Job advertising

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• Type:

  FAQs

  Is it permissible for an employer to state in a job advert that applicants must hold a full driving licence?

• Date:

  14 September 2010

  Type:

  Employment law cases

  Age discrimination: "younger" in job specification enough to shift burden of proof to employer

  The Employment Appeal Tribunal has held that the use of the word "younger" in the person specification for the job vacancy that had been created after the claimant had been dismissed was sufficient to raise the suspicion of age discrimination and shift the burden of proof to the employer. 

• Type:

  FAQs

  Is there a legal requirement for employers to advertise every job vacancy that arises?

• Type:

  FAQs

  Is it unlawful to include a preferred age range in a job advertisement?

• Type:

  FAQs

  Can an employer advertise a position internally and state that only applications from permanent employees will be considered?

• Type:

  FAQs

  Are employers obliged to advertise jobs internally?

• Type:

  FAQs

  Is it lawful for an employer to indicate that a vacancy is aimed at women if the job is advertised in a women's magazine?