how do we know we are being fair
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How do we know if we are being fair in recruitment - people with learning difficultiesTRANSCRIPT
What we can do to be fair when we recruit
It is illegal for an employer to discriminate against a candidate in any part of the recruitment process because of their - age, disability, race, belief, sexual orientation gender
The start of the recruitment process
Agree how you will assess the candidates before you start the recruitment process
Make sure everyone is aware that they need to be fair
Make sure the people involved in recruitment have had equal opportunity training
Application forms Make sure the equal opportunity monitoring form is separate
from the application form
Keep the candidates name and address separate from their application form
Mark the interviews and applications on a point system
The interviewers should be the same people who select the candidates
Organisations which request a disclosure must legally have a policy about it. This needs to be available to potential applicants
Before the Interview Be clear with the candidate about what they will be marked on.
They need to know if informal questioning or activities will be taken into account.
Interview Activities
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If you set a task for the candidates to do, make sure everyone does the same activity. It must be relevant to the person specification and it mustn’t discriminate unfairly.
If people spend time with a person with learning difficulties make sure that everyone has the same amount of time
Agree how you can observe and mark tasks carried out with people with learning difficulties. Be clear about what you are looking for.
Formal Interview The panel must say if they know the applicant. The panel should
decide if this is alright. The decision and notes taken must be kept.
Ask all the candidates the same questions
Do not ask questions about age or marital status
Do not ask personal questions. Questions must only relate to the persons skills and ability to do the job
At least 1 person should take notes during the interview so everyone remembers what has been said
Interview everyone for the same amount of time
Take pictures of the candidates so you remember who they are
Mark the candidates answers immediately after each interview
You must keep a copy of the reasons why a person is appointed or not appointed
Questions about disability, adjustments and health and safety should be asked after a conditional offer
After the Interview Applications of unsuccessful candidates should be shredded as
soon as the candidate is selected
Notes and scoring from the interviews should be kept for 1 year
Adapted from Recruitment and Induction – Acas and Recruitment and Selection Policy –PERS February 2013
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