Equality Act

frogmorton
frogmorton Member Posts: 30,057
edited 4. Oct 2010, 15:52 in Community Chit-chat archive
Thanks del

had a look 'on the other siiiiide........'

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  • livinglegend
    livinglegend Member Posts: 1,425
    edited 1. Oct 2010, 11:21
    It's a hangover from New Labour and Harriet Harperson's legislation. The original idea was to simplify Equality laws so that people in the real world could come close to understanding what the whole mess of laws were about. But the micro-managing, interfering claptrap that this contains has made a mockery of the whole idea. Once everyone in the very well paid, pseudo-equality, quango industry had had an expensive input following months of meetings and conferences in 6star spa hotels around the world, it just went silly.

    The government, having spent many £millions on this, were stuck with not upsetting friends that they had appointed into non-jobs. Then civil servants and ministers got their hands on it and followed likewise. So there we are, stuck with it. More completely irritating, red tape rubbish designed to wreck our economy further.

    Is it any wonder that they are seriously failing disabled and dying people when they waste so much time, effort and our taxes on this type of thing. That goes for the lot of them, whoever they claim to represent, because it sure ain't us.

    DISCLAIMER:
    I suppose that someone who didn't get a mention in the above, who I didn't even know or care existed, will now threaten to sue me, as they have been left out of my rant. If they let me know in triplicate attached to Bank of England £50 notes, I will include them in the next one so they don't feel left out. Poor wee bleeding hearts. (And that goes for all of them, that's real equality in action).

    Joseph 8)
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  • dreamdaisy
    dreamdaisy Member Posts: 31,520
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Sensible and measured as ever, Joseph. You are right. DD
    Have you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben
  • livinglegend
    livinglegend Member Posts: 1,425
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    dreamdaisy wrote:
    Sensible and measured as ever, Joseph. You are right. DD
    During your post I thought that I should add a disclaimer at the bottom, just in case.

    Joseph :roll:
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  • joanlawson
    joanlawson Member Posts: 8,681
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    One part that gets me though is that if someone overhears some office banter and it offends then they have the right to sue their employer regardless if the comment wasn't directed at them.

    What a nightmare situation :!: :shock: I don't understand why the employer should be sued because of banter between employees. Why should they be held responsible for everything said by their employees?

    In some of the school staffrooms I have been in, the harmless banter was what helped to keep the teachers sane in a stressful job. Now you would be scared to even tell a joke in case it offended someone. Also, it is very subjective, because some rather narrow-minded people can be hyper-sensitive. What a dreary life it will be if you have to guard every word you say while at work :shock:

    Joseph, you didn't mention me, but I won't sue you this time :!: :lol: ( no £50 notes to spare :!: )
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  • ninakang
    ninakang Member Posts: 1,367
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    This act would render a lot of firemen I know speechless :shock:

    I did ask today at lunch if it meant the blokes had to stop commenting on how much I eat... but apparently stating the obvious is still perfectly fine :oops:

    Nx
  • cthornley
    cthornley Member Posts: 627
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    my office will be silent from now on then..... :roll:

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