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candis applied for a permanent position [made available when one of her colleagues left] where she works when she was told her conract will not be ending in june [she's been on a temporary contract through a job agency].

she has been told by her employer that the reason they're not offering her the permanent position at the firm she works for is because she is "not good enough with 8 years experience under her belt". they gave the job to someone with no previous experience as a credit controller.

she has been working there for quite a while [about a year, i think] and they've not seen reason to stop extending her contract up until now.

it should be pointed out that her boss & her bosses twin sister [team leader] do not like her, she was told by someone in HR that it was not worth applying for the position as she wouldn't get it [because of her boss's dislike for her]

do any of you internet types know if what they're doing is illegal?

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[bluekieran.livejournal.com]

Not unless the reason for dislike is racial or somesuch.

[crazymeandave.livejournal.com]

sorry kieran, your quick answer missed my ammendment to the question.

they said she needed 8 years experience, and then gave the position to someone with no experience.

[bluekieran.livejournal.com]

Which is bullshit, but not illegal.

"Doesn't get on well with $boss" is a perfectly legal reason not to hire someone. As is "someone with less experience was cheaper".

[lucifiction.livejournal.com]

Not necessarily. See my comment below!