Comments on: Lawyers launch free employment advice DVD http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-3564.html/ PinkNews.co.uk Gay News (UK and world) from Pink News - all the gay news for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered community in the UK and beyond- thegaynews from Pink News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:08:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Lakisha Scott http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-3564.html/comment-page-1/#comment-66691 Lakisha Scott Thu, 06 Aug 2009 20:24:12 +0000 http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-3564.html#comment-66691 I was recently working for a at will company & fired because I did not write in Incident report and because of something another employee say but not seen. can a company do that after working for them almost a year I was recently working for a at will company & fired because I did not write in Incident report and because of something another employee say but not seen. can a company do that after working for them almost a year

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]]> By: michael http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-3564.html/comment-page-1/#comment-11079 michael Fri, 02 Feb 2007 10:24:00 +0000 http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-3564.html#comment-11079 Interesting. I recently attended an interview for a legal position. I was asked "how shall I put it, do you have any dependants?". The interviewer was clearly aware that marital status had nothing to do with my competence (12 yrs experience) for the job. When I mentioned I was single but with a long term partner, it was also pretty clear I was gay. The questioning then descended into implying I would probably find it hard to deal with conservatively-minded clients of diverse ethnic origins. The whole thing was grossly distasteful and humiliating.But how do I prove the all-too-apparent homophobic (and probably ageist)discrimination? This from a legal firm supposedly upholding the law of the land. To cap it all, when I sought advice from a solicitors firm supposedly sympathetic to trade unionists I could not even get the courtesy of a response. So there is a long way to go before we can expect help or understanding from the legal profession in this country. I know from bitter daily experience! Interesting. I recently attended an interview for a legal position. I was asked "how shall I put it, do you have any dependants?". The interviewer was clearly aware that marital status had nothing to do with my competence (12 yrs experience) for the job. When I mentioned I was single but with a long term partner, it was also pretty clear I was gay. The questioning then descended into implying I would probably find it hard to deal with conservatively-minded clients of diverse ethnic origins. The whole thing was grossly distasteful and humiliating.But how do I prove the all-too-apparent homophobic (and probably ageist)discrimination? This from a legal firm supposedly upholding the law of the land. To cap it all, when I sought advice from a solicitors firm supposedly sympathetic to trade unionists I could not even get the courtesy of a response. So there is a long way to go before we can expect help or understanding from the legal profession in this country. I know from bitter daily experience!

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