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3rd October 2006, 02:23 PM
Heard an interesting comment the other night (on TV) that asking for x-amount of experience in a job advert may fall foul of the new laws as it will discriminate against younger workers within an industry. Cant see it as much of an issue as an employer is going to go for best candidate. But I wonder what the position would be if the best candidate is taken on as they have the most experience?:face-huh:
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3rd October 2006, 04:39 PM
Guidelines suggest that specifying a minimum number of year's experience should be avoided as it may disadvantage younger applicants. Note that it does not prohibit such an advertisement, but seems to be leaving it for the courts to sort out. Employers are advised to specify quality and relevance of experience rather than only length (as with so much in life[:I]).
Clearly however length of experience cannot be ignored, and is a major factor combimed with quality and relevance. In the same way as that age limits (upper or lower) can only be set if it can shown objectively to be neccesary, it would be permissible to set a minimum of (4) years experience if you could demonstrate that it is necessary.
Generally I would think that you would say "experience of this and that is required and/or desirable" without specifying a time, and trawl through the applications. Not all that different to previously really.
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8th October 2006, 11:44 PM
Would I be cynical to suggest that any buisness will always look for the cheapest alternative.
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9th October 2006, 02:54 PM
Yes - not only cynical, but also wrong.
Business will always look for the most efficient/effective alternative (in business terms).
That may sometimes mean the cheapest. At other times, it may mean the most experienced or credible. For some types of work (e.g. if you want someone to stand up as a witness at Public Inquiry, or to conduct negotiations for you) the most effective may also be the most expensive.
Mind you, paying a lot upfront may also save money, through maximising the chances of success at the first stab, rather than wasting time on re-working.
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