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Is this legal?

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  • miduck
    miduck Posts: 1,800 Forumite
    I can't see why you cannot do this - it is legal to give preferential treatment to disabled workers.
  • MissSarah1972
    MissSarah1972 Posts: 1,648 Forumite
    miduck wrote: »
    I can't see why you cannot do this - it is legal to give preferential treatment to disabled workers.
    .......Is it?
  • miduck
    miduck Posts: 1,800 Forumite
    MissSarah1972 wrote: »
    .......Is it?

    No, I thought I'd say it for fun?!

    Yes, it is - it is in the EqAct.
  • MissSarah1972
    MissSarah1972 Posts: 1,648 Forumite
    miduck wrote: »
    No, I thought I'd say it for fun?!

    Yes, it is - it is in the EqAct.
    Oh hahaha very funny thanks for the wise crack!

    It was a genuine question as I was under the impression you could not give preferential treatment to anyone.
  • miduck
    miduck Posts: 1,800 Forumite
    MissSarah1972 wrote: »
    Oh hahaha very funny thanks for the wise crack!

    It was a genuine question as I was under the impression you could not give preferential treatment to anyone.

    Perhaps you could read up on disability and employment - given your earlier objection to the possibility of the disabled being treated more favourably. If you think it is tough finding work at the moment, it is considerably worse for the disabled.
  • KiKi
    KiKi Posts: 5,381 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts
    Preferential treatment can be given in terms of reasonable adjustments, support and as part of Positive Action - but not Positive Discrimination, which is what the OP is suggesting. The Equality Act doesn't allow that!
    ' <-- See that? It's called an apostrophe. It does not mean "hey, look out, here comes an S".
  • MissSarah1972
    MissSarah1972 Posts: 1,648 Forumite
    miduck wrote: »
    Perhaps you could read up on disability and employment - given your earlier objection to the possibility of the disabled being treated more favourably. If you think it is tough finding work at the moment, it is considerably worse for the disabled.


    It's narrowminded employers not my fault if they are finding it tough.

    Just like most do not want to employ the unemployed.

    Maybe I should tell employers are am partically deaf in one ear and that will get me a interview! (fact I am, not a joke)
  • MissSarah1972
    MissSarah1972 Posts: 1,648 Forumite
    KiKi wrote: »
    Preferential treatment can be given in terms of reasonable adjustments, support and as part of Positive Action - but not Positive Discrimination, which is what the OP is suggesting. The Equality Act doesn't allow that!
    midcuk says that's covered if the Equality Act
  • MissSarah1972
    MissSarah1972 Posts: 1,648 Forumite
    miduck wrote: »
    Yes, it is - it is in the EqAct.
    Must admit I have not seen it (and I am looking now) where it says in the Equality Act that you can advertise for disabled people only.
  • OneYorkshireLass
    OneYorkshireLass Posts: 3,166 Forumite
    1,000 Posts
    I am advertising nothing. There is no advert!

    And this is most definitely hypothetical ... or, if you like, speculative ...
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