Some advice as how to proceed:

[skull_bearer]

I'm currently unemployed, today, I was walking through my local area and saw a 'staff required' sign in the window of a kebab shop. I went in to ask about it, and was told 'We don't hire women'. I was stunned, tried to find out why, was rebuffed again, told them 'Glad to know you're rolling you your patties with your penis', and left. I came back later to get more info, and was ordered to get out of the store when I asked for the address. I told the same guy he was breaking the law by refusing to hire women, he told me he got a lot of Islamic customers, and didn't want to offend them by hiring women. I then demanded to speak to the manager. He told me he was the manager.

Who do I go to in order to report these people? Would suing them be an option?

Comments

[sorion.livejournal.com]

Suing them would probably work, but cost money and bucketloads of time.
I'm not sure how it is in Britain (I'm not even entirely sure how it is in Switzerland ^-^'') but there should be addresses where you can report them. You're right, it's not legal.

If all else fails... the media? They love that kinda thing :X

[cmcmck.livejournal.com]

It might be worth taking a look here:

http://www.dwp.gov.uk/

I'd guess they're breaking employment law and there should be a way to report them somewhere on this site!

[cmcmck.livejournal.com]

Oh and having checked they're also breaking the Equalities Act, the Equal Opportunities Act and the Sex Discrimination Act.

I'd say that was enough to get them into all sorts of trouble!

[multiclassgeek.livejournal.com]

You could report them. You *should* report them.

Suing them, however, is liable to be a clusterfuck, and expensive.

Although a part of me is wondering... Wouldn't food service be an acceptable role for a woman, given the "GB2 Kitchen" attitute of some Islamic men? Or does feminine disempowerment trump that?

[red-pill.livejournal.com]

sueing them might be diffcult. you dont have any proof, and if they can fill the job by then, or some other thing, then...yea.

im no lawer tho.

[tweedisgood.livejournal.com]

Counsel of perfection: Get it in writing if you can. Depending on how brave you feel get a friend to go with you to the shop as witness. If you don't leave the shop they have the alternative of trying to make you (assault with a witness, preferably with camera phone) or calling the Police - when you can explain what you wanted to know and they should be in trouble.

Illegal. Full Stop.

Technically you could sue, might have some problem getting legal aid, might find a pro bono but it's very small fish.

Reality checkpoint: Talk to the CAB. I'd also shop them to the local papers , but watch that they don't put some nasty racist spin on it, I assume you wouldn't want to be associated with that.


ETA: try the Equality and Human Rights Commission: http://www.equalityhumanrights.com/

[kathie-d.livejournal.com]

That's shocking.... Shop them.

[synecdoche-and.livejournal.com]

What utter bullshit.