Some sense from a recruiter

[sashh]

So I was looking at a job vacancy, I think my email is self explanatory.

I was interested in applying for the [redacted job title]. But then I read your Diversity and Inclusion Statement. As a woman I do not want to be discriminated against.

Don't you think you should include of of the categories of the Equality Act? Obviously you are at liberty to include other catagories but 'sex' and 'maternity' are both missing.

This gives me the impression you do not care about women.

This is the reply, after a mere 5 hours.

Thank you for taking the time to get in touch and for highlighting this.

You are absolutely right to point out that “sex” and “maternity” should have been explicitly included within our Diversity and Inclusion Statement. The omission was not intentional, and we appreciate you bringing it to our attention.

At The [redacted], we are committed to equality, inclusion, and fair treatment for all applicants and colleagues, including women and those who are pregnant or on maternity leave. We are currently updating the wording of the statement to ensure it fully reflects all protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010.

Thank you again for your feedback. We value constructive comments such as yours, as they help us improve both our communications and our recruitment materials.

Many thanks,

That’s a positive start. It is very concerning that they clearly have activists in the company that wrote the policy in the first place.

Well done for giving them the feedback - good luck with your search.

Thank you.

Realistically I won't work again, but I still like to look at what is available.

That's brilliant although the speed of the reply makes me a little suspicious. HR departments are there for one main reason - to limit the company's exposure to any potential legal claim whether from employees, potential employees, the customer/client or anyone else. If they were genuinely going to make a change to a sexist policy that had no doubt been thought about carefully when it was first drafted you would think it would require a meeting or two with management at the very least to change it.