| 单词 | discrimination |
| 释义 | discrimination (dɪskrɪmɪneɪʃən ) 1. uncountable noun B2 Discrimination is the practice of treating one person or group of people less fairly or less well than other people or groups. She is exempt from sex discrimination laws. ...discrimination against immigrants. [+ against] ...measures to counteract racial discrimination. Synonyms: prejudice, bias, injustice, intolerance 2. uncountable noun Discrimination is knowing what is good or of high quality. They cooked without skill and ate without discrimination. 3. uncountable noun Discrimination is the ability to recognize and understand the differences between two things. ...colour discrimination. Synonyms: differentiation, distinction, telling the difference Collocations: challenge discrimination The act plainly conferred on police constables the right to bring proceedings before employment tribunals to challenge discrimination by chief officers and responsible authorities in relation to employment, including dismissals. Times, Sunday Times The organisation works within the football, educational and community sectors to challenge discrimination, encourage inclusive practices and work for positive change. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She further challenged discrimination in the 1950s, when the meatpacking plants attempted to restrict employment. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 For this reason, the coalition claims, any move by the bank not to lend on properties below $100,000 constituted discrimination. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Managers and personnel officers require an understanding of what constitutes unlawful discrimination and what is required for personnel practices to conform to legal requirements. Human Resource Management in Government (1995) Does this constitute discrimination? Times, Sunday Times (2007) She represented herself throughout the tribunal hearing, alleging disability discrimination and harassment. Times, Sunday Times (2013) You may have a claim for disability discrimination and might consider consulting a solicitor. Times, Sunday Times (2013) She is suing for disability discrimination. The Sun (2014) There is no discrimination based on gender, social class, or age. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Many are the victims of discrimination based on race or ethnicity. Sociology (1995) This week we turn our attention to employment discrimination based on disability. Christianity Today (2000) Many once-standard questions are now illegal under discrimination legislation, warns guide. The Sun Many of the fundamental principles of discrimination legislation will be largely unaffected, but some will change. Times, Sunday Times Positive discrimination legislation to recruit more police officers from minority backgrounds has been ruled out by the home secretary. Times, Sunday Times But the result was nine important pieces of discrimination legislation and more than 2,500 pages of guidance and statutory codes of practice. Times, Sunday Times Those who were fired eventually won their case against this issue in an age discrimination suit. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A judge eventually dismissed her discrimination suit. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The many instances of discrimination suits have failed to form a major precedent relating to this issue. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 We won't eliminate discrimination by legalising it via the back door. Times, Sunday Times It was accepted by the council that the initial equality impact assessment had not paid due regard to the need to eliminate discrimination and to promote equality. Times, Sunday Times However, some charged that this did not eliminate discrimination in education. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Effective standards designed to eliminate discrimination, often described as race-conscious remedies, have been intensely debated. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It has the power to issue orders to eliminate discrimination if found to exist. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Employment discrimination laws require employers to meet certain fairness standards in hiring and firing employees. Christianity Today (2000) Employment discrimination is illegal. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Employers win employment discrimination lawsuits far more often when a jury is not involved. Christianity Today (2000) I want us to end discrimination and finish the fight for real equality in our country. The Sun (2015) Finally ending this discrimination is one of the major tasks our society faces today. The American Nation: A History of the United States to 1877 (1995) We want to end gender discrimination in all areas of sport. The Sun (2015) There was a serious risk that the national unity could splinter under the pressure of ethnic discrimination, regional demands and the widening gulf between rich and poor, she said. Times, Sunday Times Perceived ethnic discrimination continues to play a role at the parliamentary level. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The charter would abolish ethnic discrimination and give a mandate for the government to write a new constitution. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They oppose all kinds of ethnic discrimination. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Speakers with certain accents often experience discrimination in housing and employment. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I used to support people with learning difficulties, who experienced discrimination almost every day. Times, Sunday Times Interviews conducted by humans are routinely terrible at finding the right candidate and most jobseekers say that they have experienced discrimination or bias during a job interview. Times, Sunday Times She experienced discrimination from both students and teachers, and had to challenge the staff to be considered for college preparatory classes. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 During the university period she experienced discrimination by members of the academic staff because of her transsexuality. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Firms rarely fight discrimination cases and other recent claims have been settled out of court without ever hitting the headlines. Times, Sunday Times She wants to help them fight discrimination. The Sun Its removal would empower people to fight discrimination in health, employment or housing. Outlook India That should be possible given the clear national security case for better assimilation, and given that no party can object to fighting discrimination. Times, Sunday Times To do so could be seen as a form of discrimination. Times, Sunday Times But doing something about one form of discrimination doesn't let you off doing something about other kinds of discrimination. Times, Sunday Times That's just another form of discrimination, precisely what we're supposed to be fighting against. Times, Sunday Times Is this a form of discrimination? The Sun For example, a sociological theory about inequality may hold that gender discrimination accounts for at least part of the income differences between men and women. Sociology (1995) Job gender discrimination is illegal. The Sun (2016) The company urged its suppliers to conduct investigations to ensure there was no gender discrimination in their pricing. Times, Sunday Times (2016) At their core, the goals of movements are the same: social justice, equal protection, and an end to institutional discrimination. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 People interested in building a small home can encounter institutional discrimination when building codes require minimum size well above the size of a small home. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 From these political actions, the suffragists successfully created publicity around their institutional discrimination and sexism. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Yet there was still much prejudice and legal discrimination for her and her friends to negotiate. Times,Sunday Times In addition to legal discrimination, the petition discusses systematic economic inequalities and differences in quality of life. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The decision generated a large controversy among the public and raised the question of legal discrimination and injustice environment in arbitration. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 One way that the real world has progressed is by outlawing discrimination on the grounds of arbitrary things such as race or gender. Times, Sunday Times (2011) The judges held that a directive outlawing discrimination at work on the ground of disability extends to those caring for disabled people. Times, Sunday Times (2008) The organisation's role is to outlaw discrimination against minority groups. Times, Sunday Times (2008) There's the open, overt discrimination and then there's the unconscious stuff, the language, the expectations. Times, Sunday Times In his career, though, there has been no prejudice or 'overt discrimination'. Times, Sunday Times The law must be amended to remove this overt discrimination. Times, Sunday Times He was not suggesting overt discrimination, but was merely calling for data on the possibility of subconscious bias. Times, Sunday Times His report concluded that they 'still face bias, including overt discrimination' and set out 35 measures to fight this. The Sun They berated the report for not recommending compulsory pay audits for every company, which union leaders say are crucial to exposing pay discrimination. Times, Sunday Times That way, they can challenge pay discrimination without having to go to an employment tribunal (at the moment all too often required in order to get the necessary information). The Sun It says it would help end pay discrimination and 'will save money as very high salaries become even harder to justify'. The Sun She said she could not 'collude' in 'unlawful pay discrimination'. The Sun She accused the national broadcaster of illegal pay discrimination. Times, Sunday Times He rejected the idea that such laws were necessary to prevent discrimination or hiring people without the relevant experience. Times, Sunday Times It can also seek injunctions against the party to prevent discrimination and victimisation and can impose an action plan. Times, Sunday Times These agreements provide for cooperation in preserving sites and commit governments to prevent discrimination against minority groups. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They must prevent discrimination in the workplace and ensure access for the disadvantaged. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 State parties must abolish laws, policies and practices which effect the equal enjoyment of economic, social and cultural rights and take action to prevent discrimination in public life. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 What attracts are cities full of laws, regulations that prohibit discrimination and government schemes that support employment and affirmative action. Times, Sunday Times Localities in bold are jurisdictions that prohibit discrimination in the public and private sector. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Many states have enacted laws prohibiting discrimination in employment on the basis of the use of lawful products during non-working hours. Christianity Today The ruling had a wide impact since section 15 applies to all laws, including human rights acts that prohibit discrimination by all employers, landlords, service providers and governments. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They are also examining article 14 which prohibits discrimination of any kind. Times, Sunday Times A black footballer is suing his former club for race discrimination. The Sun (2012) A panel at Watford employment tribunal found the school guilty of race discrimination, harassment and victimisation. Times, Sunday Times (2013) A claim of race discrimination was rejected. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Religious discrimination is, of course, illegal. Times, Sunday Times (2012) It was clearly an act of deep, religious discrimination against us. The Sun (2012) Thirty per cent of recent Muslim migrants had experienced religious discrimination. Times, Sunday Times (2008) He claimed he was a victim of religious discrimination. The Sun (2010) It is why my dad, who suffered terrible discrimination at work, pushed me into sport:'They can't thwart you if you keep winning,' he said. Times, Sunday Times (2014) The judge found that the claimants had suffered direct discrimination and awarded the claimants damages in the sum of £1,800 each. Times, Sunday Times (2012) The findings will be welcomed by campaign groups and carers who maintain that patients with learning disabilities suffer discrimination in the health service. Times, Sunday Times (2012) If government wants to tackle discrimination in the workplace against women, it must do the same for men. Times, Sunday Times (2009) So the second thing we need to do is tackle discrimination. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Enforcement of the legal protections that now exist is a crucial part of tackling discrimination. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Let's begin by considering what is meant by the term unfair discrimination. A Conceptual View of Human Resource Management: Strategic Objectives, Environments, Functions It complained this was unfair discrimination under European law. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Any proven instance of unfair age discrimination is clearly one too many. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Employers must avoid any unlawful discrimination in deciding whether to provide (or to ask for) a reference. Times, Sunday Times (2007) He is seeking a declaration from the tribunal that he has been subjected to unlawful race discrimination and a review of the disciplinary action against him. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Less favourable treatment on these grounds is likely to constitute unlawful discrimination, which can lead to unlimited compensation. Times, Sunday Times (2014) She is suing for unlawful discrimination. The Sun (2008) They were expected by society to remain at home and faced widespread discrimination in the workplace if they tried to continue working. Times, Sunday Times She insisted that an independent review has found no evidence of widespread discrimination. Times, Sunday Times They still face widespread discrimination. Times, Sunday Times They were forced to enter the navy, where they faced widespread discrimination. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In addition, there was widespread discrimination in employment, particularly at senior levels of the public sector and in certain sectors of the economy, such as shipbuilding and heavy engineering. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 New laws, coming into effect in October, will also give people the right to challenge workplace age discrimination. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Most recently, he has been waging war on workplace discrimination against women, who on average earn 77 % of what men earn. Times, Sunday Times (2014) The amount that a business can be forced to pay out in a workplace discrimination case is unlimited. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Translations: Chinese: 歧视 Japanese: 差別 |
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