Discrimination Ilac
Question 5: Discrimination ILAC *
Paula is a highly trained accountant at Retreat Bank and has been working there for 5 years. She holds all relevant accounting qualifications for registration. Paula recently applied for a job promotion as ‘Senior Accountant’ at the Bank. During the interview for the promotion she was asked what her plans for the future were with the bank, at which time she disclosed that she was pregnant. Paula did not end up getting the job and was very disappointed. She was not given a reason as to why she did not get the job apart from the fact that Mary, who also had the same qualifications and had been working there for about the same time, had been given the job. Rachel the Retreat Bank Manager thought Mary was a better candidate.
Several months later Paula had a beautiful baby girl and took 12 months maternity leave. Unfortunately during this time she had an accident at home and is now confined to a wheelchair and has some difficulty with fine motor movements in her hands. Despite this she believes she is still capable of fulfilling her role at the Bank because she has special hand splints that allow her to use a computer and to punch numbers into a keyboard etc. On 1 April 2011 Paula realised that she needed to earn some extra money in the 2010-2011 tax year and decided that she would like to return to work in June 2011 rather than July 2011. Thus at this time she decided to ask the Bank if she could to return to work on 1 June 2011. Not knowing at this stage that Paula was now confined to a wheelchair Retreat Bank advised her that they were busier than ever and would “love to have her back on deck.”
On 1 May 2011, one month before she was due to return to work Paula phoned the bank to confirm that she would see them on 1 June 2011. At this time she told her Manager that she was now confined to a wheelchair as a result of having had an accident. At this stage, Rachel told her that Retreat Bank, having over 80 staff, had
Paula is a highly trained accountant at Retreat Bank and has been working there for 5 years. She holds all relevant accounting qualifications for registration. Paula recently applied for a job promotion as ‘Senior Accountant’ at the Bank. During the interview for the promotion she was asked what her plans for the future were with the bank, at which time she disclosed that she was pregnant. Paula did not end up getting the job and was very disappointed. She was not given a reason as to why she did not get the job apart from the fact that Mary, who also had the same qualifications and had been working there for about the same time, had been given the job. Rachel the Retreat Bank Manager thought Mary was a better candidate.
Several months later Paula had a beautiful baby girl and took 12 months maternity leave. Unfortunately during this time she had an accident at home and is now confined to a wheelchair and has some difficulty with fine motor movements in her hands. Despite this she believes she is still capable of fulfilling her role at the Bank because she has special hand splints that allow her to use a computer and to punch numbers into a keyboard etc. On 1 April 2011 Paula realised that she needed to earn some extra money in the 2010-2011 tax year and decided that she would like to return to work in June 2011 rather than July 2011. Thus at this time she decided to ask the Bank if she could to return to work on 1 June 2011. Not knowing at this stage that Paula was now confined to a wheelchair Retreat Bank advised her that they were busier than ever and would “love to have her back on deck.”
On 1 May 2011, one month before she was due to return to work Paula phoned the bank to confirm that she would see them on 1 June 2011. At this time she told her Manager that she was now confined to a wheelchair as a result of having had an accident. At this stage, Rachel told her that Retreat Bank, having over 80 staff, had