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Equal Employment Opportunity, and the Merit Principle
Author(s) -
Bull Patrick,
Southey Greg,
Tamahori John
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
asia pacific journal of human resources
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.825
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1744-7941
pISSN - 1038-4111
DOI - 10.1177/103841117901700110
Subject(s) - position (finance) , equal opportunity , action (physics) , government (linguistics) , law and economics , economics , positive economics , political science , sociology , finance , philosophy , linguistics , physics , quantum mechanics
This paper considers the relationship between the two principles of merit and equulity of employment opportunity. It argues that there are instances when these conflict. It is necessary to clarify the arguments that surround this position and to identify courses of action which can be ethically and logically defended. Such positions may require that government assume a greater respansibility for the consequences of social injustice rather than attempting to shift this responsibility to employers. It is argued that employers should study carefully their procedures and ensure they understand the implications of their personnel decision relative to potential issues that could involve charges of discrimination.