Read all of the scenarios below and consider whether each is an example of discr

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Read all of the scenarios below and consider whether each is an example of discrimination.

Scenario 1: An older employee is laid off because he’s the highest paid and possibly also “outdated.”

Scenario 2: A pregnant woman is passed over for a job promotion because management thinks she won’t be able to travel.

Scenario 3: Not wanting anyone to be taken by surprise, the shift supervisor informs the staff that a transgendered employee will be coming on board in the next week.

Scenario 4: A supervisor is told to hire a person of color even though a Caucasian is more qualified.

Scenario 5: Several Christian employees celebrate Christmas together by exchanging gifts with one another at work.

In your first post, explain whether each scenario is an example of discrimination. Explain why or why not.

Explanation / Answer

1-An older employee is laid off because he’s the highest paid and possibly also “outdated.”

This is an example of discrimination as old employee is laid off from the organisation by discrimination of the age.

20-A pregnant woman is passed over for a job promotion because management thinks she won’t be able to travel.

This is a fine example of Pregnancy based discrimination where a temporary inability to do a job is being ruled as a permanent change in job promotion.

3-Not wanting anyone to be taken by surprise, the shift supervisor informs the staff that a transgendered employee will be coming on board in the next week.

Sexual discrimination is implemented in this type of message as informing staff about the new employee is fine but defining the employee as transgender is directly discriminating.

4-A supervisor is told to hire a person of color even though a Caucasian is more qualified.

Definitely this is a fine example of racial discrimination in which person of colour is being preferred over the Caucasian.

5-Several Christian employees celebrate Christmas together by exchanging gifts with one another at work.

This is not a discrimination inside the organisation as celebrating the festival does not hurt anybody's is feeling and it is celebrated by each and every person inside the organisation which is not any discrimination.

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