Problem
Arbitrary job qualifications
Other Names:
Artificial requirements for employmentIrrelevant job requirements
Nature:
There are a number of artificial and arbitrary job qualifications such as age, physical appearance, sex, and membership in unions or professional groups. Excessive requirements of experience or education often have little or nothing to do with the job, thus excluding many qualified people from being integrated into the job market. Broader Problems:
Arbitrariness Narrower Problems:
Gender stereotyping of employmentEmployment dependence on qualificationsJob reservation under the apartheid system Related Problems:
Outdated labour negotiation procedures Aggravates:
Unprofessional personal appearanceDisparity between workers skills and job requirementsInadequate access to negotiation on employment and reward Subject(s):
Social Activity → EmploymentAmenities → Living conditions
Research, Standards → Qualifications
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
F: Fuzzy exceptional problems Date of last update
01.01.2000 – 00:00 CET