GTFOH!

This has happened to me more than once. Even by a woman.

Well, aren't they able to ask this? The problems arise when said women are obliged to answer this ...

Yeah sure this information is valuable to make sound decisions in a business, but fuck that it's private business and to be disclosed at the individuals discretion.

That's a stupid idea for so many reasons

What a fool.

the quick and easy test is, if you wouldn't ask a man, you shouldn't be asking a woman

smells like misogyny to me

Only if we can ask them if and when they plan to retire so we can have their job.

This question is illegal for not only employers but potential employers to ask women in the UK. It amounts to Sex Discrimination and is banned under the Equality Act of 2010.