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Click to show the answer How can an employer ensure that its application forms are not discriminatory?

Click to show the answer What kind of personal details should be contained on a tear-off portion of an application form?

Click to show the answer Is it unlawful for an employer to ask on an application form whether a candidate has a disability?

Click to show the answer Is it unlawful to ask for applicants' date of birth on application forms?

Click to show the answer Is there any requirement for a pregnant job applicant to disclose her pregnancy to a potential employer?

Click to show the answer Can employers still request applicants' work and education history, with dates, on their application forms?

Click to show the answer Is it lawful for an employer to ask a candidate if he or she has any criminal convictions?

Click to show the answer Does an employer have the right to retain any personal data gathered during the application process?

Click to show the answer Aside from discriminatory questions are there any other restrictions on the type of information that employers are allowed to gather from job applicants?

Click to show the answer Does a job applicant who wishes to complain of discrimination have to raise a grievance with the employer before bringing a tribunal claim?

Click to show the answer Can an employer hold an unsuccessful candidate's CV on file in case a further job vacancy arises?

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