Genuine Occupational Requirement

Genuine Occupational Requirement - (adjective + noun)

Definition

If an employer can prove there is a genuine occupational requirement, he or she can discriminate on the grounds of sex, race, religion, age, or sexual orientation when making decisions of recruitment, transfer, training, or dismissal of staff.

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Source: Adapted from the Free Dictionary
Example of Use: As the work involved cleaning the women’s restrooms, the employer argued that it was a genuine occupational requirement that the staff be female.