""If an employer is looking at two candidates, one who has got disabilities and one who ha

sn't, and they have got to pay them both the same rate, I invite you to guess which one the employer is more likely to take on,"

he's probably right on that - and similarly if it came to a choice between a woman of child-bearing age and a man of the same age many would opt for the man to avoid the possibility of having to fork out for maternity pay

and that's exactly why this sort of legislation is needed - to ensure that everyone is treated equally - it's the attitudes that need to be changed and worked on - not the legislation

Posted By: Ralf Scrampton, Jun 17, 14:39:58