United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 64193
Employment: Autism
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24 June 2020
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29 June 2020 · Answer
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29 June 2020
Summary
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking to ensure that employers are not discriminating against autistic job applicants during recruitment in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.
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24 June 2020
Written question
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking to ensure that employers are not discriminating against autistic job applicants during recruitment in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.
Source: Commons
29 June 2020
Answer
It is generally unlawful under the Equality Act 2010 (the Act), for an employer to ask a job applicant about their health or disability - which would include autism - during the initial stages of a recruitment process. The Act aims to ensure that all disa...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-06-24/64193
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1217455
- uk · wq-1217455 · source updated 29 June 2020