In Europe, obesity is a disability

[Desirous]

This is one of the dumbest things I've read this year.

The better parking spaces boggles my mind. Better to offer spots that are farther to encourage more walking/physical activity. What an enabler type mentality smh

Being fat is a disability, EU judges have ruled, meaning that companies in Europe must offer obese staff bigger chairs, special parking spaces and a lighter work load.

Thursday’s judgment by the European Court of Justice means that fatness “can constitute a disability” under EU equality at work legislation – a ruling that is legally binding for all British employers.

The ruling follows a case brought by Karsten Kaltoft, a Danish childminder, who claimed he was sacked because he was overweight.

At the time of his dismissal, Mr. Kaltoft weighed about 160 kilograms and had a body mass index (BMI) of 54.

Mr. Kaltoft, who now works as a lorry driver, hailed the ruling as victory against his former employer, the local authority in the Danish town of Billund, which claimed he was unable to perform his childminding duties.

“It is good that we now recognize that obesity can be a disability, and I hope that the municipality realizes that it was not okay to fire me,” Mr. Kaltoft said.

“I never saw it as a requirement that I needed to lose weight and never had a feeling that it could cost me the job.”

The rest of the article: http://news.nationalpost.com/2014/1...to-offer-overweight-staff-lighter-work-loads/

 

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[Desirous]

"Bosses could face litigation from obese employees who claim their work, especially in manual jobs, is too demanding and requires special treatment or equipment to help them."

 

[Taadow]

As I understand it, Europe doesn't have as many Fatty Fat Fat Fats as the U.S., so they are probably more sympathetic
to them...

 

[Fart Knocker]

reminds me of a classic Simpsons episdoe

 

[AtomicUse]

We should take after them, they're being understanding of the ailments that are plaguing a segment of the population.

 

[Desirous]

We should take after them, they're being understanding of the ailments that are plaguing a segment of the population.

 

[IAmGettingAMailOrderBride]

In japan you have to pay a fine if your overweight

 

[Taadow]

reminds me of a classic Simpsons episdoe

LMAO, classic yo.

Lisa: "I think it's ironic that Dad was able to plug the hole, while a slimmer man would have fallen to his death..."
Bart: "I think it's ironic that for once Dad's butt prevented the release of toxic gas!"

 

[KOOL-AID]

disgusting fat fukks

 

[Desirous]

In japan you have to pay a fine if your overweight

Yah...and companies develop diet plans and pay for or provide discounts to gym memberships for employees. I think that's a much healthier approach. They want to prevent deaths associated with obesity.

 

[TooLazyToMakeUp1]

The better parking spaces boggles my mind. Better to offer spots that are farther to encourage more walking/physical activity. What an enabler type mentality smh

 

[Desirous]

my reaction to the article.

 

[Ms.CuriousCat]

In japan you have to pay a fine if your overweight

There aren't that many obese people, when you see one you get though I have started to see more and more, I think I saw 2 last week

 

[IAmGettingAMailOrderBride]

There aren't that many obese people, when you see one you get though I have started to see more and more, I think I saw 2 last week

It's ironic because in america were so used to seeing big people that it's kinda rare seeing a skinny person over 20