The information contained in respect of legislation is of a condensed and general nature only and can change from time to time. It should not, by itself, be relied upon in determining legal rights or other decisions.
The following legislation is of particular relevance to those with responsibility for the recruitment and selection process:
Equality Acts 1998 and 2004
The Equality Acts prohibit discrimination against a person on nine grounds which are as follows:
- Gender
- Marital Status
- Family Status
- Sexual Orientation
- Religious Belief
- Disability
- Age
- Race
- Membership of the travelling community.
The Acts cover all stages of the recruitment and selection process from wording the job ad through to the final selection decision.
For further details visit :
www.equality.ie
www.entemp.ie
www.oasis.gov.ie
Data Protection Acts 1998 and 2003
This legislation is relevant to the recruitment process in that under the Acts, an individual has a legal right to access to their recruitment file and any other personal data held by the company about them.
As a company you have the following responsibilities:
- to obtain and process information fairly
- to keep it only for explicit and lawful purposes
- not to disclose it to others
- to keep it safe and secure
- to keep it accurate, complete and up-to-date
- to ensure that it is adequate, relevant and not excessive
- to retain it for no longer than is necessary for the explicit purpose
- to give a copy of the data to an individual on request
For further details visit www.dataprotection.ie
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