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Asking religion in a job application?

  • 11-04-2013 10:22pm
    #1
    Chemical Burn
    Closed Accounts Posts: 545 ✭✭✭


    Is this legal? Can they do it? The company I was applying for had options:

    Roman Catholic
    Protestant
    Other Religion

    There was no option for irreligious or rather not say .... and it was a mandatory question :(


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  • #2
    ABajaninCork
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,411 ✭✭✭ABajaninCork


    Is this for a job in NI?

    Other than that, you don't have to answer. Or - Just put 'Other'! Job done :D


  • #3
    Chemical Burn
    Closed Accounts Posts: 545 ✭✭✭Chemical Burn


    ABajaninCork wrote: »
    Is this for a job in NI?

    Other than that, you don't have to answer. Or - Just put 'Other'! Job done :D

    yes, Newry. Why is that the case?


  • #4
    ABajaninCork
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,411 ✭✭✭ABajaninCork


    Thought so...

    Very often, this question's asked for religious profiling reasons. If you don't want to say, then just put 'Other'. If pressed, say you're a Jedi!

    And yes. It's legal.


  • #5
    Slyderx1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 153 ✭✭Slyderx1


    Wiccan will get you shortlisted.....


  • #6
    Chemical Burn
    Closed Accounts Posts: 545 ✭✭✭Chemical Burn


    ABajaninCork wrote: »
    Thought so...

    Very often, this question's asked for religious profiling reasons. If you don't want to say, then just put 'Other'. If pressed, say you're a Jedi!

    And yes. It's legal.

    Do they have a Catholic quota? Some sort of affirmative action for minorities?

    I'm quite irreligious, and there was no option for that.


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  • #7
    micosoft
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,370 ✭✭✭micosoft


    It's required for monitoring purposes in N.I. under fair employment legislation. Typically only gathered by HR for statistical purposes and not attached to your resume so normally the interviewer does not see it.

    Detail here


  • #8
    ResearchWill
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,111 ✭✭✭ResearchWill


    Chemical Burn wrote: »
    yes, Newry. Why is that the case?

    "Candidates will be asked to complete Religious Affiliation questions during their application, these are kept separate on the ProviTrac resourcing system."

    From
    http://www.boconline.co.uk/en/careers/careers-at-boc/what-will-happen-to-your-application/recruitment-in-northern-ireland/index.html

    Fair Employment Northern Ireland Act 1976 and 1989


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