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If you comply with the law of the land and any industry regulations then you are not going wrong at all!
At the heel of the hunt, it is within the employers right to hire whom he/she wants to. As most employers have a keen eye on the bottom line, I would imagine that the best (for the company) man/woman wins.
Who is talking about access to employment? The job seeker has access to the interview but that is as far as it goes. The future employer decides who to hire and is within his/her right to so choose. So when you say that my initial statement was "not true", I don't understand.Not true, under the Employment Equality Acts. See http://www.equality.ie/index.asp?locID=17&docID=-1 and note that there cannot be discrimination on access to employment.
I don't need to read anything more about my status as a future employer. All I know is that if I advertise a post I expect to be able to choose who best fills that post. I don't have a chip on my shoulder nor would I want an employee of mine to be carrying one either. No good for harmony in the work place.The "law of the land" is quite extensive. While the Employment Equality Acts are not wholly clear (perhaps it might be better to say "easy to read") on selection processes, the Director of Equality Investigation has, in handling specific cases, addressed questions of discriminatory selection processes. While most of the cases of which I am aware involve discrimination on grounds of gender or marital status, discrimination on grounds of race is also covered by the same legislation. Race is defined broadly, to include ethnic or national origins.
Put simply: you are legally required to avoid discrimination in your selection procedures; the onus is own you to be able to show that you did not discriminate.
For a summary description of the law, see [broken link removed]
I don't need to read anything more about my status as a future employer. All I know is that if I advertise a post I expect to be able to choose who best fills that post. I don't have a chip on my shoulder nor would I want an employee of mine to be carrying one either. No good for harmony in the work place.
Employers must comply with the law of the land. (This includes the various anti discrimination measures, child labour regulations, etc enshrined in Irish law).
Employers must also comply with various industry regulations which govern the qualifications of employees (for instance if someone employed as a pharmacist must meet the relevant qualifications as set out by the regulatory body).
Ah, perfectly clear lads!The "law of the land" is quite extensive. While the Employment Equality Acts are not wholly clear (perhaps it might be better to say "easy to read") on selection processes, the Director of Equality Investigation has, in handling specific cases, addressed questions of discriminatory selection processes. While most of the cases of which I am aware involve discrimination on grounds of gender or marital status, discrimination on grounds of race is also covered by the same legislation. Race is defined broadly, to include ethnic or national origins.
Put simply: you are legally required to avoid discrimination in your selection procedures; the onus is own you to be able to show that you did not discriminate.
For a summary description of the law, see [broken link removed]
Do you not think that malcontents use this? I've worked in the Middle East, Africa, and spent 15 years in mainland Europe. In that time I've seen lots of different nationals use this ploy. I've yet to see a good worker get sacked. But I've seen lots of slackers, attitude heads, anti social people, people not up to the job etc. get the high jump. Those people then shouted their mouths off about being given a wrong deal. If you were running a small firm you would understand what I mean. Otherwise, it's the tail wagging the dog. And ultimately your business would go under.And playing the race card???? People are generally accused of this when they are highlighting the fact that they are being subjected to racist behaviour. Should they say nothing so as not to draw attention to themselves? If you refused to employ me because someone who looks a bit like me once caused you trouble I would "play the race card" till I was blue in the face.
"For a foreign national residing in Ireland, the probability of ending up in Public Sector employment ranged from 11.1% in Health & Social Work, to 3.9% in Education, to ca 2.2% in our semi-state companies and 1.6% in Public Administration. In other words, a foreigner is 19 times (!) more likely to gain a job in our private economy than in the most insulated and unions-protected Irish Public Administration sector!"
Nobody is talking about breaking the law. I'm merely stating that as an employer, I have the right to employ who I like. And so does any other employer. I go through an interview process and in the following week make a decision. Now, tell me where I'm going wrong.
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