How can an employer demand that employees be bilingual? I applied for a job and one of the testing requirements is that you pass the written test with a 60% or greater to be considered. Half of the test was in Spanish. I just don't understand this discrimination in U.S.
2007-10-14 18:41:16 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
This is not discrimination. Have you noticed all the Mexicans...oops, I mean Hispanics living in the U.S.? Employers are in business for one reason and that is to make money. The growing population that is Spanish-speaking are part of the consumer market. If the number of Spanish-speaking individuals is growing, then a company can ignore it or accept it and make the necessary changes to try to gain these individuals as customers.
2007-10-14 18:59:14 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
definite it would be formally made the nationwide language. the only reason it hasn't yet is via the fact it has met resistance from people who concern they could offend some distant places language speaking persons. it relatively is ludicrous via fact they could desire to no longer be speaking a distant places language right here until eventually that's their 2d language. studying English is a prerequisite to citizenship so why can we supply products and amenities in something different than English interior the 1st place? I shouldn't could desire to "Press a million" for English or ask for an English menu at eating places. at the same time as i'm on the region, to instruct my element approximately how far it relatively is long gone, seem on the backside of this web site. 2 American flags. One for English and one for Spanish. unhappy.
2016-10-06 23:11:25 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
English is not the official national language. But regardless, being bilingual could be a required skill for a job (even if it is a government job, many cia jobs look for people that are bilingual specifically, for example). It is not discrimination, it is looking for someone with the necessary skills to perform the job. Believe it or not, there is a need for people that speak more than one language. Often times it is Spanish because many people in the US speak only spanish, and to acquire their business, the business needs people that can communicate with this population.
The 14th amendment makes it illegal to discriminate based on race and gender, and there are also laws that make it illegal to discriminate based on age and disability. But there is no law against making sure someone speaks specific languages in order to perform the job. Chances are that the employer has a policy that the people for the job you are applying for need to be bilingual to reach or assist customers that speak said languages, I doubt you'd have a leg to stand on if you tried to sue for discrimination.
2007-10-14 20:01:27 · answer #3 · answered by Lesley 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
If it's a private company and they need a bilingual speaker then they are allowed to turn you down.
English is the de facto national language in the United States, not the official.
It wouldn't matter if it was anyway, as some jobs just require people speak multiple languages, just as some jobs require a medical degree, or a number of years experience.
2007-10-14 18:52:02 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 3⤋
The national language is not English, and even if it was, it wouldn't affect the ability of employers to demand that their workers have the skills necessary for the job. If you want to be a doctor, you have to pass a test in medicine. If you want to work somewhere where you need to communicate with Spanish-speaking people, you pass a test in Spanish.
2007-10-14 18:52:01 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 3⤋
it's simple. consider this, i have a store. i need a clerk. you need a job. hi. my store is located in the barrio, habla espanol? no? how you gonna talk to the people who shop at my store? simple. one of the funniest things i ever saw in my travels was in bangkok. i'm down at the national palace. there's this little thai girl leading a tour group four foot, something, and brown, she walks up in front of this group of large germans, "Achtung!" i understand enough to realize she was fluent., but it was kinda funny watching.
while the national language may indeed be english don't start blaming others because you cannnot compete. if you need to speak spanish in my little store... , well, think about it. if i had a shop and you needed to run a drill press, i certainly wouldn't hire you if you couldn't run one.
please, drop the rascism and learn to move on. this is not racial discrimination, it's business. no one guarantees you a job just because you're local.
2007-10-14 18:56:08 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
Puppies and CH are correct - there is no national language by law.
An employer or business wants to serve its customers. If it can serve its customers better by offering service in different languages, it needs employees who can do so. That's a legitimate requirement for employment.
2007-10-14 18:52:19 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 3⤋
Funny how the conservatives on here normally support the right of businesses to hire whomever and whenever they please, but the minute it's an employee who speaks Spanish they need to hire, they're up in arms that it's discrimination.
2007-10-14 19:02:47 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
So if an employer of a hospital doesn't accept your application because you don't know how to perform brain surgery... you'd call that discrimination?
Could you make a better case for your position? Jobs require you to have certain skills to preform certain tasks.
2007-10-14 18:49:08 · answer #9 · answered by poolboyg88 4 · 2⤊ 3⤋
The national Language is NOT English. America doesn' t have a national language. Congress has NEVER declared English as anything.
2007-10-14 18:44:23 · answer #10 · answered by puppiesnmarshmellows 3 · 3⤊ 3⤋