Re: [General] Content of aus.rail

["Ronald BESDANSKY" <ronbest@bigpond.com>]

"Erk" <erk@erkV69.au.com> wrote in message
39cc4bb5@news.iprimus.com.au">news:39cc4bb5@news.iprimus.com.au...
> So if I was to say that I'd prefer a person from a non English speaking
> background to use a DVA rather than making a manual announcement, that
would
> be ok?
>
> Gee, I wonder why all of the manual announcements on stations I've heard
> (and there have been a few) during the circus have been understandable?
> Hopefully, the on train announcements will be automated with an overide
> facility (to cater for guards who can make good announcements) soon.
>
If a particular qualification, e,g. the ability to speak clearly over a P.A.
system, is a requirement for a job, then it is NOT discrimination to reject
someone who is, say, Italian on that basis. But you could equally reject a
white, native-born Australian for the same reason. The whole point of
discrimination law (and EEO, which I thought was compulsory learning in most
jobs nowadays), is that you do not ASSUME someone cannot do a particular job
because of their race, colour, sex, ethnicity etc.

--
Rgds

Ron Besdansky
(Computer system project manager and rail enthusiast)