In the advertisement: None of the following are List your main job criteria acceptable reasons for Avoid references to publishing a discriminatory gender, age, race, marital advertisement: status, religion and other The employer has a grounds of unlawful personal preference for discrimination. working with either men or women, or people of Applicants should not be asked particular age groups to submit a photograph with A particular gender or their application: this can have age group would in’ ‘fit the same effect as asking a better with existing staff person about their age, gender The work is just not and/or race. suitable for a woman The company wants to Job titles should be worded so project a young image that they neither openly nor by are better suited in implication discourage anyone reception areas or from applying. behind counter Job titles should reflect the job is a lot of heavy to be done, rather than the type lifting involved so only a of person man could do the job Some examples: Exceptions in employment For: Use: There are some circumstances Barmaid Bar attendant in which discrimination is Waitress Waiter allowed under the Act. Foreman Supervisor These are called exceptions. Sales Sales assistant There are a number of woman exceptions under the Act where Headmaster Principal it is acceptable to refer to age, sex, religion, where it is a Office girl Clerk typist, genuine occupational administrative requirement. assistant Chairman Convener, However if you wish to rely on chairperson an exception under the Act, in Senior, recent graduate, the event of a complaint you will junior, xx years’ have to justify the exception to relevant the Commissioner. experience Sex An employment advertisement Jobs in which one sex is a would be unlawful if it stated or genuine occupational implied that the employer was qualification may include: seeking a man for a job or Where a person has to someone under 35, unless the enter a lavatory used by Act contained a specific members of the same exception relating to the sex or where members of position. the same sex work (eg
In the advertisement: List your main job criteria Avoid references to gender, age, race, marital status, religion and other grounds of unlawful discrimination. Applicants should not be asked to submit a photograph with their application: this can have the same effect as asking a person about their age, gender and/or race. Job titles should be worded so that they neither openly nor by implication discourage anyone from applying. Job titles should reflect the job to be done, rather than the type of person Some examples: For: Use: Barmaid Bar attendant Waitress Waiter Foreman Supervisor Sales woman Sales assistant Headmaster Principal Office girl Clerk typist, administrative assistant Chairman Convener, chairperson Senior, junior, recent graduate, xx years’ relevant experience An employment advertisement would be unlawful if it stated or implied that the employer was seeking a man for a job or someone under 35, unless the Act contained a specific exception relating to the position. None of the following are acceptable reasons for publishing a discriminatory advertisement: The employer has a personal preference for working with either men or women, or people of particular age groups A particular gender or age group would ‘fit in’ better with existing staff The work is just not suitable for a woman The company wants to project a young image are better suited in reception areas or behind counter is a lot of heavy lifting involved so only a man could do the job Exceptions in employment There are some circumstances in which discrimination is allowed under the Act. These are called exceptions. There are a number of exceptions under the Act where it is acceptable to refer to age, sex, religion, where it is a genuine occupational requirement. However if you wish to rely on an exception under the Act, in the event of a complaint you will have to justify the exception to the Commissioner. Sex Jobs in which one sex is a genuine occupational qualification may include: Where a person has to enter a lavatory used by members of the same sex or where members of the same sex work (eg
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