Equality Act

iRoseBud

Hi

Cant decide on a) or c)

which is an example of indirect discrimination

a) requiring a driving licence for a job that is office based
b) sacking a woman because she is pregnant.
c)ignoring an individual who is unpopular with the rest of the team

any views
ta

Tiddlywinks

Why are you asking?

the_donchichio

That looks like it's your homework

Nothanks

http://m.acas.org.uk/index.aspx?articleid=4614

Google is your friend.

Pregnancy i believe is a protected characteristic, so b is out as you say.

Being unpopular is not a protected characteristic and ignoring someone who is unpopular (while infantile and inappropriate) is not likely to affect a protected group more than any other.

The driver's licence for a job with no driving would disproportionately affect disabled people and the company would have to show legitimate business aim.

So i'm saying...a!

There's employment lawyers on MSE, i'm sure they'll tell me if I'm right or not!

the_donchichio

B is clear direct

C is not indirect as being unpopular is not a discriminatory charactoristic however it is slightly more complex if you examine it in detail...is the colleague unpopular due to him or her being gay??? or from a religion or group such as goths or muslim(due to media portraying these ppl in a negative light, could become unpopular)...however the simple answer would be no

A is definitely indirect as people with a disability would be at a disadvantage for the office job

Takeaway_Addict

the_donchichio wrote: »

B is clear direct

C is not indirect as being unpopular is not a discriminatory charactoristic however it is slightly more complex if you examine it in detail...is the colleague unpopular due to him or her being gay??? or from a religion or group such as goths or muslim(due to media portraying these ppl in a negative light, could become unpopular)...however the simple answer would be no

A is definitely indirect as people with a disability would be at a disadvantage for the office job

You cannot say anything regarding a and c without more information from the OP.

the_donchichio

Takeaway_Addict wrote: »

You cannot say anything regarding a and c without more information from the OP.

Yes I can and I have ...you can only answer the question on the information given/at hand

Takeaway_Addict

the_donchichio wrote: »

Yes I can and I have ...you can only answer the question on the information given/at hand

and yours can be inaccurate

Indie_Kid

But with a, the driving licence could be required because of the location.

the_donchichio

Takeaway_Addict wrote: »

and yours can be inaccurate

And your deduction is subjective hey ho

the_donchichio

Indie_Kid wrote: »

But with a, the driving licence could be required because of the location.

But OP did not declare that, you are over thinking the question