Timeline for Why does a UK university need to know my sexual orientation and religion?
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| Nov 1, 2014 at 15:03 | answer | added | Dɑvïd | timeline score: 2 | |
| Oct 31, 2014 at 14:30 | comment | added | TheMathemagician | I always indicate that I'm a transgendered black lesbian on such forms. I've never been called on it. | |
| Oct 31, 2014 at 4:00 | answer | added | zxq9 | timeline score: -2 | |
| Oct 30, 2014 at 15:15 | comment | added | Pharap | I think it's absolutely daft. | |
| Oct 30, 2014 at 11:11 | comment | added | Chuck | This information is completely optional (as I'm sure is stated on the form, if you look for it) and is only used in aggregate form. | |
| Oct 29, 2014 at 6:07 | comment | added | chux | About 8 years go, such questions for a job and bank account, in the U. S., select fields (race, age, sex) left unfilled, were filled in by the application taker to the "best of their ability". Do not know if that applies today nor if it applies here, but passing on the thought that leaving the answer blank might somehow still get an answer by someone. | |
| Oct 28, 2014 at 21:49 | comment | added | JamesRyan | @VladimirF this is standard practice in the UK with any job, its usually on a seperate form and those who make hiring decisions never see it. Its optional so don't fill it in if you don't feel comfortable but seriously it is not something to worry about. | |
| Oct 28, 2014 at 20:24 | vote | accept | Vladimir F Героям слава | ||
| Oct 28, 2014 at 20:24 | comment | added | Vladimir F Героям слава | @Dancrumb Now I see they state this is not for selection purposes, but for "equal opportunities monitoring purposes". But they do not state (at least not enough clearly to me) who will have access to it after potential admission and why they need it -- what is the "equal opportunities monitoring". | |
| Oct 28, 2014 at 20:00 | comment | added | InformedA | I think they did it for humor reason. jk, they did it so that when they compile the aggregate data they can say to the public: "hey, we have a representative distribution of all kinds of people. There is no discrimination here" | |
| Oct 28, 2014 at 17:35 | comment | added | Dancrumb | @VladimirF, did the form not have a preamble indicating why they were asking and who would see it and that the information was entirely voluntary? | |
| Oct 28, 2014 at 17:11 | answer | added | Jay Cobb | timeline score: 6 | |
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| Oct 28, 2014 at 16:24 | answer | added | A E | timeline score: 34 | |
| Oct 28, 2014 at 16:13 | comment | added | A E | @Bakurui, that's right for most protected characteristics, for disability the law seems to be a bit more open. EmilJeřábek, they've probably just made a mistake drafting their form. Any UK university discriminating against any person on grounds of ethnicity would be absolutely crucified. If it's a serious concern then contact the EASS. | |
| Oct 28, 2014 at 16:09 | comment | added | Emil Jeřábek | I was shocked when two years ago I was an invited speaker on a workshop at a UK university, and I was asked to declare my ethnicity on a travel expenses reimbursement form (so no sensible excuse about collecting recruitment statistics), and to top it off, the field was explicitly marked as mandatory. | |
| Oct 28, 2014 at 16:05 | comment | added | Bakuriu | @AE Note that the link you posted clarifies that you can do that only if the person with the "protected characteristic" is as qualified as other applicants. In other words, given equally capable applicants you can choose the one with a protected characteristic over the others for that reason. You can not choose one such person if someone else is more suitable to the job. And in any case you cannot define a policy to follow, but this decision must be done on a case-by-case basis. | |
| Oct 28, 2014 at 16:02 | comment | added | Bakuriu | I'm pretty sure that they must also give you an explanation of: 1) Who will read that data 2) When they will be allowed to read the data 3) Who is responsible for the privacy of the data 4) A guarantee that they are using at least the minimum security measure to protect your data as defined by law. Read carefully those points, or request them. | |
| Oct 28, 2014 at 15:27 | answer | added | nivag | timeline score: 11 | |
| Oct 28, 2014 at 14:26 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/#!/StackAcademia/status/527104075028918272 | ||
| Oct 28, 2014 at 13:45 | answer | added | Moriarty | timeline score: 4 | |
| Oct 28, 2014 at 13:45 | answer | added | DCTLib | timeline score: 38 | |
| Oct 28, 2014 at 13:44 | answer | added | Qwerty | timeline score: 73 | |
| Oct 28, 2014 at 13:43 | comment | added | Vladimir F Героям слава | @MarcClaesen I hope the evaluators do not have access to the information. At least during the process. | |
| Oct 28, 2014 at 13:38 | comment | added | Ana | I think you are allowed to not specify these, if you so wish. I was also applying to some UK positions recently and it was never obligatory. | |
| Oct 28, 2014 at 13:33 | history | asked | Vladimir F Героям слава | CC BY-SA 3.0 |