Chapter 7 · Human rights
En arbetsgivare väljer bort en kvalificerad sökande enbart på grund av personens etniska ursprung. Vilken diskrimineringsgrund berörs?
An employer rejects a qualified applicant solely because of their ethnic origin. Which protected ground is involved?
Correct answer: Ethnicity
Ethnicity includes national or ethnic origin and skin colour. Disadvantaging an applicant on such grounds can be discrimination even before employment begins.
Key words
etnisk tillhörighet · ethnicity
Source: DO: Etnisk tillhörighet – en av de sju diskrimineringsgrunderna · Vad är etnisk tillhörighet; Diskriminering vid rekrytering
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Why this option does not fit
Religion eller annan trosuppfattning
The case specifies ethnic origin, not the person’s beliefs.
Könsidentitet eller könsuttryck
The facts give no connection to gender identity or expression.
Funktionsnedsättning
The stated reason is origin, not disability.