Unit 5011V1
CMI
Unit 5011V1
Managing Recruitment and selection
1 Understand the Impact of both the law and organisational procedures on the process of recruitment and selection
1.1 Summarise the legal instruments impacting on staff recruitment and selection
1.2 Identify organisational procedures and processes that affect staff recruitment and selection
1.3 Discuss fairness, objectivity and equality of opportunity as elements of recruitment and selections
The major piece of legislation in the UK that impacts on staff recruitment and selection is The Equality Act of 2010. This statute consolidated nine separate pieces of anti-discrimination legislation into a single Act these were
The Equal Pay Act 1970
The Sex Discrimination Act 1975
The Race Relations Act 1976
The Disability Discrimination Act 1995
The Employment Equality (Religion or Belief) Regulations 2003
The Employment Equality (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2003
The Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006
The Equality Act 2006, Part 2
The Equality Act (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2007
The Acts aims were to provide a single simplified and harmonised piece of legislation for all employers and organisations to follow in regard to discrimination of any type.
The Act has indentified and protected nine characteristics which could lead to an individual or group being discriminated against these are
Age
Disability
Gender Reassignment
Marriage and Civil Partnership
Pregnancy and Maternity
Race
Religion and Belief
Sex
Sexual Orientation
Any organisation will need to recruit as an ongoing process and as such should have produced both overarching Equality and Diversity policies to cover existing employees as well as incorporating this policy into both its training of employees to be recruiting officers and the processes and procedures that are followed when recruiting for any post.
The policies and procedures can be broadly described as Pre Recruitment, During Recruitment and During Probationary Period. The aim of
Unit 5011V1
Managing Recruitment and selection
1 Understand the Impact of both the law and organisational procedures on the process of recruitment and selection
1.1 Summarise the legal instruments impacting on staff recruitment and selection
1.2 Identify organisational procedures and processes that affect staff recruitment and selection
1.3 Discuss fairness, objectivity and equality of opportunity as elements of recruitment and selections
The major piece of legislation in the UK that impacts on staff recruitment and selection is The Equality Act of 2010. This statute consolidated nine separate pieces of anti-discrimination legislation into a single Act these were
The Equal Pay Act 1970
The Sex Discrimination Act 1975
The Race Relations Act 1976
The Disability Discrimination Act 1995
The Employment Equality (Religion or Belief) Regulations 2003
The Employment Equality (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2003
The Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006
The Equality Act 2006, Part 2
The Equality Act (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2007
The Acts aims were to provide a single simplified and harmonised piece of legislation for all employers and organisations to follow in regard to discrimination of any type.
The Act has indentified and protected nine characteristics which could lead to an individual or group being discriminated against these are
Age
Disability
Gender Reassignment
Marriage and Civil Partnership
Pregnancy and Maternity
Race
Religion and Belief
Sex
Sexual Orientation
Any organisation will need to recruit as an ongoing process and as such should have produced both overarching Equality and Diversity policies to cover existing employees as well as incorporating this policy into both its training of employees to be recruiting officers and the processes and procedures that are followed when recruiting for any post.
The policies and procedures can be broadly described as Pre Recruitment, During Recruitment and During Probationary Period. The aim of
References: Anderson, N. and Shackleton, V. (1997) Successful Selection Interviewing. Oxford: Blackwell. Roberts, G