The main areas of legislation which relate to recruitment and selection are summarised as follows:
Local Government and Housing Act 1989
The Local Government and Housing Act 1989 stipulates that every appointment of a person to a paid office of employment with a local council “shall be made on merit”.
This means that we should practice open recruitment with jobs advertised to as wide a field as practical and that the most able candidate should be selected from the available field so that the best possible use is made of public money to provide services to the people of Derbyshire.
This is not to say that we cannot only advertise internally where this is appropriate.
Asylum and Immigration Act 1996
The Asylum and Immigration Act 1996 makes it an offence for an employer to employ those who do not have permission to live or to work in the United Kingdom.
Please contact the recruitment team if you need further advice on Right to Work.
Prove your right to work to an employer: Overview - GOV.UK
The Equality Act 2010
The Equality Act 2010 brought together all previously existing equality legislation (such as The Disability Discrimination Act) in one place.
It states that it is unlawful to discriminate against someone on account of their:
- age
- disability
- gender re-assignment
- marriage and civil partnership
- pregnancy and maternity
- race
- religion or belief
- sex
- sexual orientation