Equal opportunities in the North - job application

Not a question so much as an OMG!

Sitting filling in a job application for a position up North and there was an equal opportunites form that needs to be filled in. It asked me for my DOB when down loaded it, I was thinking ok, I wouldn't normally give that with my job application, but if that's what they want...

Then I saw the form: Gender, religion, nationality, race, disability, maritial status, dependants and sexual orientation!!

I understand that the form is for statistics and not used as part of the selection process, but I with each question there was a little gasp. It was like a list of questions you would give to someone new to interviewing of questions not to ask.

Dem

When application arrives in office, admin person numbers each form, and separates them. Interviewing/Shortlisting panel NEVER sees Equal Ops sheet. It is purely used for monitoring purposes, and is necessary for many funders.

I went for an interview in Belfast once(my ex employers had offices both sides of the border). Before the interview I was "read my rights" by the interviewer in terms on Equal Ops and had to confirm that I understood them.

Moved from Miscellaneous Non-financial Questions.

dem_syhp said:

I understand that the form is for statistics and not used as part of the selection process, but I with each question there was a little gasp. It was like a list of questions you would give to someone new to interviewing of questions not to ask.

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If you don't like filling these in then either leave it blank (but obviously this could jeopardise your application) or don't apply.