indirect discrimination
B2CEFR level
45/100Rarity: uncommon
TechnicalRegister
Applying an apparently neutral rule that puts people sharing a protected characteristic at a particular disadvantage and cannot be objectively justified.
A blanket full-time-only policy amounted to indirect discrimination against women with childcare responsibilities.
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