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Teton4 · 20/06/2025 12:41

Meadowfinch · 20/06/2025 12:40

OP, is this for a police job? It looks very familiar.

No, its essentially an events manager job.

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HatsOffToThePigeons · 20/06/2025 12:40

It's EDI monitoring. It usually says at the top of this section that it's confidential and usually optional. Been fairly common since at least the 2010s, first time I saw a form with a bunch of EDI questions was 2003 but they've added questions and made it clear it's confidential since then.

Meadowfinch · 20/06/2025 12:40

OP, is this for a police job? It looks very familiar.

AutumnCountdown · 20/06/2025 12:39

Teton4 · 20/06/2025 12:38

A few of the other questions......

-What is your religion or strongly held belief, if any? *
-Do you identify as trans? *
-Which of the following best describes your gender identity? *
-Have you ever lived in a foster home, children's residential care, or been placed under legal guardianship (or kinship care) by a local authority at any point in your life? *
-Were you eligible for free school meals at any point whilst in compulsory education? *
-Did either of your parents attend university and gain a degree (e.g. BA/BSc or equivalent) by the time you were 18? *
-Have you experienced, or are you currently experiencing menopause symptoms at work? *

Some of these questions are completely irrelevant and very intrusive.

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Definitely sounds equality based though. If it's a large company anyway.
If it's a small company I'd be concerned about them doing it under that disguise but actually discriminating against certain things.

Noodledog · 20/06/2025 12:39

ChaiLarious · 20/06/2025 12:34

I've seen a few asking similar questions lately, I'm hoping its just part of their equal opportunities monitoring process. I did get asked recently in an interview if I was a smoker too though.

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Do you know why you were asked about being a smoker?

Meadowfinch · 20/06/2025 12:39

I was asked that during the application process for a public sector job.

I answered truthfully that I was (a 15yo boy at the time) and didn't hear from them again, despite having the exact qualifications they wanted.

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Teton4 · 20/06/2025 12:38

ChaiLarious · 20/06/2025 12:34

I've seen a few asking similar questions lately, I'm hoping its just part of their equal opportunities monitoring process. I did get asked recently in an interview if I was a smoker too though.

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A few of the other questions......

-What is your religion or strongly held belief, if any? *
-Do you identify as trans? *
-Which of the following best describes your gender identity? *
-Have you ever lived in a foster home, children's residential care, or been placed under legal guardianship (or kinship care) by a local authority at any point in your life? *
-Were you eligible for free school meals at any point whilst in compulsory education? *
-Did either of your parents attend university and gain a degree (e.g. BA/BSc or equivalent) by the time you were 18? *
-Have you experienced, or are you currently experiencing menopause symptoms at work? *

Some of these questions are completely irrelevant and very intrusive.

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ChaiLarious · 20/06/2025 12:34

Teton4 · 20/06/2025 12:30

I've been applying for jobs recently as I'm considering a change, and this is the first time I've come across this particular question.

I do have a disabled child, but I don't require any adjustments to be made, so I'm unsure of the relevance in this context....

I've seen a few asking similar questions lately, I'm hoping its just part of their equal opportunities monitoring process. I did get asked recently in an interview if I was a smoker too though.