Scenario 3.5
TS Inc. is a small Canadian aviation company located in Sydney, BC. The company has over 30 employees, primarily pilots and aircraft maintenance engineers. The CEO informs you that you should come up with a recruitment and selection system that will screen out pro-union attitudes and to keep this information confidential. John, a Seventh Day Adventist, applied in person for an aircraft maintenance engineer position, in response to a newspaper advertisement that listed two years of experience and industry certification. He was not contacted by TS Inc. even though he had over eight years of experience. His ex-wife, who was close friends with the CEO, told John that she had been contacted for a reference. Four months later he learned that the recent hirees had less than two years of experience.
-Refer to Scenario 3.5. What human rights legal concept has emerged in this situation?

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Adverse effect and reasonable accommodation is the human rights legal concept that has emerged in this situation. TS Inc. has discriminated against John on the basis of his religion by not hiring him for the aircraft maintenance engineer position even though he was qualified for the job. TS Inc. has also failed to accommodate John's religious beliefs by not allowing him to work on Saturdays.

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