Beauty - a limitation?
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We enjoy beautiful things in life. Be it starry skies, breathtaking waterfalls, awesome nature or gorgeous ladies. Well, the feminine gender can be appealing to the eyes, but there is a downside. In USA Iowa Court has ruled that it is legal for a male employer to fire a female employee simply because she looked too attractive. That's right! You read it correct.
Reason is the gorgeous lady can be too distracting to male colleagues. Thus causing loss of work productivity. So, is this a disadvantage to our ACCA-undergraduate ladies?
Who is Beautiful?
This is a tricky question - How many of our students are beautiful (Compare Picture 01)? I am directing this question only to ladies, not guys! In my opinion, every lady is pleasant to the eyes, however Beauty lies in the eyes of the Beholder (in some cases Stalkers!).
What should be done?
To be fair, it is not the fault of one looking pretty and attractive. But to minimise such risks, it is best that one invest in "Substance Over Form", if you allow me to borrow F7/P2 Expert lecturers. Yes, invest in brains rather than looks. If ACCA AFFLIATE Ladies is to venture into employment, their skills are highly demanded rather than skin-deep looks. Employers fighting off personal temptations may not see you as a threat but a value added staff to the firm.
Solution
There you go! Graduate with ACCA, possibly University Degree or even POSTGRADUATE studies will enhance your career. Better still, you become the employer. See Yahoo's Hot but brainy CEO Melissa (See Picture 02)
Final Word : If Handsome Men?
The question is - Is it legal for a Lady Employer to fire a Male Staff because he is too handsome? If so, poor Bae Yong-joon, Sharukh Khan, Henry Cavill or any wannabe Joe Actor trying to look for work in your firm. (See Picture 04-07)
Well, if it is legal to fire a beautiful lady, I can't see why it is not legal to hire a handsome man. Why, you can lock up a handsome man forever legally, of course, I think you know what I mean.
ACCA RESULTS
Prepare yourself to accept the coming ACCA Results this 8th August, 2013. Remember, finish the journey ie to complete ACCA. Don't allow speed bumps along the way to discourage or de-rail your ambition.
My favourite quote from Churchill (1939), "Never Give Up! I say once again, Never, Never Give Up!"
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Court's Decision
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Supreme Court on Friday stood by its ruling that a dentist acted legally when he fired an assistant because he found her too attractive and worried he would try to start an affair.
Coming to the same conclusion as it did in December, the all-male court found that bosses can fire employees they see as threats to their marriages, even if the subordinates have not engaged in flirtatious or other inappropriate behavior. The court said such firings do not count as illegal sex discrimination because they are motivated by feelings, not gender.
The ruling upholds a judge's decision to dismiss a discrimination lawsuit filed against Fort Dodge dentist James Knight, who fired assistant Melissa Nelson, even while acknowledging she had been a stellar employee for 10 years. Knight and his wife believed that his attraction to Nelson — two decades younger than the dentist — had become a threat to their marriage. Nelson, now 33, was replaced by another woman; Knight had an all-female staff.
The all-male court issued its revised opinion Friday in the case after taking the unusual step last month of withdrawing its December opinion, which had received nationwide publicity, debate and criticism.
Nelson's attorney, Paige Fiedler, had asked the court in January to reconsider, calling the decision a blow for gender and racial equity in the workplace. She had warned the opinion could allow bosses to legally fire dark-skinned blacks and replace them with light-skinned blacks or small-breasted workers in favor of big-breasted workers.
The court had only granted reconsiderations five times in the last decade.
Final Word
Be self-employed like Tennis Star Sharapova would be one solution. (see picture 07)
