Re: [General] Content of aus.rail

["Dave Proctor" <daproc@spambait.ozemail.com.au>]

I thought you posted your last word in a post dated 23/09/00 17:34 (about 18
hours before this one).

Dave

"Ronald BESDANSKY" <ronbest@bigpond.com> wrote in message
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> "Erk" <erk@erkV69.au.com> wrote in message
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> > 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)
>
>