Catalogue question 278 · Question catalogue in force since 2024-07-01
A man in a wheelchair has applied for a job as an accountant. What is an example of discrimination? He does not get the job solely because he …
- is in a wheelchair. Correct
- has no experience.
- has salary expectations that are too high.
- does not speak English.
Why — for every option
- A — Correct: a rejection solely because of a disability — here the wheelchair, without it actually impairing his work as an accountant — is discrimination on grounds of disability, forbidden under the AGG.
- B — Lack of experience is a factual, permissible selection criterion.
- C — Excessive salary expectations are a legitimate economic reason for rejection.
- D — A lack of required language skills can be a factually permissible criterion, provided it is actually needed.
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