In their manifesto Reform attack the "positive action" provisions in the "Equalities Act" which, they suggest cost billions, reduce productivity and destroy meritocracy. Have they identified a great social evil? Let's have a look. /1
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This has always been a controversial question. There has been some recent work. This is one of the key findings of the report prepared in 2022 for the Sentencing Council /8
Critically, you cannot use positive action to appoint a less-qualified candidate. It’s only available at all where the candidates are EQUALLY QUALIFIED. You can’t use it to pass over a better qualified candidate. /9
The ability to take positive action is only available where the employer reasonably believes members of ethnic minorities are at a disadvantage or are under-represented: /7
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