Sign of the times (2)

[Hacker Khan]

]So due to the discrimination issue here how much say does an employer actually have when choosing an employee.[/B] surely as the person paying their wages he has the right to choose the person he wants even if it is just personal preference such as a woman over a guy to drive his car just because he liked them better??
If for example in the case here a guy was to apply for the above job with the same qualifications and he gets refused the job and sues, how much weight would the employers view have it he simply said "I wanted a the said description I asked for and not a man"
Or is everyone just seeing this as he wants that specific woman so he has a chance of getting his leg over in the back of his Porsche.

They have as much right as they want as long as they are not breaking discrimination laws. That are there to protect sections of society that have historically been discriminated against. But I can not give any personal anecdotes as I'm a white middle class heterosexual able bodied male, so to be honest I have not got a clue what it is like to suffer real ingrained overt or casual discrimination.

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

Is there actually any point in these discrimination laws?

If I want to employ a busty blonde PA I put out an advert for a PA (no mention of busty or blonde), interview a load of black catholic gay male immigrants and reject them all as unsuitable then readvertise and go through the process again until I find my busty blonde.

A load of wasted time for me and dashed hopes for the candidates.

Or does the law prevent this scenario?