Equality & Diversity for Interviewers (1 day)

Equality & Diversity for Interviewers (1 day)

Lack of awareness of the law, ethics and good practice can not only lead to unfairness for the interviewee but may indeed result in poor appointments being made and the loss of talent available to the employing organisation. It could also be very expensive for organisations; not only in terms of more frequent recruitment costs, but also due to large financial penalties should a case of discrimination be proven. This course aims to help participants prepare themselves for professional anti discriminating interviewing practice.

Learning objectives:

By the end of the course participants should:

• Understand the key legislation (other than discrimination legislation) that affects the recruitment and selection
process. To include:
        -The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974)
        -The Asylum and Immigration Act (1996)
        -The Data Protection Act (1998)
• Be able to Identify current and proposed discrimination legislation
• Have a broad understanding of the expectations of each piece of legislation
• Know the difference between Direct and Indirect Discrimination and how each applies to Discrimination on the
grounds of: Sex; Race; Disability; Age; Religion & Belief and Sexual Orientation
• Know when is it lawful to discriminate (Genuine Occupational Qualifications)
• Understand the impact of the above on the recruitment and selection process
• Describe the stages of recruitment and their role in:
        -Drafting the Advert
        -The short listing process
        -The Job Description
        -The Person Specification
• Know how to ensure anti-discriminatory practices in all of the above
• Know how to set up the interview; incl. the environment
• Know how to ensure that the interview is fair. The Do’s and Don’ts.
(To include) non verbal communication and an awareness of our own biases/beliefs
• Understand how to formulate interview questions in an anti-discriminatory fashion
• Be able to reach a decision regarding appointment based on objective analysis of the interviewee’s performance
• Recording
• The benefits of good practice/effects of poor practice

Training methods:

• Tutor presentations
• Small group work
• Debate and reflection
• Word shower method
• Simulation exercises
• Talk and chalk
• OHP/PowerPoint presentations
• Role Play

CP29/4.9