WRC rules woman was discriminated against on the grounds of gender & age when applying for a firefighter position as a beep fitness test was used “without the application of a normative table that considers age and gender”. I think lowered standards could be dangerous in situations like this.

neveragoodtime · 2026-02-14T22:46:47+00:00

If the application lowers requirements on women, doesn’t that mean requirements for men are higher and therefore discriminates against them based on their gender? Why is equality so hard for people pretending to fight for equality?

damagednoob · 2026-02-14T22:53:28+00:00

The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) Adjudicator, ... found the council discriminated ... on the grounds of gender and age when applying the beep test for applicants for the full-time firefighter role.

Umm, do they also think 60 year olds should be clambering down poles and climbing flights of stairs with equipment. Wtf is going on here?

rabel111 · 2026-02-15T00:09:11+00:00

An inherent part of antidiscrimination laws is exceptions for jobs with fundamental requirements that cannot be avoided or adjusted. In this case, the ability to exhibit a level of fitness necessary to execute the required actions of a fire-fighter.

By showing no consideration for these fundamental requirements, the WRC has not follwed the law, and has made a woke decision that will undermine the affectiveness and safety of fire-fighting in the UK.

Bad decision, that will result in deaths and injuries, simply to avoid offending a woman.

Salamadierha · 2026-02-14T22:51:23+00:00

It's not something that should be normalised wrt sex/age. Fires don't care how old you are, or what sex you are.

Substantial-Lynx9829 · 2026-02-15T01:04:28+00:00

I mean, the job requires those physical capabilities; it puts more people at risks when hazardous fires happens...

Oh well, they will learn a few decades from now when mostly incompetent people hold those jobs.

wntk · 2026-02-15T01:37:55+00:00

Don’t remember seeing this information in the article above: “Ms Foott accepted she had applied for other firefighter jobs and had failed the job suitability element of the test for a position in Limerick.”

https://archive.is/rCqp9

sgt_oddball_17 · 2026-02-15T00:27:37+00:00

There are plenty of women fire fighters. They hit the weights and got strong enough to do the job. They show these women failing the test don't belong.

The left is going to push lowered standards until it starts getting people killed.

Fantastic-Tale · 2026-02-15T11:03:44+00:00

That literally means she was NOT discriminated against, wtf they say

omegaphallic · 2026-02-14T22:05:28+00:00

Hot take, the dangerous stuff is a job for drones and robots.

ArchdevilTeemo · 2026-02-15T14:59:10+00:00

So they want gender and age iscrimination, while removing the current antidiscrimination rules.

Typical...

SidewaysGiraffe · 2026-02-15T20:47:06+00:00

No. No, you do not "think" lowered standards could be dangerous, you know it. Everyone does.

Classic_Advance_1750 · 2026-02-19T18:03:22+00:00

Locally I saw a woman police officer with very high bmi waddling by 3 other officers. How is she going to chase a bad guy? Lol

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