Equality Bill amendment on pre-employment questionnaires

The Equality Bill has now been passed by the House of Commons and will progress to the House of Lords with an amendment which restricts the use of pre-employment questionnaires about health or disability during the recruitment process.

 

The clause regarding pre-employment questionnaires aims to address concerns raised by disability organisations that, because there is no restriction under the Disability Discrimination Act, there is fairly widespread use of such enquiries by employers ... (193 more words)

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