Re: [NSW] CityRail Guard

[David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au>]

Russell Norton wrote:

>     Bob Horgan wrote in message <386722D6.EC08728C@idx.com.au>...
>     Fist of all you need to be a Female, you need to wait for the next
> recruitment day at the City Rail College in Petersham. Good luck friend, I
> have had my application in for more than six months and plenty of Females
> have manged to come in before me and plenty more will.Im not sexist but the
> City Rail policy for employing female train guards is.
>
>     It is illegal for any Australian company to discriminate against people
> due to age, gender, sexual preference etc. etc. etc.
>     Whilst CityRail can actively encourage people of a particular gender to
> apply for certain positions, they cannot legally exclude a more suitably
> qualified candidate of the other gender.
>
>     If you can PROVE a less suitable candidate acquired a position over you,
> purely because of their gender, you could instigate legal action and receive
> compensation, the job, or both.
>
>     However, it can be difficult to prove a case of discrimination, as the
> company can say you were unsuitable due to attitude etc. I suggest you
> obtain legal advice re possible breaches of CityRail's own EEO policy.

CityRail has an exemption.

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