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[_] Age Discrimination Act

Thayer thayer at chinwag.com
Fri Sep 29 17:53:34 BST 2006


> Just out of interest... are you still allowed to ask for candidates'
> names? I mean, those can give away gender, religion, ethnicity, etc.

Can't tell if you're being serious or not so I'll answer either way: Yes,
names are fine.

Personally I'm wondering when it will be such that you have to interview
with some sort of paper bag over their head for fear of "beautyism", a voice
scrambler to ensure no discrimation on accent, and finally only asking
questions written on paper to ensure no "incorrect" tone of voice ;) And
and of course, a set uniform for interviewee's to ensure no fashionism or
rich/poorism.