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edwardcatflap
Joined: 22 Mar 2009
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 Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2014 2:40 pm Post subject: Fat people may be classified as 'disabled' in the EU |
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http://www.theguardian.com/law/2014/jul/17/obesity-disability-european-court-discrimination-claim
Will future employers be legally obliged to provide bigger chairs, wider doorways, more fridge space etc...?
On the bright side, at least Western companies won't have to worry about fulfilling any PC employment quotas. 20% of their workforce will become disabled overnight. 
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Died By Bear
Joined: 13 Jul 2010
Location: On the big lake they call Gitche Gumee
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Lucas
Joined: 11 Sep 2012
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| Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2014 8:48 pm Post subject: |
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| I'm not gonna feel too bad when I eat the whole Cold Stone Ice cream cake tonight. |
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Mix1
Joined: 08 May 2007
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| Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2014 1:03 pm Post subject: |
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Ah, first world problems. So... they overeat until they are dysfunctional, then try to get money for it? What a scam!
It's an insult to actual disabled people as well. |
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wishfullthinkng
Joined: 05 Mar 2010
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| Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2014 6:08 pm Post subject: |
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| this is incredibly annoying. they should get taxed for greater consumption like a fuel tax for automobiles that consume more gas than they should, not get any perks or pardons. |
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edwardcatflap
Joined: 22 Mar 2009
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| Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2014 10:22 pm Post subject: |
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| Yes but... You know the arguments. Should a guy who plays rugby regularly get special treatment when he breaks something? He's also disabled directly due to his lifestyle choice. |
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BigBuds
Joined: 15 Sep 2005
Location: Changwon
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| Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2014 1:37 am Post subject: |
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For most of them, the classification 'LAZY' would be much more appropriate.
Classifying them 'disabled' is an insult to actual disabled people. |
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Fox
Joined: 04 Mar 2009
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| Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2014 2:01 am Post subject: |
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| Glenn Hayes, an employment partner at the UK law firm Irwin Mitchell, said: "This could mean that employers could find themselves under a legal obligation to make adjustments such as providing car park spaces close to the workplace entrance for obese employees, providing special desks, or providing duties which involve reduced walking or travelling, or possibly even ensuring that healthy meal options are provided at their staff canteen." |
The idea of the government mandating that employers insulate their obese employees from exercise is perverse. I appreciate the compassion at work here, but were this implemented it would seem more like a case of killing with kindness. If anything citizens in general, and the obese in particular, need more time on their feet, not less. |
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le-paul
Joined: 07 Apr 2009
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| Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2014 4:12 am Post subject: |
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I can pretty much predict that most obese people wont receive benefits for being in such a condition. Having worked in the befits section for a while, I can honestly say its criminal how things are calculated.
There are a lot of (much too many) disabled people who dont get anything despite their physical or mental state.
The government are greedy swine hunds. |
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Squire
Joined: 26 Sep 2010
Location: Jeollanam-do
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| Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2014 4:19 am Post subject: |
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| le-paul wrote: |
I can pretty much predict that most obese people wont receive benefits for being in such a condition. Having worked in the befits section for a while, I can honestly say its criminal how things are calculated.
There are a lot of (much too many) disabled people who dont get anything despite their physical or mental state.
The government are greedy swine hunds. |
Survival of the fittest |
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SeoulNate
Joined: 04 Jun 2010
Location: Hyehwa
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| Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2014 3:44 am Post subject: |
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| le-paul wrote: |
I can pretty much predict that most obese people wont receive benefits for being in such a condition. Having worked in the befits section for a while, I can honestly say its criminal how things are calculated.
There are a lot of (much too many) disabled people who dont get anything despite their physical or mental state.
The government are greedy swine hunds. |
rofl, tell me another story there sir.
People that are too fat to work in the US/Canada are already getting these types of benefits. They can already claim disability in many cases and many try to sue (and often win settlements from) their employers for a variety of reasons related to their 'condition'. fucking please
Tell me another one please. |
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Old Painless
Joined: 01 Jan 2014
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| Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2014 4:46 am Post subject: |
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| What we need is a good apocalypse and a big fat world war to wipe out these obese wastes of flesh. Let them starve for awhile, teach em a lesson. |
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