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27-07-04, 02:45 PM
@All: Some US laws that apply to their recruitment and employment process.
Equal Pay Act 1963
Predating the UK law and serving the same purpose, this law protects the women and men against gender based pay decisions. This was brought about because at the time, research showed that women were being paid a lot less than their male counterparts carrying out the same jobs.
Civil Rights Act 1964
This covers many areas that the English counterparts have chosen to separate and define in more detail. It is applicable to potential and existing employees. The civil rights of all people are to be protected by this act and discrimination is not allowed to be made under the following: race, creed, colour, sex, and national origin.
US Private sector laws
Americans with Disabilities Act
Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Act
Federal Pregnancy Act
Age Discrimination in Employment Act
And a quote to ponder on if you like,
“A widely accepted misconception is that, due to the antidiscrimination laws, employers may no longer discriminate in the workplace. This is not true, and the selection process (as well as, in fact the recruitment process) is by by it’s nature discriminatory: Applicants are “discriminated out� and others are “discriminated in�. The most discriminatory step of all occurs when the selection decision is made, because only one person is hired. All the rest are rejected. The decision to hire one person discriminates against all other applicants� (Matthew J Deluca)
@Athaba: Re: 53 year old graduate. Some questions I would need to ask are.
What did she graduate in? She will or should have learnt many theories which she can out into practice in the work place. She should also have a better understanding of how things go in the field she has studied i.e. if it’s art she should have learnt about ways an artist can make money or at least the kind of jobs they may do.
Rather than answer all questions from my earlier post, I would say it’s better for her to carry out one of those psychometric tests that will identify what she can offer an employer in employer terms. If I find one online as an example, I'll post it laterblktype
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