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In some countries (e.g. Germany), asking such questions violates labor law.
by mizaru 10y ago
In some countries (e.g. Germany), asking such questions violates labor law.
- TheCoelacanth 10y agoIn the US, the questions are not per se a violation of the law, but you are treading on very thin ice because using the answers to such questions in a way that has a disparate impact on anyone because of their gender, age, family status, religion, etc is a violation of the law, even if you did not intend to discriminate against people on that basis.
- pc86 10y agoJust out of curiosity, does it matter what the questions are actually about? Even in the US if you ask a woman if she plans on getting pregnant you're going to have issues. But I would imagine if a woman was answering a general "tell me about yourself" type question and mentioned her kids, the interviewer might ask a follow up, particularly if they have a similar interest or something (obviously staying away from "so are you going to have more?" or whatever). I'm a guy so I've never been asked about kids until after being hired, and even then just conversationally at lunch.