Discrimination: "Genuine occupational qualification" defence fails
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Etam plc v Rowan [1989] IRLR 150 EAT (1 other report)
By virtue of an exemption in the Sex Discrimination Act 1975, an employer may refuse to employ a man in a job which involves duties that need to be done by a woman in order to preserve decency or privacy. However, as the EAT's decision in Etam plc v Rowan illustrates, that exemption does not apply if the employer already has women employees whom it would be reasonable and not unduly inconvenient to employ on the duties concerned.