Great Britain: businesses commit to anonymous CVs

Pact.  Testo, Barclays, Coca-Cola, Marks&Spencer, Nestlé… over 100 of Britain’s biggest employers in the banking, legal, food or energy industries, employing more than two million people in the country, have already backed the government’s pact.  Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg introduced this pact on January 12, 2012.  It invites businesses to recruit “openly and fairly,” without discrimination, using name-free forms (since names can reveal ethnic origin) without the names of the educational institutions.  This pact also asks businesses to commit to three other points.  First, support communities and schools through, for example, reading and mentoring schemes or encouraging their staff to go out to schools and inspire pupils about their careers.  Second, advertising their work experience places through schools, online and in other public forums, rather than just giving places to informal contacts.  Finally, providing financial support such as expenses or accommodation, or by treating the internship as a job that can be paid under national minimum wage law.