Submitted on Friday 19th June 2020
Rejected on Tuesday 21st July 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Compel companies to remove candidates' names from job application forms.
Job seekers from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds are discriminated against because they do not have "white-sounding" names. Removing names from job application forms could make it easier for some job seekers in the initial stages of hiring.
People from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds are less likely to be shortlisted for jobs simply because of their names. White-sounding names receive 50 percent more callbacks for interviews (American Economic Review, Vol. 94, No. 4, September 2004). The same research determined that having a white-sounding name is worth as much as eight years of work experience. People from BAME backgrounds should not suffer discrimination simply because their names don't sound 'white'.
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You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/331511
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