tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32624007.post3481527322898341561..comments2023-04-10T10:56:30.329+01:00Comments on From a certain point of view: Why I disagee with equal opportunity formsMarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02535196678241979581noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32624007.post-82937974141775557842008-04-17T20:24:00.000+01:002008-04-17T20:24:00.000+01:00I agree, equal ops forms suck. If you ignore them...I agree, equal ops forms suck. If you ignore them then they have to, in theory anyway, judge you on the app form alone, but they can still discriminate from that e.g. the local authority job form that conspicuously does not ask your age or date of birth but then expects you to fill in dates you were at secondary school. Equal ops is a joke.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32624007.post-14944085693189953142008-01-30T19:01:00.000+00:002008-01-30T19:01:00.000+00:00We have those forms in the US also. Fortunately th...We have those forms in the US also. Fortunately they are optional. The worst form I ever had to fill out for a job was an "Oath of Loyalty to the United Stated". It included a clause that "I am not nor have I ever been a member of the Communist party". This was when I was in Louisiana. It was REQUIRED that I sign it to obtain a job! So much for speech and such...Morandiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12602077395946085390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32624007.post-374198353830370262008-01-30T11:15:00.000+00:002008-01-30T11:15:00.000+00:00Mark, I have been on recruitment panels and it has...Mark, I have been on recruitment panels and it has been my experience that Equal Ops forms are sent to a separate department in human resources and are not seen by the recruitment panel. This information is gathered about who is applying for what roles, etc, but is not considered when selection is made because the information is not shared with the recruitment panel. I recently served as chair of the recruitment panel in hiring for two posts in the library service, and the equal ops forms came to me from the applicants sealed in envelopes and I forwarded them to HR. We never laid eyes on them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com