Alexandra Bonner, partner in the Employment team, featured in HR Magazine offering advice for companies on how to avoid unintentional discrimination during the hiring process.
“In limited circumstances, an employer may be able to defend recruiting a particular person in circumstances where it would otherwise be directly discriminatory…That is where there is an occupational requirement for a person to have or not have a particular characteristic. The employer must show, for example, that being female is an occupational requirement and the requirement of being female is a proportionate means of achieving a legitimate aim.
To read the full article, visit: https://www.hrmagazine.co.uk/content/news/when-does-dei-in-recruitment-become-discriminatory