2006-11-25 05:38:17 · 15 answers · asked by munkeytim 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
No, I have never heard of it.
2006-11-25 05:41:52 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
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2014-12-25 21:03:58 · answer #2 · answered by Employment Law Help 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They cannot refuse the application on those grounds. they can only refuse it if they are not accepting any applications at that time. they can refuse to hire you on the grounds that you have a relative working there and nepitism is against thier company policy. Proving something like this can be almost impossible they can list any number of reasons for not hiring you.
2006-11-25 05:46:43 · answer #3 · answered by James I 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, it would be discrimination, as would rejecting other people to give the job to the bosses relatives. It's very easy to think it's unfair your relative didn't get the job because you're related, but them not have been good enough for it in the first place. I work with my uncle and he's my foreman and did give me a reference for the job, but I have kept the job by proving I can do it well.
2006-11-25 05:55:13 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Many employers will not hire relatives of current employees.
2006-11-25 05:43:03 · answer #5 · answered by ? 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They usually try not to hire too many of the same family. It is because if a death or some crisis happens there are not as many of their employees gone.
2006-11-25 05:51:52 · answer #6 · answered by mnwomen 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. I worked for a national payroll processing company. They will not hire you if you have a relative working there and, if you become romantically linked to someone who also works there, one of you has to give up your job, unless you have both been there at least 18 months, in which case one of you must apply for a transfer.
2006-11-25 07:33:35 · answer #7 · answered by skip 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think employers can do that. As long as it is not racial or discrimination based on certain disability they can do any thing. For example they can say we do not hire short men or smokers.
Check with lawyer for more details.
2006-11-25 05:46:49 · answer #8 · answered by Sam P 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes they can. They have even been know to fire an employee that marries another one. They can protect themselves against nepotism.
2006-11-25 05:55:59 · answer #9 · answered by Ranger473 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They can refuse to employ you if their security systems could be broken by two members of staff working in collusion.
2006-11-25 05:51:11 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If they have a policy against nepotism (the hiring of relatives) they can.
2006-11-25 05:44:00 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋