Fords of Oakham, Employment, Discrimination ?
When I was only 16 the government put me on an employment scheme known as the Youth Opportunities Scheme.
I was sent to work at the local Co-op department store CRS Limited. As part of the training I started in the ladies and knickers department. Some of the older customers complained, it was decided I would remain working in the department for the time allocated before moving to the next department. Because the Co-op back then was a equal opportunities champion. That was back in 1982, does that mean that now it's 2011 equal opportunities don't apply. Should men be demanding male assistants in menswear stores?
