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To think that "we require a 5 year job history with no gaps"

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PyongyangKipperbang · 30/06/2020 14:27

is effectively saying "We dont want anyone with young kids"?

And it will disproportionately affect women who are usually the ones who give up work for a few years when the kids are little?

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defaultusername · 30/06/2020 14:29

Mat leaves etc aren't "gaps." It means no one who went travelling for a bit, or has been unemployed. Unfair, probably.

But statutory leave isn't a CV gap. It's statutory leave.

birdwatching · 30/06/2020 14:29

depends on the job. Mat leave does not show up on the CV as you are still employed. Most women wouldn't be affected.

CurtainsOpen · 30/06/2020 14:28

Depends on the job.