AUSTRALIAN VALUES This is an Australian values question — In the real test, every values question must be correct.
An employer decides not to promote a worker simply because she is a woman. What does Australian law say?
- It is allowed if the workplace already has more women than men
- It is against the law to discriminate because of a person's gender ✓
- It is allowed if the role has always been held by a man in the past
- It is a decision that the employer may make for any reason at all
Why this is the answer
Treating someone worse at work because of their gender is unlawful discrimination in Australia.
This question is from: Equality of all people under the law
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