We need some better terminology. A boss who refuses to hire a pregnant women because theyll need an extended block of time off in the near future isnt being discriminating if, for example, theyd refuse to hire a man going into surgery in the near future and needing recovery time. Its _not_ discriminatory to want to have a reliable employee. But its an arsehole act. In the same fashion, its not discriminating against working mothers to refuse to allow for flexible working arrangements to accommodate after school arrangements, as long as its also not possible for men to get those arrangements. But its an arsehole act of an arsehole boss. Note that refusing to hire women, in general, because they _may_ get pregnant is discriminatory. Also, extending flexible working arrangements to working mothers whilst not doing the same for working fathers _is_ discriminatory. As is extending those arrangements to working parents, but not for non-parents. Equal treatment isnt discrimination. We need to get off the focus on _discrimination_ and focus instead on _fairness_.
Posted on: Tue, 05 Nov 2013 22:29:28 +0000
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