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Old Jan 24, 2017 | 3:43 pm
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Originally Posted by drb1979
UK Disability Discrimination Act 2005 prohibts employer from firing an employee because they are HIV positive.

The law takes precedence over any terms/conditions of the contract.
The law would permit the termination of a contract where provisions such as having visas necessary to perform the role

No different to if a driver lost a driving licence and the licence was a requirement of a role

I doubt very much that QF just did it for an invalid reason such as just wanting to keep a govt happy
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