An example of direct discrimination is failing to employ someone because he or she in a wheelchair. Indirect discrimination happens when a practice or policy appears to be fair because it treats everyone the same way but actually disadvantages people from a particular group. An example of indirect discrimination is requiring all people who apply for a certain job to pass an English test, even though English is not necessary for the job. This test might exclude more people whose first language is not English. Back to Top 7.
Work is an important part of a person's life.
It is more than simply 'earning a crust'. Work increases a person's skills, confidence and opportunities. Equal employment opportunity is not about increasing the numbers of certain sorts of people in different industries. It's not about setting quotas. It is about choosing the best person for the job regardless of whether the person is female or male, married or not married, has a physical or intellectual disability, or comes from a particular racial or ethnic background.