Question

As you learned this week, employers cannot use a person's genetic information in making a hiring decision. Do you think employers should be able to make employment decisions based on a person's weight, their credit history/score, or if they smoke? Why or why not?

Please provide support for your answer also be sure

Answer 1

Employment decisions and factors affecting the same would different for different employment needs. The employer may demand or asks for some particular characteristics which may vary with the kind of job they provide. A vacancy of cargo transporter or a work in a cargo go-down may demand a minimum weight for the requirement of that particular job. At the same time, a data entry job or an accountant job may not require a minimum weight which will not make any sense with the jobs. Army and the state police force demand the fitness level and a minimum weight for the requirement which is necessary for the job.

Employer checking the credit history/score to hire an employee is actually supported by many firms and also banned in many places. A company doesn’t want to know about the credit history or performance of its employee since it does not have to do anything with that rather than the pay. It is actually an individual burden to be concerned about his/her credit status, not of the employer’s. But firms hiring staff for financial management and the official accounts of the company would suggest checking the credit score of the employee to stay far from financial mismanagements and efficient use of funds.

Smoking habit of a person is an individual choice. But an employer may or may not be concerned about the same. Firms or the employers can direct the staff to avoid smoking in the office premises. Also, if the job offered highly demand non smoking employers like continuous work inside a laboratory or mining areas would not entertain employees who smoke even outside creating high health issues affecting the productivity of the job itself.