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01/09/2009
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Concern has been expressed over certain aspects of the new equality bill currently passing through parliament, with some arguing that it in fact promotes discrimination.
Employment legal issues website Workplace Law noted that many have misgivings about part of the legislation, including the provisions that allow for 'positive discrimination' to take place in recruitment.
It noted that many members of its network object to such provisions, with one correspondent saying: "This bill clearly discriminates against individuals in favour of others. In this case it is the white male."
The member concluded: "How can anyone with the slightest intelligence call this equality?"
People living in the capital who have concerns over employment practices and law and how this may affect them may wish to contact employment lawyers in London.
Last month the Equalities and Human Rights Commission published a series of priorities it plans to address over the 2009-10 period, with matters contained in the bill being central to these.
Written by Laurence Smith
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