[Help] Is this job ad legal or even moral ?

[Westdene Seagull]

I'm currently looking for my next role and have found one which fits perfectly and which I'm well qualified to do.

It's working for a set of Christian run care homes as Head of IT. Then I get to this statement in the job ad :

• Applicants must be evangelical Christians (This role has an Occupational Requirement to be filled by a Christian under the provisions of the Equality Act (2010)).

I'm not a evangelelical Christian. I'm not applying to be some preacher - just someone that can run the IT systems.

How is this actually legal to descriminate against someone of no religion ? Despite their quote of the Equality Act I can't see how this is actually allowed.

 

[ATFC Seagull]

I know in faith schools they are allowed to reserve certain roles (head, head of RE, chaplain) for those of that faith so exceptions from the Equality Act do exist.

Not sure why it can be applied to an IT role though. Or why the institution would want to limit their applicants.

 

[matt]

God knows

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

How is this actually legal to descriminate against someone of no religion ? Despite their quote of the Equality Act I can't see how this is actually allowed.

Google “Occupational Requirement” and you’ll see why it’s legal.

Edit: Forgot to quote the section of text

 

[Goldstone1976]

Yes, it’s almost certainly legal. It’s the ‘Occupational Requirement’ bit - note the capital letters, meaning it’s a defined term in the Act.

The same legislation would cover the legality of requiring nuns in a convent to not be male.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

it's legal...whether it is moral for an IT person is another debate. I can understand why they'd want all staff to have a particular belief though.

 

[DavidinSouthampton]

It may be legal, but it’s daft. A very narrow view.
its obvious that if you are recruiting a chaplain, or a headteacher for a faith school, you might require a Christian, but why for an IT role.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

I'm currently looking for my next role and have found one which fits perfectly and which I'm well qualified to do.

It's working for a set of Christian run care homes as Head of IT. Then I get to this statement in the job ad :

• Applicants must be evangelical Christians (This role has an Occupational Requirement to be filled by a Christian under the provisions of the Equality Act (2010)).

I'm not a evangelelical Christian. I'm not applying to be some preacher - just someone that can run the IT systems.

How is this actually legal to descriminate against someone of no religion ? Despite their quote of the Equality Act I can't see how this is actually allowed.

If you feel this angry about it, go to the interview and show them your cross!

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

Somewhat irrelevant to you, imagine being surrounded by religous nutters.

 

[Sid and the Sharknados]

It may be legal, but it’s daft. A very narrow view.
its obvious that if you are recruiting a chaplain, or a headteacher for a faith school, you might require a Christian, but why for an IT role.

If there's any field where divine intervention might come in handy, it's IT.

 

[DavidinSouthampton]

If there's any field where divine intervention might come in handy, it's IT.

Nah! Just turn it off and on again!

 

[Zeberdi]

If you feel this angry about it, go to the interview and show them your cross!

And when they ask you in the interview how would you retrieve documents that had been corrupted by a virus you tell them : ’Jesus Saves’

 

[dazzer6666]

You wouldn’t be able to join in the 20 minutes of happy clappy they have at the start of every meeting

 

[Peacehaven Wild Kids]

If you feel this angry about it, go to the interview and show them your cross!

you’re



Oh yeah, I geddit now

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

And when they ask you in the interview how would you retrieve documents that had been corrupted by a virus you tell them : ’Jesus Saves’

Asking which font it required could lead to confusion.

 

[Sid and the Sharknados]

Nah! Just turn it off and on again!

I've always thought of that as a classic example of deus ex machina.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

you’re



Oh yeah, I geddit now

Ha...this did cross my mind.

 

[Simster]

It seems very short sighted to me to make that demand.

They'll end up with massive outages, cyber attacks aplenty and constant software update failures, but at least the head of IT will know the meaning of the gospel of Luke.

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

I'm currently looking for my next role and have found one which fits perfectly and which I'm well qualified to do.

It's working for a set of Christian run care homes as Head of IT. Then I get to this statement in the job ad :

• Applicants must be evangelical Christians (This role has an Occupational Requirement to be filled by a Christian under the provisions of the Equality Act (2010)).

I'm not a evangelelical Christian. I'm not applying to be some preacher - just someone that can run the IT systems.

How is this actually legal to descriminate against someone of no religion ? Despite their quote of the Equality Act I can't see how this is actually allowed.

The devils in the detail

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

How does @Westdene Seagull make his tea in his new job? Hebrews it