They sound like tossers.
From the HRC:
"Discrimination is only unlawful when it occurs in one of the prohibited grounds and in one of the prohibited areas of public life."
Areas of public life
* access to public places, vehicles and facilities
* education
* employment
* industrial and professional associations, qualifying bodies and vocational training bodies
* partnerships
* provision of goods and services
* land, housing and accommodation
So yes, it is in the Employment area, but it also has to be in one of the prohibited grounds, which are:
* age (from age 16 years)
* colour
* disability
* employment status (unemployed or a recipient of benefit/compensation)
* ethical belief (lack of religious belief)
* ethnic or national origins (includes nationality and citizenship)
* family status (having dependants, not having dependants, being in a marriage or a relationship in the nature of a marriage with a particular person or being a relative of a particular person)
* marital status (single, married, separated, a party to a marriage now dissolved, widowed, living in a relationship in the nature of marriage)
* political opinion (including having no political opinion)
* race
* religious belief
* sex (includes childbirth and pregnancy)
* sexual orientation (heterosexual, homosexual, lesbian, bisexual)
Now, I'm no fancy big city HR consultant *gasp*, but as far as I can see, you aren't saying 'must not be unemployed', but rather 'must have 10 years experience in this role'.
Lack of experience is NOT one of the Prohibited Grounds.
