... £24,000 compensation in 1994 because she was turned down for an apprentice as a motor mechanic because of her sex. The act also means it is against the law to: 1) Discriminate against you because of your sex, martial status or pregnancy 2) Sexually harass you 3) Dismiss you from your job because of your family responsibilities. An example of sex discrimination because of your sex is the Dan Air case. The company, an airline adopted a policy of only employing women air hostesses and refusing even to consider male applicants. The discrimination was adopted on grounds that if gay men were employed passengers might be exposed to the risk of becoming HIV positive. The EOC investigated Dan Air's policy and found that there were no medical grounds for implementing it. The result that the company was in breach of the SDA. The EOC issued on non-discrimination notice and Dan Air subsequently changed ...

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