Recruitment: Discrimination
(asked on 13th October 2015) - View Source
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of anonymising job applications in tackling discrimination in the jobs market.
This question was answered on 21st October 2015
The department has made no specific assessment of the effectiveness of anonymising job applications in tackling discrimination in the jobs market.
Early discussions are currently taking place between DWP and large employers through employer roundtables about the scope for reforming recruitment policy through anonymised applications.