A man in a wheelchair has applied for a job as an accountant. What is an example of discrimination? He does not get the job only because he …

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Why is this answer correct?

Disadvantaging someone because of a disability is prohibited by § 1 AGG; for an office job such as accounting, a wheelchair is not an objective reason for rejection. Answer a is therefore correct. Lack of experience (b), high salary demands (c) and poor English (d) can, by contrast, be objective reasons.

A wheelchair is no reason for rejection – discrimination under the AGG.

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