Task1.2 Impact of legal, regulatory and ethical
Kingston University has laid down procedures to have a fair legal and ethical workplace in terms of recruitment and selection.
Protected Characteristics
The Equality Act covers the Kingston University that were protected by existing equality legislation and now calls them `protected characteristics´:
• age
• disability
• gender reassignment
• race
• religion or belief
• sex
• sexual orientation
• marriage and civil partnership
• pregnancy and maternity
Types of Discrimination
Direct discrimination it happen when someone is treated less favorably than another person because of a protection features. They have or are thought to have or because they associate with someone who has a protected characteristic. …show more content…
Perception discrimination
In Kingston University there is no direct discrimination against an individual because others think the individual possesses a particular protected characteristic. It applies even if the person does not actually possess that characteristic.
Older people
There is evidence to suggest that the older people are discriminated against.
-Age Concern suggest that the employment rater for people between the age of 50 and pension age is 70.9 per cent compared to 74 per cent for all adults under state pension age.
-Older workers are more likely to breaking part-time. This is particularly the case for people over state retirement age. This might be because of choice. But it may also be because businesses are less willing to employ older workers full time
-Older workers are less likely to receive training. In the early 2000s employees aged 16-19 were over twice as likely to have received job-related training as those aged 50-59/64. Kingston University is against any kind of older
Kingston University has laid down procedures to have a fair legal and ethical workplace in terms of recruitment and selection.
Protected Characteristics
The Equality Act covers the Kingston University that were protected by existing equality legislation and now calls them `protected characteristics´:
• age
• disability
• gender reassignment
• race
• religion or belief
• sex
• sexual orientation
• marriage and civil partnership
• pregnancy and maternity
Types of Discrimination
Direct discrimination it happen when someone is treated less favorably than another person because of a protection features. They have or are thought to have or because they associate with someone who has a protected characteristic. …show more content…
Perception discrimination
In Kingston University there is no direct discrimination against an individual because others think the individual possesses a particular protected characteristic. It applies even if the person does not actually possess that characteristic.
Older people
There is evidence to suggest that the older people are discriminated against.
-Age Concern suggest that the employment rater for people between the age of 50 and pension age is 70.9 per cent compared to 74 per cent for all adults under state pension age.
-Older workers are more likely to breaking part-time. This is particularly the case for people over state retirement age. This might be because of choice. But it may also be because businesses are less willing to employ older workers full time
-Older workers are less likely to receive training. In the early 2000s employees aged 16-19 were over twice as likely to have received job-related training as those aged 50-59/64. Kingston University is against any kind of older