Stop ageism in the recruitment process

Stop ageism in the recruitment process — 21 signatures. Status: rejected.

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We are calling on the government to tighten regulations in the HR industry to stop the unregulated use of AI tools that unfairly discriminate against middle-aged and older workers.

Additional details

In a zero-barrier-to-entry industry, recruitment companies no longer respond to job applicants, and ghosting mid-life applicants is having devastating unintended effects. Only 10% of recruitment companies are members of the REC regulatory board, yet thousands operate in the UK today. Not legally required to track age-related data, currently, recruitment companies cannot be held legally accountable for age-related hiring bias.

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