Invasion Of Privacy or Knowing Your Employee: Recruiters should Be Allowed to Ask Personal Questions

<p>Guests:</p> <ol> <li>Gina Thompson-Williams: Director, Business Transformation, Organisational Development and Change at JPS</li> <li>Uton Vassell: Group HR Business Partner at Digicel/ Employment Law &amp; Industrial Relations Expert</li> </ol> <p>Welcome to Your Business Matters, a podcast of EXIM Bank Jamaica where we bring thought leaders together on thought-provoking ideas and methods to help grow your business</p> <p>Many people, due to their eagerness to gain employment often overlook or fail to recognize invasive questions posed by their potential employer. &nbsp; One could argue that information such as marital status and age are&nbsp; general information but in the wrong hands these can end up being weapons of mass discrimination. On the other hand,&nbsp; employers&nbsp; have a right to know who they are adding to their team. So how thin is the line between an employee profile and a privacy breach? According to the Fundamental Rights and Freedom of Jamaica, individuals have the right to freedom from discrimination on the grounds of being male or female, race, place of origin and social class, color, religion, or political opinions. (Constitutional Amendment No. 4 2011). As we take a deep dive into the topic, ponder for a second, Invasion Of Privacy or Knowing Your Employee: Recruiters should Be Allowed to Ask Personal Questions?</p> <p>Some of what we discussed include:</p> <ol> <li>Is it knowing your employee or invasion of privacy when potential employers ask about religion etc?</li> <li>What kind of bearing does marital status have on employee performance?</li> <li>where is the line drawn in asking questions during job interviews?</li> </ol> <p>We also touched base with a member of our audience <strong>Kemel Walford</strong>&nbsp; who posed this question to our guests “ Does it come down to competence or culture, which is more important?”</p> <p>Connect with our guests:</p> <p>Connect with Uton on LinkedIn at Uton Vassell or via email at Uton.vassell@digicelgroup.com. You may also contact