BSA webinar – School recruitment with an EDI lens

• Date: May 11, 2022
• Time: 14:00 – 15:00
• Cost: Full Member – £60 / Additional Full Member – £15, Affiliate Member £90 / Additional Affiliate Member – £20, Non-member – £120
• Audience: Head, Governors, Deputy Head, Inclusion Lead, HR, any staff involved in recruitment
• Platform: Zoom (online)

The webinar aims to deliver the top tips to schools on avoiding discrimination and being a more inclusive employer in the recruitment context.

Training topics will include:

• What are the pitfalls to avoid when advertising the role?
• What can and can’t be asked at the application and selection stages?
• What’s the difference between positive action and positive discrimination, and when is it allowed?
• How do you approach new information learned about an employee after recruitment?
• How can schools deal with vexatious applicants?
• How to deal with references and what are the risks surrounding them?

Learning outcomes:

• What the responsibilities and obligations are as an employer in the context of recruitment
• How to manage risk of discrimination claims
• Practical tips on framing job adverts and the requirements of the role in a way that helps avoid discrimination
• Practical steps (with examples) to avoid pitfalls during and after the interview

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Speakers: Robin Turnbull, Senior Associate, Anderson Strathern

Robin has been practising law now for over a decade and is probably the most experienced Employment Tribunal advocate at his level in Scotland with a success rate of over 90% for over 35 substantive hearings across Scotland in the Employment Tribunal and Employment Appeal Tribunal. He acts for both employers and employees and his practice covers contentious and non-contentious employment and equality law.