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zoelouise88
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just wondering if its legal to refuse to employ due to age??
Wins for 2011: ........................
Weight Lose Challenge: 7/1/11 60lbs to lose 23/1/11 17 lbs lost
43lbs to go!!
Weight Lose Challenge: 7/1/11 60lbs to lose 23/1/11 17 lbs lost
43lbs to go!!0
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No. It's illegal to discriminate on age, sex and a number of other things.Conjugating the verb 'to be":
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There are exceptions though.:cool:
"You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life." Winston Churchill
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What age are you thinking about and what job?0
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it was a moderator job for a gambling site. but im 20 so over the legal age but the interviewer refused to employ me and said 'i dont want a young person as many have let me down'. would you say this is classed as age discrimination?Wins for 2011: ........................
Weight Lose Challenge: 7/1/11 60lbs to lose 23/1/11 17 lbs lost 43lbs to go!!0 -
zoelouise88 wrote: »it was a moderator job for a gambling site. but im 20 so over the legal age but the interviewer refused to employ me and said 'i dont want a young person as many have let me down'. would you say this is classed as age discrimination?
Yes I would. How to prove it happened is another thing.0 -
depends if it is a global site as Age 21 is minimum age for gambling in parts of US.0
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zoelouise88 wrote: »it was a moderator job for a gambling site. but im 20 so over the legal age but the interviewer refused to employ me and said 'i dont want a young person as many have let me down'. would you say this is classed as age discrimination?
Thats not very good at all! but like the previous post, its hard to prove.
Where do you find jobs like that anyway? I have been using these bingo sites recently for the free joining credit, im making some nice money doing that lol0 -
it was for a uk site and i still have the email with it in.Wins for 2011: ........................
Weight Lose Challenge: 7/1/11 60lbs to lose 23/1/11 17 lbs lost 43lbs to go!!0 -
LittleVoice wrote: »Yes I would. How to prove it happened is another thing.
i have kept the emailWins for 2011: ........................
Weight Lose Challenge: 7/1/11 60lbs to lose 23/1/11 17 lbs lost 43lbs to go!!0 -
where do you find out about jobs like that?Wins so far this year: Mum to be bath set, follow me Domino Dog, Vital baby feeding set, Spiderman goody bag, free pack of Kiplings cakes, £15 love to shop voucher, HTC Desire, Olive oil cooking spray, Original Source Strawberry Shower Gel, Garnier skin care hamper, Marc Jacobs fragrance.0
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