The question may seem harmless but has indeed been asked, finding the response of a judge specializing in labor law. Can we suffer discrimination in hiring or be dismissed on the sole reason of football supporter? Yes, Daniel Wright responds without hesitation in the Guardian columns.
“” It is perfectly legal for an employer to decide that a person is unable to adapt to his team and that a collaboration is therefore difficult », Underlines this English judge who recently was called upon to rule in a case without direct link with the round ball. Though…
On the other side of the Channel, a woman filed a complaint against her employer – a marketing agency that would have refused access to a job to provide for the company. The cause she said? His refusal to participate in outings between colleagues after working days. However, judge Wright in this specific case considered that the company was completely entitled to retain one candidate rather than another on his ability to create a link and get along with his colleagues.
The example arsenal vs totenham
The discriminatory nature of this promotion refusal was therefore not retained by the judge. And the latter to summon football and supporterism to put its sentence into perspective. “”
An example could be a small company where all employees are fervent arsenal supportersadvance Daniel Wright. They can opt for an arsenal fan during a job interview rather than a Tottenham subscriber who would have the same qualifications, for good cohesion in the office. This decision would be legal. »»
In other words, if French labor law was to join English labor law on this point, support PSG, OM or any other football club could be an obstacle to hiring or promotion. Or even a reason for dismissal in the event of incompatibility of moods in the office …
