Do you discriminate against name when recruiting?
This is quite an old report, but I came across it and thought it was worth sharing
New research published today (October09) by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), shows that racial discrimination in recruitment still exists towards ethnic minority people.
The study showed discrimination occurred for those applying for jobs with a name suggesting they were from an ethnic minority, rather than white British. For every nine applications sent by a white applicant, an equally good applicant with an ethnic minority name had to send sixteen to obtain a positive response.
Three applications were sent to 987 advertised job vacancies giving a total of 2,961 applications. Applications were made to private, public and voluntary sector employers of varying sizes.
The public sector vacancies included in this study – which usually required standard application forms, did not discriminate at this initial stage of recruitment. This suggests that discrimination might be reduced by the use of standard application forms.
http://www.dwp.gov.uk/newsroom/press-releases/2009/october-2009/dwp047-09-191009.shtml
