> I heard that a new law was passed making it illegal to employ non-EU
> citizens unless they spoke English.

> How come every single petrol station in
> London uses Asian staff at night who can't understand "Yorkie"? Is every

> single petrol chain breaking the law, and if so, why?

>
>I heard that a new law was passed making it illegal to employ non-EU
>citizens unless they spoke English.

> On Wed, 13 Aug 2008 20:36:58 +0100, "John Rowland"
> journeyflow.spamspam.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>

>>
>>I heard that a new law was passed making it illegal to employ non-EU
>>citizens unless they spoke English.

>
> You heard wrong.
>
> Wishful thinking on your part, I think (from the tone of the rest of
> your post).
> --
> Alex Heney, Global Villager
> Don't force it, use a bigger hammer.
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> On Wed, 13 Aug 2008 20:36:58 +0100, "John Rowland"
> journeyflow.spamspam.demon.co.uk> wrote:

>>
>> I heard that a new law was passed making it illegal to employ non-EU
>> citizens unless they spoke English.

>
> You heard wrong.

> Wishful thinking on your part, I think (from the tone of the rest of
> your post).

> Alex Heney wrote:

>> On Wed, 13 Aug 2008 20:36:58 +0100, "John Rowland"
>> journeyflow.spamspam.demon.co.uk> wrote:

>>>
>>> I heard that a new law was passed making it illegal to employ non-EU
>>> citizens unless they spoke English.

>>
>> You heard wrong.

>
> Were they considering such a law? I am sure I heard something like that.
>

>> Wishful thinking on your part, I think (from the tone of the rest of
>> your post).

>
> I wasn't aware that the rest of my post had a tone. Oh, I get it, you're
> shouting "RASCIST!"... because when an entire sector of the economy
> refuses to employ anyone who hasn't been born and educated in South Asia,
> that's called "equality"... and wondering about the behaviour of these ...

>Alex Heney wrote:

>> On Wed, 13 Aug 2008 20:36:58 +0100, "John Rowland"
>> journeyflow.spamspam.demon.co.uk> wrote:

>>>
>>> I heard that a new law was passed making it illegal to employ non-EU
>>> citizens unless they spoke English.

>>
>> You heard wrong.

>
>Were they considering such a law? I am sure I heard something like that.

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>> Alex Heney wrote:

>>> On Wed, 13 Aug 2008 20:36:58 +0100, "John Rowland"

>...

> On Wed, 13 Aug 2008 22:39:02 +0100, "John Rowland"
> journeyflow.spamspam.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>

>> Alex Heney wrote:

>>> On Wed, 13 Aug 2008 20:36:58 +0100, "John Rowland"
>>> journeyflow.spamspam.demon.co.uk> wrote:

>>>>
>>>> I heard that a new law was passed making it illegal to employ
>>>> non-EU citizens unless they spoke English.

>>>
>>> You heard wrong.

>>
>> Were they considering such a law? I am sure I heard something like
>> that.

>
> If so, it would have been a very brie "consideration" that would have
> been unlikely ever to get outside the meting where it was considered.
>
> As Smolley points out, it would undoubtedly lead to racial ...

>
> Once the employer has identified the risk and considered reasonable
> means of reducing
> it, if there is still a real health and safety risk, then it may be
> acceptable to refuse to
> employ Non-English speaking personnel for particular jobs. Any
> blanket ban on Non-
> English speaking employees is, however, still likely to be in breach
> of current race
> regulations legislation.
>
> This is from the Home Builders Safety Guide, but a similar policy in
> Petrol Stations will exist.