Is this legal?

Sorry to bump, but would appreciate some input/thoughts.

Thank you.

I suspect that you have to be prepared to definitely NOT get the job if you go ahead with that plan. However, it is possible that someone reading your carefully worded email may appreciate your honesty, and take a closer look at your details. That alone could be worth taking the risk - and getting them to look again at you must be a good thing.

Could you copy in the people at the job centre? They have a certain interest in this, as they send people for the positions.

How much do you want this job? It might be worth just applying anyway if you really want to give it a try. Make an asset of your apparent disadvantages.

If you would really like to go for it, I would fill it all in with a covering note (or use any bit of the form that gives you freedom to add your own comments) to the effect that you are aware of the reluctance of some employers to hire older workers or those with any health problems, but that you feel you have a great deal to offer in the way of life experience and that your negative experiences as well as positive ones have shaped your approach to work and have given you strength and compassion ....etc. - you will know what to put I am sure.

Sometimes it is good to get in first with something to defuse their possible negative response. Must be worth a try!

Thanks for the responses, it has given me even more to think about, but in a good way!



Of to bed now, need to be on good form tomorrow.

Many employers have chosen to stop asking for ages or dates of birth on application forms. However, although they must comply with data protection law in handling job applications, it is not automatically unlawful for employers to ask for this information.

Old thread resurrected?

Obviously not much crime going on in Palm Springs at the moment...

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TravelerIdeas. You dug deep for this old thread, didn't you!