Agreed. As another commenter says, in Glasgow the football team might just matter, and considering how things go: fair enough.
But this specific case was actually not about who the candidate supported, that’s just what the judge brought up as an example. I’d say it wasn’t even about not drinking, that’s what the candidate alleged. But the ruling seems like it would apply to all of those cases as precedent anyway.
By law, technically, yes. But that’s the trick: you say you didn’t hire someone because you think they wouldn’t fit the team. In reality, it’s because of their religion or ethnicity or gender. Officially though, you say it’s because they wouldn’t join in for drinks on Friday. “I just didn’t vibe with them”.
Of course this has caveats. It’ll only be possible between two equally qualified candidates, but that can be subjective as well.
Also this specific candidate was not hired because the employer said they didn’t vibe with them. The football team is an example used by the judge. The not drinking and being introverted was used by the candidate. It’s a weak case. I don’t think the candidate had much to stand on, but the judge’s ruling is way too generic is what my point is.
For football teams? Sure, maybe.
But that’s not the main point in the case, is it? To me this decision seems like it says you could decide not to hire someone because they don’t drink (since that’s basically what was being argued). Couldn’t that then be used to legally discriminate against, say, Muslims? Or people more committed to family than work?
Oh damn, I was going to get a heart attack if you hadn’t posted, so perfectly timed from my perspective. Thanks for the reminder!
I feel like this should be an official EU petition like Stop Killing Games as well. Have lawmakers actually tell payment processors that they have no right to deny legal transactions (not just fictional content, but any legal transaction).
Yeah, fuck those poor old women, they’re religious…
Idk, regardless of my thoughts on religion and organised religion especially, I can see that these people are human. They seem to be oppressed and haven’t done anything to deserve that. We should be able to feel sympathy for them, and appreciate that their story being shared is the attention they need to have extra protection at the very least.