Denied a job for being female.

[Captain Shaw]

Also, suing is something those babies across the pond do.

So true!

We are in serious need of tort reform. It's all become an elaborate shell game where it's difficult to separate the legitimate from the loony.

And it's all very paint-by-numbers. A commercial like this:

"Are you or a loved one suffering from [-insert some grievance to sue over-]? [-insert grievance-] can cause [-insert suffering; symptoms; fear of death]. You may be entitled to [-insert damages-]. Don't let the [-insert evil doctor, corporation or government agency-] deny you what you deserve. If you or a loved one are suffering from [-insert grievance-] call the lawyers of [Some Dude & Some Other Dude]. {-Quotation from 'Some Dude': "At [Some Dude & Some Other Dude] we don't quit until you get the respect and the compensation you're owed."-}. The number is 1-888-[insert-number-]. That's 1-888-[-insert-number-]. Call 1-888-[-insert-number-] today and get the [-damages...and "respect"-] you deserve.


What are you waiting for? Call today.

[Some Dude & Some Other Dude]"

...appears on TV here about a million times every second.

Those ads are played all day in the UK too.
Wheres their blame theirs a claim.

 

[FordSVT]

The only physical qualification males and females have to pass in order to work on the floor of our warehouses is the ability to lift and carry 22.5 KG (50 pounds). If you're a female and can do that, you can apply and get a job if you meet the other qualifications.

I can't even IMAGINE a workplace or HR person telling someone they couldn't work some place because the guys would get distracted. If this is a problem it's the MEN who need to be handled, not the women.

 

[Nerys Ghemor]

I don't agree about suing for EVERYTHING...however, I think if there is outright and obvious discrimination as there was in this case, that's a different matter.

But again, that question about having brought legal action against an employer is one I believe would be illegal in the US--not sure about it in the UK, but if anyone ever asked you that here, that would be a big no-no.

 

[Marie1]

Hmmm... it could just be that there is a lot of heavy lifting in the warehouse, and equality or not- it may be something women can't or shouldn't be doing-- now that may be because they're making the men lift things that are over legal weight limits but...

I'm in good shape, but I'm still not going to spend all day lugging 70 lb. So, if you don't think you're in shape to do it, chances are, you're not the only one. It sounds more like something that "is" not a company "policy" per se.

 

[Captain Shaw]

Hmmm... it could just be that there is a lot of heavy lifting in the warehouse, and equality or not- it may be something women can't or shouldn't be doing-- now that may be because they're making the men lift things that are over legal weight limits but...

I'm in good shape, but I'm still not going to spend all day lugging 70 lb. So, if you don't think you're in shape to do it, chances are, you're not the only one. It sounds more like something that "is" not a company "policy" per se.

I have to lift the boxes the men bring me on to the table so i know they are not that heavy.
Its getting really stupid at the moment they are short staffed in the warehouse and i have to keep pulling men away from their orders so that they can fetch the work i have done and get them to bring me some more.
I can't even take my own cardboard away
I feel really bad getting someone else to clean up after me.

 

[Jax]

Look on the bright side: you must be pretty hot!

Brother laughter

 

[Marie1]

Hmmm... it could just be that there is a lot of heavy lifting in the warehouse, and equality or not- it may be something women can't or shouldn't be doing-- now that may be because they're making the men lift things that are over legal weight limits but...

I'm in good shape, but I'm still not going to spend all day lugging 70 lb. So, if you don't think you're in shape to do it, chances are, you're not the only one. It sounds more like something that "is" not a company "policy" per se.

I have to lift the boxes the men bring me on to the table so i know they are not that heavy.
Its getting really stupid at the moment they are short staffed in the warehouse and i have to keep pulling men away from their orders so that they can fetch the work i have done and get them to bring me some more.
I can't even take my own cardboard away
I feel really bad getting someone else to clean up after me.

Well... in that case... you'll just have to take advantage of it until they realize.