Discrimination — info
about protected characteristics being available where wouldn't normally be at an early stage in the recruitment process such as race, gender, sexuality which are available via social media profiles / activity - In early 2013, 1 % of all employment tribunal claims were brought by job applicants, and this proportion rose to 4 % in discrimination cases.
Most importantly, you must not ask candidates
about protected characteristics and:
Not exact matches
With the
characteristic irony of stories
about such themes, it's the relatively good man who is made to experience his world falling apart, when the more profoundly corrupt survive,
protected by the degree of their complicity with the status quo.
In an employment context, discrimination can often be seen when an employer fires someone, refuses to hire or promote them, or harasses them because of some
protected personal
characteristic about them.
It is illegal for your employer to retaliate against you for complaining to HR or your supervisor
about discrimination or harassment based on
protected characteristics.
These details are
protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010, and it's against the law for employers to ask
about them, so don't include them on your CV.
Avoid making statements
about any
characteristics of a person or neighborhood that relate to a
protected class under the Act.
But stay away from specific questions
about spouses or children, as well as other
protected characteristics under the Fair Housing Act.