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Creating an inclusive recruitment process
Did you know that 1 in 4 of the working population has some form of disability. With labour and skills shortages dominating the jobs market, being 'Disability Confident' in recruitment…
What can recruiters do to ensure they are treating applicants fairly?
All organisations should engage in regular monitoring of their own recruitment processes. Monitoring can highlight deficiencies in the whole process and can provide a defence if a discrimination claim is…
Protected Characteristics
There are occasions in which it is lawful for recruiters and prospective employers to prioritise candidates with a particular protected characteristic when the protected characteristic is a requirement of the…
The different forms of discrimination
The most common form of discrimination in employment is disability discrimination. Disability is defined as the ‘physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on the…
Unconscious bias turning into discrimination
Without effective management of unconscious bias, most recruiters will continue to be unaware that they even possess deep-rooted unconscious biases against candidates and there is a danger of this leading…
Right to request flexible working to become a day one right
The Flexible Working (Amendment) Regulations 2023 are due to come into force on 6th April 2024. The regulations amend the Flexible Working Regulations 2014 so that the right to make…