Vacancies: Advertising
Commons · Question 48914 · Tabled 29 Apr 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record
Answered 8 May 2025
Question
Asked by Jim Shannon
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will legislative steps to ensure job advertisements do not ask about political views.
Answer
Answered by Justin Madders, 8 May 2025
Employers should follow a fair process when recruiting. They must not discriminate, in terms of the Equality Act 2010, and they must comply with data protection legislation. Compliance involves being clear what information is collected about candidates an...