Gender discrimination at the workplace: a review of Airasia BHD V Rafizah Shima Bt Mohamed Aris

Discrimination implies unfair treatment of two or more persons or subjects on grounds such as race, gender, disability, age, religious belief, etc.2 Gender discrimination exists when women, for example, are treated less favourably or suffer detrimental treatment at the workplace as a result of...

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Main Author:	Ali Mohamed, Ashgar Ali
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	LexisNexis Malaysia Sdn Bhd 2015
Subjects:	K Law (General)
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/42695/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/42695/1/MCP_Bulletin_022015_article-1.pdf

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spelling	iium-426952015-07-07T14:37:02Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/42695/ Gender discrimination at the workplace: a review of Airasia BHD V Rafizah Shima Bt Mohamed Aris Ali Mohamed, Ashgar Ali K Law (General) Discrimination implies unfair treatment of two or more persons or subjects on grounds such as race, gender, disability, age, religious belief, etc.2 Gender discrimination exists when women, for example, are treated less favourably or suffer detrimental treatment at the workplace as a result of unreasonable differential treatment between men and women. The International Labour Organisation (‘ILO’) considers discrimination as ’a differential and less favourable treatment of certain individuals’ because of any characteristics such as sex, race and religion, ‘regardless of their ability to fulfil the requirements of the job’.3 The United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights 1948 (‘UDHR’) provides that all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. Discriminatory practices in the workplace in terms of promotion, job assignment, leave entitlement and termination, among others, are prohibited by the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). This article briefly ventures to discuss the recent Court of Appeal’s decision in AirAsia Bhd v Rafizah Shima bt Mohamed Aris and how the philosophy underlying CEDAW should have been addressed. LexisNexis Malaysia Sdn Bhd 2015 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/42695/1/MCP_Bulletin_022015_article-1.pdf Ali Mohamed, Ashgar Ali (2015) Gender discrimination at the workplace: a review of Airasia BHD V Rafizah Shima Bt Mohamed Aris. Malaysian Court Practice Bulletin (2). pp. 1-5. ISSN MCPBUL2011006
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description	Discrimination implies unfair treatment of two or more persons or subjects on grounds such as race, gender, disability, age, religious belief, etc.2 Gender discrimination exists when women, for example, are treated less favourably or suffer detrimental treatment at the workplace as a result of unreasonable differential treatment between men and women. The International Labour Organisation (‘ILO’) considers discrimination as ’a differential and less favourable treatment of certain individuals’ because of any characteristics such as sex, race and religion, ‘regardless of their ability to fulfil the requirements of the job’.3 The United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights 1948 (‘UDHR’) provides that all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. Discriminatory practices in the workplace in terms of promotion, job assignment, leave entitlement and termination, among others, are prohibited by the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). This article briefly ventures to discuss the recent Court of Appeal’s decision in AirAsia Bhd v Rafizah Shima bt Mohamed Aris and how the philosophy underlying CEDAW should have been addressed.
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title	Gender discrimination at the workplace: a review of Airasia BHD V Rafizah Shima Bt Mohamed Aris
title_short	Gender discrimination at the workplace: a review of Airasia BHD V Rafizah Shima Bt Mohamed Aris
title_full	Gender discrimination at the workplace: a review of Airasia BHD V Rafizah Shima Bt Mohamed Aris
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Gender discrimination at the workplace: a review of Airasia BHD V Rafizah Shima Bt Mohamed Aris

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