BBC offers a new job - but only if you're disabled

[The Don]

In my opinion this should be classed as discrimination - When it comes to hiring your supposed to not be able to discriminate on religion, disabilities etc. Surely by only wanting disabled people you're actually technically discriminating against non disabled people

"The law in some countries, such as the UK, draws a distinction between “equality of provision” and “equality of outcome”, based on the idea that identical treatment may sometimes act to preserve inequality rather than eliminate it."

[dbgtz]

This is discrimination, no question about it and I don't see how anyone could argue otherwise but at the end of the day, if the BBC want to hire someone under the guise of promoting equality, then so be it.

[Kyle]

This isn't discrimination they are offering training to disabled people to be able to peform roles and apply for jobs already available to the able bodied.

[Chippiewill]

Well technically its discrimination not to offer training to able bodied people too.

[The Don]

Well technically its discrimination not to offer training to able bodied people too.

But they do? Pretty much all of their weathermen are not disabled...

[FlyingJesus]

They proved that it wasn't an equality issue by stating that it was about on-screen representation, showing that they're looking specifically for someone who is visibly disabled rather than actually trying to give opportunities to those who can't always work as others would

[Expling]

I like the idea...
it's only fair as I'm pretty sure some employers try to avoid hiring disabled people so

[GommeInc]

Can't they just have people apply generally and pick out someone who has disabilities? It seems a bit dodgy doing it this way - like they're trying to prove a point that in this day and age shouldn't be necessary.

Where would this person go anyway? BBC National News, International or Regional?

[xxMATTGxx]

Is it me or when you read the full job opening it doesn't sound that bad?

http://careerssearch.bbc.co.uk/jobs/...name=corporate

I've probably missed the point.

Edit: it's just training and I swear other people do training for disabled people. So surely it's just the same as that?

[GommeInc]

Is it me or when you read the full job opening it doesn't sound that bad?

http://careerssearch.bbc.co.uk/jobs/...name=corporate

I've probably missed the point.

Edit: it's just training and I swear other people do training for disabled people. So surely it's just the same as that?

It does mention there isn't a guaranteed job at the end of it, but a day out to see what being a weatherman is like :S