woman loses Her job for asking for a White cab driver

Just thought, don't they have those pink taxis in London just for lasses?

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Originally Posted by the_lone_wolf

it isn't though, a taxi firm isn't under any obligation to provide you with the driver you find most aesthetically pleasing, if you don't like the way the company operates then you have to find one that does offer what you want

Never said they were obliged to provide her a specific driver ... and if they can't/won't supply, then she indeed needs to go elsewhere ... but I don't see why she (or I) cannot specify a specific type of driver if she wants/cares ...

shes from bristol

i cant see the problem, she was paying for a service, and she simply stated she wanted a white women driver.

i think losing her job over this is rediculas,

[ethariel]

Well all i can say on this one is .....

I'll bet you the BBC did not follow thier own HR procedures 100% in this instance making it an illegal termination of employment, regardless of the reasons for it.

Thats another 500k of our licence money gone in an out of court settlement for unfair dismissal.


Also in this case, IMHO its a fine line between being racist and being a bigot rgarding what she percieves as an acceptable driver for her daughter.

[the_lone_wolf]

Originally Posted by Blue_SV650S

but I don't see why she (or I) cannot specify a specific type of driver if she wants/cares ...

there's nothing to stop you speaking the words down the telephone, don't expect many people to be receptive to your request if it's irrelevant, stupid or downright offensive though

that's exactly what's happened here, someone made a stupid request that any normal person would see as such and the company refused, the system works

Originally Posted by the_lone_wolf

there's nothing to stop you speaking the words down the telephone, don't expect many people to be receptive to your request if it's irrelevant, stupid or downright offensive though

that's exactly what's happened here, someone made a stupid request that any normal person would see as such and the company refused, the system works

Originally Posted by Lozzo

I don't have a problem with it.

Asian women always ask for non-white taxi drivers, so why the hell can't a white woman ask for a white driver or a female to drive her daughter around?

my thoughts exactly............

Originally Posted by the_lone_wolf

there's nothing to stop you speaking the words down the telephone, don't expect many people to be receptive to your request if it's irrelevant, stupid or downright offensive though

that's exactly what's happened here, someone made a stupid request that any normal person would see as such and the company refused, the system works

yep she got told where to go ... that is fine ... but do yo think the company should have gone running to the press (without her permission obviously) and she should have lost her job?

Her rationale seemed a bit odd and perhaps slightly worrying (that her daughter is being kept from interacting with other cultures) .. but I am not sure she did anything 'wrong'.

[Biker Biggles]

Stupid request dully denied.Fair enough but lose your job for it?What has any of it got to do with your employer?This trend towards your boss not just employing you to do a job,but owning your persona as well is far more pernicious for the future health of our society I believe.

[STRAMASHER]

Poor kid having an ignorant parent like that. Racist bigot in the making.

Originally Posted by STRAMASHER

Poor kid having an ignorant parent like that. Racist bigot in the making.

Everyones a bigot though - anyone who claims otherwise is an idiot. The question isn't whether she's a bigot, because everyones guilty of that, but whether she acted unreasonably in the process. She wasn't rude, she politely made a request as was her prerogative, as was the cab firms to deny it. Hardly a big deal.

At this rate in a few years modeling agencies will be getting sued for being bigoted for not hiring ugly people.