Political opinion

A Age A-Z Appearance B Babies and childcare Behaviour-based questions Benefits C Credit checks Criminal records D Disability Discrimination Domestic employment Dress code Drug testing E Entitlement to work in New Zealand Ethnicity or national origins Equality F Family status Flexibility G Good employer H Health HIV Honesty I Indirect discrimination Interview J Job advertisements K Kids Knowledge L Liability M Marital status Mental illness Migrants N Non-discrimination O Overweight/obesity P Paid parental leave Partner, spouse or relatives Photographs Police vetting Political opinion Pregnancy Privacy Q Qualifications Questions R Race Reasonable accommodation Recruitment consultants Relatives Religious belief Risk of harm S Sex Sexual harassment Sexual orientation Speaking English T Tattoos Transgender/Trans people Treaty of Waitangi U Union membership Unsuccessful applications V Volunteers W Women-only X Xenophobia Y Young people Can an employer ask job applicants about their political opinions? No, an employer should avoid asking about a job applicant’s political views or membership of political organisations. Political opinion discrimination is prohibited by the Act. Do I have to disclose in a job interview that I’m a member of a political party? No, generally speaking you are not required to disclose that you are a member of a political party. However, if you are seeking employment as: a political adviser or secretary to a member of Parliament; or a political adviser to a member of a local authority; or a political adviser to a candidate seeking election to the House of Representatives or to a local authority a member of the staff of a political party the Act allows the asking of questions about political opinions. Unless this exception applies, the Act does not require a job applicant to disclose membership of a political party.