'Graduates only' job spec causes degree of angst at TUC
10 December 2012
Controversy over the recruitment process for a job at the Trades Union Congress (TUC) that specified it was for graduates only has taken on wider implications at the organisation, The Guardian reports.
Mon, 10 Dec 2012
Controversy over the recruitment process for a job at the Trades Union Congress (TUC) that specified it was for graduates only has taken on wider implications at the organisation, The Guardian reports.
According to the paper, when the organisation looked for a candidate with a university degree for the role of deputy general secretary, TUC affiliates were concerned this could lead to an appointment without ground-level experience of handling disputes and workplace issues, with a source telling the paper it had “ruffled a lot of feathers”.The reference to the degree was removed, and it is reported that it has now been decided to replace the post with that of an assistant general secretary, although this role is not visible on the vacancies section of the TUC's website.
Graduate schemes came under some scrutiny in April, as a former policeman was found by the Supreme Court of the UK to have been discriminated against when a role was advertised as needing a degree. And as previously reported by Recruiter, the Metropolitan Police’s new graduate scheme is part of a drive to increase diversity amongst the ranks.
Controversy over the recruitment process for a job at the Trades Union Congress (TUC) that specified it was for graduates only has taken on wider implications at the organisation, The Guardian reports.
According to the paper, when the organisation looked for a candidate with a university degree for the role of deputy general secretary, TUC affiliates were concerned this could lead to an appointment without ground-level experience of handling disputes and workplace issues, with a source telling the paper it had “ruffled a lot of feathers”.The reference to the degree was removed, and it is reported that it has now been decided to replace the post with that of an assistant general secretary, although this role is not visible on the vacancies section of the TUC's website.
Graduate schemes came under some scrutiny in April, as a former policeman was found by the Supreme Court of the UK to have been discriminated against when a role was advertised as needing a degree. And as previously reported by Recruiter, the Metropolitan Police’s new graduate scheme is part of a drive to increase diversity amongst the ranks.
