Affirmative Action is alive and well in Great Britain.
[Breitbart] Cheshire Police abused "positive action" legislation to unlawfully discriminate against an "exceptional" candidate for being a straight white male, an employment tribunal has ruled.
Matthew Furlong, 25, applied to Cheshire Police in order to follow in the footsteps of his father, who is a serving detective inspector on the force ‐ but was ultimately turned down for a role, despite being told "it was refreshing to meet someone as well-prepared as yourself" and that he "could not have done any more" after passing the interview stage of the recruitment process, ITV news reports.
Under the Equality Act of 2010, British employers technically cannot discriminate against people on the basis of certain "protected characteristics" including race, sex, and sexuality, but they can choose candidates from certain groups over others ‐ typically white people, and in particular white men ‐ if they are of "equal merit".
Employers can also outright discriminate against people from "under-represented" groups for training programmes, workshops, and so-called internships ‐ many of which pay more than a typical working-class job ‐ aimed at increasing employment prospects. |