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 also to keep this information confidential.John, a practising Muslim, 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 legally protected ground seems to be violated in this situation

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It appears that the company may have engaged in discrimination on the grounds of religion when John, who is a practising Muslim, was not contacted for an aircraft maintenance engineer position despite having the requisite experience and qualifications. Additionally, John's ex-wife being contacted for a reference instead of John himself raises further concerns of discriminatory hiring practices. The request to screen out pro-union attitudes may also be a violation of labour laws.