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| The person with the one of the strongest [accents] among [the] candidates was picked as winner of the game show. |
And what's his job at the moment? |
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| #93 (permalink) Mon Jul 14, 2008 0:28 am Legitimising dialect discrimination |
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| Molly wrote: |
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| The person with the one of the strongest [accents] among [the] candidates was picked as winner of the game show. |
And what's his job at the moment? |
Game show winner, at £100K pa.
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| #94 (permalink) Mon Jul 14, 2008 0:36 am Legitimising dialect discrimination |
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| MrPedantic wrote: |
| Molly wrote: |
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| The person with the one of the strongest [accents] among [the] candidates was picked as winner of the game show. |
And what's his job at the moment? |
Game show winner, at £100K pa.
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Wrong. "Lee's job will involve the development and sale of digital display advertising screens and other associated items."
http://www.lastbroadcast.co.uk/tv/v/4989-lee-becomes-sir-alans-new-apprentice.html
How's much is your "accent" earning you, MrP?
And Claire Young? That "brassy nothern lass". What's she doing now? |
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| #95 (permalink) Mon Jul 14, 2008 0:42 am Legitimising dialect discrimination |
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| Prohibited grounds of discrimination also include language, accent, or dialect, except as language, accent, or dialect may interfere with legitimate requirements of education or employment. |
http://www.mcmaster.ca/senate/hrgenrl/antidisc.htm
I'm getting a feeling that most people here feel it is only employers and HR managers who should decide what "legitimate requirements of employment" mean. Is that the case? |
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| #96 (permalink) Mon Jul 14, 2008 0:47 am Legitimising dialect discrimination |
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Can anyone here tell us more about "Vicarious Liability"?
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Vicarious Liability
Vicarious liability is an employer’s legal responsibility for discrimination and harassment which occurs in the workplace or in connection with a person’s employment. The employer is legally responsible unless it can be shown that ‘reasonable steps’ have been made to reduce this liability. |
http://equalitydiversityservices.co.uk/jargon-buster/ |
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| #97 (permalink) Mon Jul 14, 2008 0:52 am Legitimising dialect discrimination |
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| but "openly legitimised" turns it into a fairytale. |
I've also heard a lot of fairytales which involve HR managers and bosses explaining why a certain candidate is not suitable for a certain position. Heard those, Mr P? |
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| #98 (permalink) Mon Jul 14, 2008 23:17 pm Legitimising dialect discrimination |
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"Lee's job will involve the development and sale of digital display advertising screens and other associated items."
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That's show business.
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| #99 (permalink) Mon Jul 14, 2008 23:37 pm Legitimising dialect discrimination |
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That's show business.
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Let's see how long he lasts and how good at the job he is.
Love to know what's behind your "point" here? |
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| #101 (permalink) Mon Jul 21, 2008 21:14 pm Legitimising dialect discrimination |
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| they would pronounce "five-dollar commitment" as [fa da mɪ], which virtually no one in the US would understand. |
Wow, absolutely unintelligible; it takes me ages to figure it out, and maybe won't forever by myself. |
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