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| Tuesday, 20 April 2010 00:00 |
 A new study has found that more than four out of five companies are opposed to using positive action when recruiting new staff.Using positive action when hiring staff is one of the key facets introduced in the new Equality Act, but research from law firm DLA Piper has found that 81 per cent of the 545 companies asked said that they were against favouring under-represented minorities during the employment or promotion process. The DLA Piper general election survey 2010, conducted by YouGovStone, also found that three-quarters of all firms would oppose any future plans to change the law in order to allow companies to set voluntary quotas for the number of women in internal senior positions. These results show that firms are wary of any further governmental interference in the selection process as merit is still favoured as the defining factor towards whether somebody is employed or not. One of the leading business figures polled said: "Companies must be able to choose the best available people for all jobs." Jonathan Exten-Wright, employment partner at DLA Piper, said: "The clear message from this research is that direct legislative intervention would face significant opposition from some in the business community." Posted by Mary King 
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