tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8544395194200855084.post4022951130592265807..comments2023-10-26T04:08:48.599-07:00Comments on Ian Manborde: ECJ Establishes Right to Claim Discrimination by AssociationIan Manbordehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09640451256160859280noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8544395194200855084.post-14315970977788109052008-07-22T12:32:00.000-07:002008-07-22T12:32:00.000-07:00Hi Ian,This is an interesting outcome.I remember y...Hi Ian,<BR/><BR/>This is an interesting outcome.<BR/><BR/>I remember you mentioning this last time we met at Esher.<BR/><BR/>I too share a concern as to the government's approach here.<BR/><BR/>Ironically although the DDA was originally legislation passed under the Tories the government has the opportunity to give it some real teeth.<BR/><BR/>Pity though, New Labour are a bit too spineless to offer something real teeth.<BR/><BR/>Hope to see you soon.<BR/><BR/>JasJashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06300948930856608656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8544395194200855084.post-66032077542729717082008-07-20T08:33:00.000-07:002008-07-20T08:33:00.000-07:00Hi TGWURep (your identity is safe with me),I think...Hi TGWURep (your identity is safe with me),<BR/><BR/>I think you quite rightly raise a number of pertinent issues about the nature and future of the ECHR.<BR/><BR/>Last week I delivered the equality reps network launch event on behalf of the GFTU and many colleagues there expressed bewilderment about the phrases used by Brewer. Not surprisingly either as the TU movement has done a fantastic job in being solidly behind progress in this area.<BR/><BR/>Like you I share reservations about Phillips, as does a large proportion of his BME staff.<BR/><BR/>With children in private education and a solid, elitist career in the media most decent people do not understand what such a person can bring to the discussion about fairness and equality in a modern society.<BR/><BR/>Like you many activists I know do wonder what the ECHR is for and whether it can be relied upon to act as an independent, forceful agent for change.<BR/><BR/>The story to-date is not good, let's hope the next chapter is better.<BR/><BR/>Cheers<BR/><BR/>IanIan Manbordehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09640451256160859280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8544395194200855084.post-21179846555111737892008-07-20T08:19:00.000-07:002008-07-20T08:19:00.000-07:00I knew that a couple of UNITE/T&G cases were w...I knew that a couple of UNITE/T&G cases were waiting on Coleman but to be honest I thought the Advocate General would have gone in the other direction and not created a new legal principle.<BR/><BR/>Like your last post I can't see the government being happy with this as it bucks the trend of a focus on the employer's right to tell a worker to f-off.<BR/><BR/>Worse still as the Single Equality Bill wends its way through Parliamenty process it establishes a wholly new legal right that the government and the ECHR probably did not want to establish.<BR/><BR/>By the way, what exactly is the ECHR for?<BR/><BR/>You have that that career civil servant Nicola Brewer essentially blaming women for wanting decent maternity leave rights and that coconut (sorry to use the phrase - but with that middle class wanker it is appropriate) Phillips claiming that Cameron (a white Etonian) is right to finger black men for their role in causing knife crime through parental absenteeissm).<BR/><BR/>If I believed in conspiracies I would believe that the destruction of the CRE, EOC and DRA waas about creating a tame poodle for either New Labour and Conservative governments.<BR/><BR/>TGWU RepTGWU Rephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13625168003912212517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8544395194200855084.post-63752803901948789452008-07-19T06:52:00.000-07:002008-07-19T06:52:00.000-07:00Ian,I can't see Gordon Brown and his henchmen and ...Ian,<BR/><BR/>I can't see Gordon Brown and his henchmen and women being happy about this.<BR/><BR/>They'd rather give workers the bogus 'right' of workers being able to 'request' something i.e. work flexibly rather than an absolute right to protection as in this case.<BR/><BR/>This is excellent news though and I really hope that, regardless of the government's approach, workers can use the ECJ judgement to extend protection from disability discrimination to carers.<BR/><BR/>This makes absolute sense and the case from which this decision arose demonstrates that prejudice is rife against carers.<BR/><BR/>I'll follow this one with interest.<BR/><BR/>Del ADel Ansarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12995039691972629874noreply@blogger.com