Employer Hiring Policies

From the standpoint of the human rights commission, the hiring policy of an employer is more than just the written guideline of the company on the subject of hiring. Rather, it is determined by the conduct of the employer in terms of its treatment and consideration of an individual or individuals for a position of employment. An employer's hiring policy is determined by having regard to not only what is said and done by the company with respect to a candidate. But what is not said and not done as well.

Every employer must conduct itself, on a day-to-day basis, in a completely non-discriminatory manner in its consideration of prospective candidates for employment, as well as in its ultimate hiring decisions.

An employer may be subject to allegations of discriminatory hiring practices based solely on the traits and characteristics of the individuals that it has hired over time. For example, if a reasonably large company was found to have hired 92% males for lower, middle and upper management positions over the last 15 years, it could be subject to a complaint of discriminatory hiring policies.

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