Disability Equality in Recruitment

Synopsis: From October 2004, the final part of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 became law. This interactive course, aims to guide employers through the Disability Discrimination Act 1995, and explain what has to be done to comply with the new regulations as well as meeting legal responsibilities when recruiting staff. The course aims to ensure that disabled candidates are not discriminated against in the recruitment procedure, and that reasonable adjustments are made to remove barriers or obstacles to their applications. Real-life scenarios are used to demonstrate the problems faced by disabled people when applying for jobs. Available for purchase on CD-ROM or via internet or intranet by subscription.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Year of release: 2004
Year of production: 2004
Subjects: Business studies; Law
Keywords: business firms; Disability Discrimination Act 1995; disabled people; equality of opportunity; job applications; management training

Name: BBC Active Video for Learning - now BBC Learning
Contact: Carolina Fernandez Jeremy Wilcox (CF - for educational enquiries JW - channel sales manager)
Email: BBCStudiosLearning@bbc.com
Web: https://www.bbcstudioslearning.com/ External site opens in new window
Phone: +44 (0) 20 8433 1009
Address: BBC Studios Limited
Television Centre
101 Wood Lane
London
W12 7FA
UK
Notes: The BBC Active company has now been absorbed within BBC Learning, a division of BBC Studios. It was originally a joint venture between BBC Worldwide and Pearson Education. Formerly known as ‘BBC Worldwide Learning Studies’ and before that as ‘Videos for Education & Training’

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