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Post Hoc Interventions and Swedish Discrimination Law

Nilsson, Anna LU (2023)
Abstract
This chapter discusses the implications of discrimination law for the use of post hoc interventions during recruitment processes that involve the ranking of job candidates. It argues that such interventions may assist employers in preventing direct and indirect discrimination by alerting recruiters, and others responsible for hiring decisions, to the fact that biases may have influenced the recruitment process. In doing so, such interventions at the very least provide recruiters with a good reason to take a second look at their ranking choices and to reflect on whether the choices can be justified. The chapter also examines the circumstances in which employers that rely on incorrect recommendations from post hoc interventions can be held... (More)
This chapter discusses the implications of discrimination law for the use of post hoc interventions during recruitment processes that involve the ranking of job candidates. It argues that such interventions may assist employers in preventing direct and indirect discrimination by alerting recruiters, and others responsible for hiring decisions, to the fact that biases may have influenced the recruitment process. In doing so, such interventions at the very least provide recruiters with a good reason to take a second look at their ranking choices and to reflect on whether the choices can be justified. The chapter also examines the circumstances in which employers that rely on incorrect recommendations from post hoc interventions can be held liable for discrimination. (Less)
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Discrimination law, Decision-making support, Statistical discrimination, Bias reduction, Diskrimineringsrätt
host publication
Post Hoc Interventions: Prospects and Problems
publisher
Lund University
DOI
10.37852/oblu.184.c505
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English
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yes
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2ff6de95-dc3d-4c3f-98b6-2bb48e733857
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2022-11-24 15:33:47
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2023-03-23 15:11:08
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  author       = {{Nilsson, Anna}},
  booktitle    = {{Post Hoc Interventions: Prospects and Problems}},
  keywords     = {{Discrimination law; Decision-making support; Statistical discrimination; Bias reduction; Diskrimineringsrätt}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  publisher    = {{Lund University}},
  title        = {{Post Hoc Interventions and Swedish Discrimination Law}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.37852/oblu.184.c505}},
  doi          = {{10.37852/oblu.184.c505}},
  year         = {{2023}},
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