Businesses looking to recruit a waitress, handyman, paperboy or barmaid could be breaking the law by advertising such positions, according to the Equality Rights Commission (EHRC).
The watchdog has issued new guidelines around the subject, advising business owners not to advertise for a candidate of a specific age, sex or nationality, if they want to avoid prosecution.
The advice follows over 100 complaints made to the comission around job ads that were discriminatory, examples of which include age discrimination by a recruitment agency stating that anyone over the age of 45 “need not apply” for an open position and Read full story ›
Source: The Drum
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