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Chapter 19

Equal opportunities

4.1 Introduction

Equal opportunities refers to the belief that there should be an equal
chance for all workers to apply and be selected for jobs, to be trained
and promoted in employment and to have employment terminated
fairly.

4.2 Types of discrimination

There are three types of discrimination that an equal opportunities policy will attempt
to prevent.

This may be
allowed by law in
Direct discrimination
certain, tightly
 occurs when an
employer treats defined,
circumstances
an employee less
This is often illegal, favourably than

unless it is another, due to
necessary for the their gender, race

working of the etc
business and there
is no way round it

Discrimination

Victimisation
Indirect  means an
discrimination employer treating
 occurs when a
working condition an employee less

or rule favourably
because they
disadvantages have made, or
one group of
tried to make, a
people more than complaint about
another discrimination

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