I fail to see why having siblings in the same workforce would necessarily present problems in those contexts...?Any multinational I've worked with has always had such a policy.
Picture the situations, you have a team of 5 others plus your sister & you have to:
- decide who goes on training courses & who doesn't
- evaluate & rank your team for bonuses, promotions & raises.
- move office space & decide who gets the nice window desk
- and so on.
That is one of the 9 grounds alright but as far as I can see www.equality.ie is not that clear on what precisely it means!I thought immediately he was being discriminated on the grounds of 'family status'.
It's defined in the legislation. It boils down to not discriminating against someone because they have children or are pregnant or a carer. Nothing to do with siblings.That is one of the 9 grounds alright but as far as I can see www.equality.ie is not that clear on what precisely it means!
Equal Status Act 2000 said:‘‘family status’’ means being pregnant or having responsibility -
(a) as a parent or as a person in loco parentis in relation to a person who has not attained the age of 18 years, or
(b) as a parent or the resident primary carer in relation to a person of or over that age with a disability which is of such a nature as to give rise to the need for care or support on a continuing, regular or frequent basis,
and, for the purposes of paragraph (b), a primary carer is a resident primary carer in relation to a person with a disability if the primary carer resides with the person with the disability;
The family status ground: A parent of a person under 18 years or the resident primary carer or a parent of a person with a disability;
Ah well, with your confident attitude I'm sure you'll soon get a job elsewhere for '10k extra'. No point in losing too much sleep about what might have been if it's not an option.
I'd imagine that it's just as likely that the incoming brother/sister of existing staff members are just as likely to be 'new blood' with new ideas and approaches as unrelated persons. I come from a family of 6 siblings, all with dramatically different careers and outlooks on life.I can't help feeling that a policy which - at least to some extent - forces new blood into the organisation can't be a bad thing.