I work for a company that uses seniority/length of service as a way of selecting annual leave, under the new law is this discriminatory or not
2006-11-02 04:24:18 · 5 answers · asked by John-Boy 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Seniority of service has nothing to do with age. It relates to the number of years which you have served in that employment and when employers allow extra leave entitlement for people who have been in the job for a long time it is a way of appreciating their loyalty over the years. There is nothing discriminatory about it. It just so happens that those who earn it have to have reached a certain age in order to do it. You stick around long enough and you'll earn it too!
2006-11-02 04:34:27 · answer #1 · answered by Doethineb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think it comes into discrimination, in my current job I am a manager and have been there for 6 years so get more holiday entitlement than my staff. I get 33 days per year whilst they get 28.
2006-11-02 12:34:16 · answer #2 · answered by KT 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd be interested in how it affects apprenticeship schemes.
They currently say you have to be qualified by your 25th birthday (as they are 3 years long that excludes anyone over 22 from applying) - I would like to know if this means that age limit will be abolished.
2006-11-02 15:53:02 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is minimal on the facts, but from what I can tell there doesn't seem to be a problem with the system.
2006-11-02 12:27:22 · answer #4 · answered by straightup 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It may well be. But my advise would be to seek advice from Lawyers.
2006-11-02 15:30:04 · answer #5 · answered by RBJ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋