Determining the needs of the job

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• Type:

  Tasks

  Write a person specification

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  Tasks

  Develop job-related criteria for a vacant post

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  Tasks

  Write a job description

• Type:

  FAQs

  Is it permissible for an employer to specify that job applicants should have a clear spoken voice and good command of English?

• Type:

  Letters and forms

  Competence-based person specification

  A model form to use as an example when identifying the type of person who could best perform the job.

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  FAQs

  In what circumstances could an employer's requirements and conditions of the job lead to claims of discrimination?

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  FAQs

  Are there any circumstances in which an employer can specify, for example, the required race, gender, sexual orientation or age of job applicants?

• Type:

  FAQs

  In specifying the requirements for a job, what steps can an employer take to ensure that it is not liable to claims of indirect discrimination?

• Type:

  FAQs

  What are the main points to look out for when producing a job description?

• Date:

  1 March 1995

  Type:

  Employment law cases

  GOQ applied to 'ladies' lingerie' vacancy

  Being a woman was a genuine occupational qualification for the post of regional manager with "a specialist ladies' lingerie retailer", rules a Reading industrial tribunal (Chair: M C Craft) in Rowson v Contessa (Ladieswear) Ltd.