Beware of breaching equality laws when hiring

Multiple-choice questions: In order to be awarded CPD units you must answer the following five random questions correctly. If you fail the test, please re-read the article before attempting the questions again

  1. What is the name of the key piece of legislation regarding recruiting for employment?

  2. What does the EEA effectively prevent?

  3. What was wrong with Ryanair's 2001 job advert?

  4. Which of these pieces of information is not within the boundaries set by the EEA?

  5. Which of these details would an employer not be able to include as relevant?

  6. What are the two biggest grounds for discrimination?

  7. What type of advertisement would attract the most scrutiny?

  8. What is the problem with advertising for a 'dynamic' candidate?

  9. Which of these is not a good rule to follow when advertising for a job?

  10. If a person is unsuccessful in their application for a job for discriminatory reasons, what might happen to the employer?