I
think there are information that might seem relevant for some but irrelevant
for many. It was stated at the Decision Point that “the law prohibits denying
someone a job on the basis of race, religion, ethnicity, gender or disability.”
Right now, people are still widely arguing about it. I do believe that
construction companies could hire people who are physically disabled given that
they are not assigned to actual construction work that requires heavy lifting,
etc. I do believe that schools and companies should not hire teachers and
employees who use drugs because drugs alternate one’s perception of reality and
it interferes with one’s decision-making body that they may bring harm to the
entire enterprise. I do believe that employees can hire people who smoke
cigarettes given that they follow the rules (ex: do not smoke within n ft of
the perimeter.) I do believe that employers have the right to know the
emotional and mental stability of their employees by letting them take
personality tests and the like because it gives them a glimpse of who you are,
how they handle stress, and the like. However, I strongly disagree that they
should look into one’s sexual life, base the decision of hiring solely on the
results of personality tests, discriminate against those who have made
What I’m trying to say is
that employees have the right to look into information that will affect the
working conditions and productivity of the employee. I mean, I know some employers
will want to know the religion of employees because they would want to pick those
who share the same values as them. Remember, in the Parable of the Sadhu, the
storyteller mentioned that the reason why they failed to know what happened to
the Sadhu was because they had different values and at the same time different
priorities. And I think that’s one problem that many employers are trying to
avoid. They, however, hold no right to obligate information that is too
personal or will not affect the work productivity of the employees (ex:
ethnicity, sexual preference, etc.)
In the end, personal information or
not, employers must keep obtained data confidential. If by hiring, potential
employees already feel threatened, imagine the trust they will give to you once
they start working. The practice of the boss being all-powerful has long been
demolished. Now, the practice of the boss having a more personal relationship
with his/her employees are more implemented due to the fact that trust is
established when such practice is implemented. We must all be careful with the
information we give and hold. Never use the information you gathered to harm
others. Information is meant to be used to be able to do good things – not threaten
someone.
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