Was talking to a buddy of mine the other night. He said he'd been let go from his job for....not being a woman. ?!?!?
He was working for a contract outfit that provided call-center personnel for a large banking firm.
That firm had, at some point, gone to the service provider, and stated they wanted only women to be used for the call-center positions.
The provider advised the firm that they did not, at this time, have any females working for them to be able to do this.
The firm continued to use the existing male call-center contractees for rougly 4-6 months, anyway.
BUT, the firm withheld paying the provider because "they failed to provide the specified/requested TYPE of personnel".
As a result, the provider was unable to pay the salaries of the male workers, and had to let them go.
Is that even remotely legal? Or is that discriminatory? Would a firm be able to tell a contracted personnel or temp agency provider that they wanted only Whites, or only Blacks or only Chinese, to be provided?
He was working for a contract outfit that provided call-center personnel for a large banking firm.
That firm had, at some point, gone to the service provider, and stated they wanted only women to be used for the call-center positions.
The provider advised the firm that they did not, at this time, have any females working for them to be able to do this.
The firm continued to use the existing male call-center contractees for rougly 4-6 months, anyway.
BUT, the firm withheld paying the provider because "they failed to provide the specified/requested TYPE of personnel".
As a result, the provider was unable to pay the salaries of the male workers, and had to let them go.
Is that even remotely legal? Or is that discriminatory? Would a firm be able to tell a contracted personnel or temp agency provider that they wanted only Whites, or only Blacks or only Chinese, to be provided?