What is Adverse Impact? | Meaning & Definition | Akrivia HCM

Adverse Impact is a hiring policy that prevents a company from hiring job applicants based on specific criteria. Such as, the company must ignore race, religion, age, sex, disability status, and other factors when considering an applicant for hire. Adverse Impact laws are designed to be fair in order to prevent discrimination of certain groups and to ensure equal opportunities for all.

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