CODE 18.77
Reference.
is to effectively cut off a substantial proportion of the potential workforce, and the potential for creativity and innovation that comes with it. I agree that it can be difficult to prove that someone has intentionally discriminated (para 21b), but if you outlaw the sources of discrimination (advertisements, pay, etc) evidence
can be more easy to secure. And there will doubtless be resource implications (21c), but it seems to me an area where the allocation of resources is amply justified."
3.
This is a very hasty draft. I should therefore
be grateful for any comments you might have on the draft chapter and my reply. I should also be grateful for any comments Ms Barnard might have, particularly on the UK experience (para 8). We should reply to Mrs Chok by 23 April; comments to Nici Jackson, please, by close of play on 20 April.
Strant Poin
Stuart Pinnock
Human Rights Policy Unit
K147
270-2488
16 April 1993
CC: Ms Elizabeth Barnard
Sex Equality Branch, Employment Department
Mr Hand
Ms Jackson
HRPU
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