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I need your help, please! In Britain, is it acceptable to be asked your ethnic background in a job or internship interview for example? I mean, for someone who only by looks you suspect is from Asian origin, for example (but were born and have grown in Britain, and therefore speak perfect English), is it commonly accepted that they will be asked about their ethnic background? What are the possible consequences if they did ask it?
Thanks folks, I'm writing some coursework and I want to highlight some differences I perceive between Britain and France. :thumb:
Thanks folks, I'm writing some coursework and I want to highlight some differences I perceive between Britain and France. :thumb:
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Normally, on an application form, this info would go straight to whoever deals with equal opps in the company and the rest of the application would go to whoever is shortlisting.
I think it is more for statistic purposes rather than anything else. Those who shortlist / interview, generally shouldn't see the monitoring form.
ya i had interview today and accidently handed the form back to her with the other forms and she said 'no im not meant to see that fold it up and put it in the box over there!'
Thanks for the feedback
I guess someone could be entitled to take legal action if the question was asked in a way that was insulting or they felt led to them not being given the role but when people say this isn't something that gets asked they don't mean... oh this doesn't really happen much or it only happens sometimes...
It really doesn't ever get asked
At most you could gets omeone who could be asked about time spent on their cv working in another country or they may be asked if they've moved from one country to England about differences about working for say similar industries in different countries but not something that would directly ask about ethnicity.
You could use askTheSite, but I guess your still outside the uk, if you were in the uk the legal advisors could tell you the legal ramifications.
I imagine the applicants reaction would be somewhere better surprise, horror and shock to be honest.
Quoted because littlemissy contains epic correct knowledge.