Equal Pay: Is anyone else outraged that they are recomending promotions be given to Women or Ethnic minoritys.

Question

Is anyone else outraged that they are recomending promotions be given to Women and people from Ethnic minoritys over white men to improve the national pay adverages.

Promotions should be given to the best workers or people with suitable qualifications REGARDLESS of gender or race

whats wrong with this goverment?

Answer 1

Don't worry, Labour will be out next election.

Answer 2

its a bloody disgrace mate and as for the gov they only look out for their own interests

except when they are looking for ur vote

Answer 3

I'm gutted - if I am equally qualified I can be passed over just because I am a white male - that is discriminatory and I can't see it being allowed to stand...

Answer 4

They are saying that in a situation where there are 2 candidates with exactly equal merit, the job should be given to the candidate that is least represented in that workplace.

I think it would be fairer to the candidates to toss a coin in this situation than "positively discriminate".

Answer 5

Since women and minorities make far under white males wage I think that this should be adjusted as in Pay Equity.

Answer 6

Someones been reading the Daily Express headlines!

There's no threat to White Men, its what DF said.

But of course I'd say that being an ethnic minority female!

Answer 7

I, as a white male, feel the same pain as all men out there when it comes to work place Affirmative Action practices. I am part of the NSM, which I am sure some of you have heard of, without bringing up touchy issues, one thing that we stand for as a Political Organization is Fairness in the workplace. Not equality, there can be no equality in the work place, it does not work. Fairness is the word that should be used. The problem is the Liberal and Feminist groups have such a stronghold on the Government that we are forced to cater to everyone except White Males because supposedly White Males have more oppurtunities.

Answer 8

It's pathetic...very new labour.  Pandering to feminists and a minority of ethnic belly achers.. The vast majority of women and ehnics I know want to be promoted because they're good at their job, not because a pen pusher wants to get the numbers up.  Policies like this breed racial unrest.  We're seeing it with immigration and housing policy now...we saw similar in pre-n**i Germany.  The government can hardly whinge about people voting BNP when it's their own policies that are building support for the extremists.

Answer 9

Its LOAD AND CLEAR official, it is not sexist as long as it is a white male.

Sexist 3rd wave feminism. Is there any movement EVER more sexist than this.

Answer 10

Equal pay for equal work (if possible).  Many occupations require the strength of a man, while others don't.  It doesn't matter what your color or gender may be, if you are capable of doing the same work, you should receive the same pay.  

When we bend the bow and make concessions for a particular race or gender, we tend to be biased and partial.  

I believe fairness should be an across the board thing.  

Toni D.  ( a senior lady)

Answer 11

I find it ridiculous.

I think that whoever is the most qualified for the job should get it, regardless of race, gender, or orientation.

Yes, I'd love that promotion, I'd kill for that job, but if I don't deserve it, get it because I'm female, and someone else is more qualified, it would kill me to get it over them.

It disgusts me that "equal rights" has gone so far that it is taking away rights of white men.  I'm saying this as a woman, and a woman who has been hired on account of the lack of male genitalia at least once to fill "quotas".

If you're more qualified than me, you'd better get that job.  I'd rather work hard for something than get it because I'm not a man.