nine protected characteristics
Employers have an obligation to provide employees with a safe work environment free from discrimination, harassment and intimidation. Without the proper training and management, a diverse workplace can become a breeding ground for behavior and actions that rise to the level of unlawful and unfair employment practices.
Situations in which you are protected from discriminationUnder the Equality Act you are protected from discrimination: when you are in the workplace. when you use public services like healthcare (for example, visiting your doctor or local hospital) or education (for example, at your school or college)
RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, protects applicants and employees from discrimination in hiring, promotion, discharge, pay, fringe benefits, job training, classification, referral, and other aspects of employment, on the basis of race, color, religion,
Completion of this form is voluntary and if you do not wish to answer any question(s), this will not affect your application in any way. For more information on what personal data we collect and why, please read our Privacy Policy.
Monitoring is the collection of statistical data, through questionnaires or surveys, to measure performance and improvement. In this case it's using that information people provide about themselves to help measure performance and improvement in relation to equality and diversity.
Protected characteristicsThese are age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.
Equal opportunities recruitment monitoring form (GDPR compliant) This equal opportunities monitoring form includes sections on ethnicity, gender and disability and includes a request for the individual to give their consent, under data protection legislation, to process the information.
Why do we ask equality monitoring questions? 1. We need to know which groups need our services most or are not We need to know which groups need our services most or are not making the most of what we offer so that we direct our services to them. Equality monitoring data helps us to make our services better.
Equality and diversity monitoring can help identify current and future needs, possible inequalities including problems accessing or using services and information, as well as checking that a cross-section of people have been reached and given their views.
In general, it is assumed that pre-employment requests for information will form the basis for hiring decisions. Therefore, employers should not request information that discloses or tends to disclose an applicant's race unless it has a legitimate business need for such information.
Completion of this form is optional. Completed monitoring forms are anonymous and processed separately. By completing this form you will help us better understand how we, as an employer, can ensure equality of opportunity for all.
The Data Protection Act 2018, which supplements the provisions of the UK GDPR, includes a limited provision that specifically allows these types of special category data to be processed for the purpose of monitoring equality of opportunity or treatment between different groups.
