Warning: Discrimination Payouts Could Rise unless Employers Change their Recruitment Practices

UK organisations could be leaving themselves open to discrimination payouts of millions of pounds from job seekers, according to new figures on the jobs’ market published by The Work Foundation.

The Work Foundation reports that - even though sex discrimination payouts have recently passed the £2m mark - one third of responding organisations were failing to monitor the diversity of external job applicants.

The survey of almost 500 employers - Recruitment and Selection - shows that they are also failing to monitor the diversity of internal applicants; 38% do not monitor at all, and 28% do not know if their organisation monitors internal job applicants for race, sex and age.

Under employment law, it is illegal for employers to discriminate against applicants on the basis of sex, disability or race. It will soon become illegal to discriminate on the grounds of age, sexual orientation and religion or belief. It is the employer’s responsibility to make sure the law isn’t being broken.
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