surrender his licence and have a UK one.
Insurers get difficult over EU licences over a while and that is probably the reason. You may start to find it difficult to get your own car insured at a reasonable cost with him on the insurance with an EU licence.
It simply depends on how much his job is worth to him. This would be a reasonable cause to dismiss if there was no other work they could give him.0 -
Not checked the links, but from what I've read it seems he has some choices:
swap EU licence for UK one, re-apply for EU licence, re-taking test if necessary
take UK test and keep EU licence
That's assuming you can't hold more than one licence from different countries, and I can't think why that wouldn't be possible.Signature removed for peace of mind0 -
Why would it be discrimination, is the D word the new fad0
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