Best Applicant Tracking Systems Australia

Evaluating the best applicant tracking systems Australia employers rely on raises a question that global feature lists do not.

Automated screening filters candidates on criteria somebody configured. Where a criterion has no genuine connection to the role, and disadvantages people who share a protected attribute, that is capable of amounting to indirect discrimination even though no person made the decision.

Common examples are a minimum uninterrupted employment history, which disadvantages carers, a rigid qualification requirement where equivalent experience would do, or a timed online assessment unrelated to the work.

Three safeguards. Review every automatic filter against what the role actually requires. Keep a record of why each is there. And check whether a person can request an adjustment before being screened out.

The Australian Human Rights Commission publishes guidance for employers. This is general information rather than legal advice, and obligations vary by state and territory.

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