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Dear colleagues, I appreciate Mannie's point about RRAA-proofing of our current practices and especially in the light of legislative changes in employment in the past few years. A more fundamental question is, I believe, whether everyone and anyone has the right to apply for a job/vacancy which is advertised publicly (be it nationally or in a local paper or on the web). What does it say about our institutions if we do not encourage applications from the widest spectrum (in this instance, nationalities) possible? Regards, Andy Lie University of Salford -----Original Message----- From: Emmanuell Kusemamuriwo [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: 01 July 2003 11:07 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Verifying Eligibility to work in the UK Dear Colleagues, It might also be a good idea to find out from "the horse's mouth" that is the Home Office and/or the CRE, what we are supposed to ask for, from a legal and therefore a non unlawful racial discriminatory practice point of view. This will also enable us to RRAA-proof all our current practice. Though we might feel that what we, from an institutional point of view, are implementing, is fair practice, it might nonetheless end up being unwittingly and unlawfully, racially discriminatory. Also our individual requirements may have adverse impact on certain racial groups who might already be considered, albeit from a stereotypical point of view,likely to be "guilty" unless they can prove their innocence. While validation needs to be sought,it still should be conducted candidly but fairly, as required by the law of the land and our institutional practice has to be seen to be implemented accordingly. Any comments are most welcome. Regards Mannie Kusemamuriwo Policy Adviser: Ethnicity & Cultural Diversity Equality Challenge Unit 3rd Floor, 4 Tavistock Place London WC1H 9RA Tel 020 7520 7063 Fax 020 7520 7069 [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: Akpom-Simon, Nneb [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: 13 June 2003 16:40 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Verifying Eligibility to work in the UK Hello All In line with the Immigration and Asylum Act, City University verifies the right to work in the UK by asking for one of the following from visiting lectures: - A birth certificate issued in the UK, Republic of Ireland, Channel Islands or the Isle of Man - A passport: issued by an EEA state which describes the holder as a national of that state - A passport endorsed to show the holder has right of residence in the UK/an EEA state, has indefinite leave to enter the UK or is not precluded from employment <<...OLE_Obj...>> - A letter from the Immigration & Nationality Directorate indicating that the person has permission to take up employment. I would like to add a P45, P60 and NI number to this list. Can you please let me know the current practice in your institutes. Many thanks Nneb Akpom-Simon Equality and Diversity Adviser City University 020 7 040 4069 ********** The Equality Challenge Unit promotes diversity and equality of opportunity for all who work or seek to work in higher education. We are sponsored by the representative bodies (SCOP and Universities UK) and the four UK HE funding bodies. This message is confidential. If you are not the intended recipient you should not copy or disclose this message to anyone but should kindly notify the sender and delete the message. Opinions, conclusions and other information in this message which do not relate to the official business of the ECU shall be understood as neither given nor endorsed by it. No contracts shall be concluded by means of this e-mail. Neither ECU nor the sender accepts any responsibility for viruses. The administrator of this e-mail service (Universities UK) reserves the right to access and disclose all messages sent over its e-mail system. **********