Deepinder Goyal’s only fit hiring plan may test legal limits

Eternal founder Deepinder Goyal’s longevity venture, Temple, is hiring engineers with body fat below 16% for men and below 26% for women. While health-linked hiring isn’t illegal in India, lawyers caution that such conditions must be relevant to the job and must not discriminate. “There are industries where one can draw a clear correlation between the work profile and need for certain physical and physiological skills, like we have seen in aviation, hospitality, armed forces, etc,” said Gerald Manoharan, partner for employment, corporate at JSA Advocates & Solicitors. “But, the correlation cannot be arbitrary because, as per policy, employment has to be fair with equal opportunities for all”. Read more