If 10% of applicants are homosexual, but only 2% of your hires are, then you are in trouble
The enforcement of these rules is wildly different than advertised
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dev_null@lemmy.ml 2 weeks agoOn the sexuality/gender thing. They are actually required to ask this in the UK. It would be illegal for them not to ask. This is because employers are required to report these statistics to the government to prove they are not influencing hiring decisions.
UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Well at least that’s for a good reason.
Flax_vert@feddit.uk 2 weeks ago
I believe the recruiters can’t even see that in most circumstances. In Northern Ireland they have to ask you if you’re a Catholic or a Protestant. If you answer “prefer not to say”, they look at your background and decide for you, lol.