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Emma has a severe facial disfigurement. She wishes to work in a supermarket but is told by the manager that she cannot because she will make others feel uncomfortable. Is this:
victimisation because of age
harassment because of disability
direct discrimination because of disability
direct discrimination because of sexual orientation
Bob, a volunteer for a charity that runs a bring-and-buy sale in the local community hall tells Sanjeev, who is an elderly Sikh man that they don’t sell to Muslims because of concerns about Islamic extremists. Sanjeev explains that he is not Muslim, but the volunteer does not believe him and still refuses to serve him. What kind of discrimination could this be described as?
Direct discrimination because of race
Not discrimination at all
Direct discrimination because of his perceived religion even though Sanjeev is not Muslim
Direct discrimination because of age
A new member of staff is working with you; you are their mentor and you know that this is their first job. You overhear them saying that refilling the copier toner was a dirty job and a man should do it. What would you do?
Sensitively pull the staff member to one side and explain what she said was discriminatory
Let it go this time but keep an ear out for anything else
Ignore this – you agree with her
Report this to your line manager
You are in the staff room at lunch time and some of the staff are talking about a television programme. Another staff member makes a negative comment based on the race of the people in the programme. What would you do?
Report this to your line manager
Ignore it as it’s in the staff room
Join in if you agree with her as everyone is entitled to their opinion
Challenge the comment and report this to management
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