B143 SPECIMEN PAPER

Give reasons why the party in each situation will be able to show that they have in fact been discriminated against.

Ann :Sex discrimination (equal pay)

Ann a women and Brian a aman are employed by the same restuarant by the same employer.Ann is a waitress and Brian is a waiter.They both work exactly the same hours and do exactly the same work but Ann only gets half the wage that Brian is paid.

Ann and Brian are doing the same work .So there is no justification for the difference in wages.Meaning that Ann is being treated less favourably than Brian purely because she is a women and she should be able to claim equal pay with him.

Claude:discrimination on sexual orientation

Claude is employed by Derek who hates all gay people.Recently Claude has been…