I think there is recent case law of an unsucessful bar maid applicant
sueing potential employer as she was not given the job as too short to
reach alcohol on high shelves.
Outcome was it was discrimination as adaptations to job were not considered.
Sarah
Quoting James Beresford <[log in to unmask]>:
> Risk assessment.....would show that aids should be used...
>
> James
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Subject: [OCC-HEALTH] employing people of certain height
>
> Hello list
> Can anyone tell me what you think of the idea of employing people of a
> certain height because if they're too short they wont be able to lift
> boxes onto the top row of the pallet.(about 6 feet from the floor) I was
> always under the impression that the job should be adapted to the
> employee not the other way around? I have carried out a general search
> and HSE search but cant find anything that supports this.
> I look forward to the responses
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