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Fake CV test shows employer racism

(UKPA) – 9 hours ago

People with African and Asian names face discrimination by employers when they apply for jobs, according to a new study.

Thousands of fake CVs were sent by researchers to companies across the country, using three different identities, to discover how jobseekers with different names were treated.

The three fake identities - Nazia Mahmood, Mariam Namagembe and Alison Taylor - were given similar experience and qualifications.

Researchers from the National Centre for Social Research, commissioned by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), found the applicant who appeared to be white had to send nine applications before being offered an interview.

The other candidates had to send 16 applications before receiving a similar response.

Applications were sent for 987 vacancies between November 2008 and May 2009.

The jobs, including accountants, IT staff, care workers and sales assistants, were based in Birmingham, Bradford, Bristol, Glasgow, Leeds, London and Manchester.

The report found there was no plausible explanation for the difference in treatment other than racial discrimination.

Employment minister Jim Knight said: "This research clearly shows that some employers are discriminating when it comes to choosing staff. This has no place in a modern society and racial discrimination cannot be allowed to continue."

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