Stating "number of years experience" in job adverts
Discussion
So, I find out today that I can't specify a minimum number of years experience in job adverts (or job specs going to agencies).
Apparently, I might be discriminating against people who don't have the experience I need.
Madness.
I thought I was doing a good thing - saving everyone time and money.
Oh well, I'll just stick to the guidelines ... and then bin all the CVs that don't meet the criteria I've already set but am prevented from communicating.
Apparently, I might be discriminating against people who don't have the experience I need.
Madness.
I thought I was doing a good thing - saving everyone time and money.
Oh well, I'll just stick to the guidelines ... and then bin all the CVs that don't meet the criteria I've already set but am prevented from communicating.
spikeyhead said:
Why can't you state years of experience on the ad?
I was directed to ...ACAS said:
2.indirect discrimination: can occur where there is a policy, practice or procedure which applies to all workers, but particularly disadvantages people of a particular age. For example, a requirement for job applicants to have worked in a particular industry for ten years may disadvantage younger people. Indirect discrimination can only be justified if it is a proportionate means of achieving a legitimate aim.
When I look at the age bit of the Equality Act 2010, I'm not seeing anything so clear.I'd be interested to hear from anyone who has had experience of or advice on this.
I don't want to do it to cut corners or be lazy.
Our business is providing a specialist engineering consultancy over a number of narrow yet related disciplines.
Previous experience in a very different engineering sector isn't good unless the individual is prepared to go to a graduate or junior type salary or day rate.
The reason is that our business essentially sells manhours. Our clients have to approve the people we propose and their related charge grades. Our clients look at the CVs we propose and their agreement or otherwise is based on length of the individual's relevant experience.
Our clients often look for ways of saving money and not agree to accept an individual on the proposed grade. The easiest way is for them to knock back based on years of experience. We then either have to swallow a reduction in margin (or a loss) or else find the engineer another project as well as finding a replacement which suits the client's criteria.
I need approximately twenty seven new starts over the next couple of months. There will be two or three job specs that can be duplicated but it'll be over twenty unique job specs.
In complying with the ACAS advice, I'm going to have to be vague on the job specs and, without doubt, waste some people's time.
On a side note. we don't have any "dizzy bints" in our organisation.
Our business is providing a specialist engineering consultancy over a number of narrow yet related disciplines.
Previous experience in a very different engineering sector isn't good unless the individual is prepared to go to a graduate or junior type salary or day rate.
The reason is that our business essentially sells manhours. Our clients have to approve the people we propose and their related charge grades. Our clients look at the CVs we propose and their agreement or otherwise is based on length of the individual's relevant experience.
Our clients often look for ways of saving money and not agree to accept an individual on the proposed grade. The easiest way is for them to knock back based on years of experience. We then either have to swallow a reduction in margin (or a loss) or else find the engineer another project as well as finding a replacement which suits the client's criteria.
I need approximately twenty seven new starts over the next couple of months. There will be two or three job specs that can be duplicated but it'll be over twenty unique job specs.
In complying with the ACAS advice, I'm going to have to be vague on the job specs and, without doubt, waste some people's time.
On a side note. we don't have any "dizzy bints" in our organisation.
Edited by Kiltie on Saturday 19th April 16:48
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