Case Scenario | Ground of Discrimination | Area of Discrimination | |
1. | Oliver applied to enrol at a primary school, but his application was refused because he was a boy who had been expelled from his previous school for being disruptive in class. | sex | education |
2. | Marilyn applied for a management position in a law firm but was unsuccessful in her job application and not given the job because she is pregnant. | pregnancy | Workplace/ employment |
3. | Ali was refused entry into a club because he was not Catholic. | Religion/ race | clubs |
4. | Maddie was not allowed to play football in an all male team. | sex | sport |
5. | Chris, 69 years of age, who is a contract worker was unsuccessful in keeping his job because the company he works for told him that at his age he needed to retire and not apply for jobs. | age | Workplace/ employment |
6. | Joe and Ally were not allowed to share a room at a hotel because they were not married. | Marital status | Accommodation |
7. | Louise lost her job because she had taken to many days to care for her baby. | Carer and parental status | Workplace/ employment |
8. | Nadia applied to enrol as a student at a secondary school. She did | Sex | Education |
9. | Loridana, a qualifed doctor, was unsuccessful in her job interview for a position in a hospital when the hospital found out that she was in a wheelchair. | Disability | Workplace/ employment |
10. | Robert and Lizzie, who have three children, applied to rent a unit that was advertised online on a real estate website. | Carer and parental status | Accommodation |