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Our hiring standards have consistently gone up. We now want all senior level personnel to have an advanced degree which allows for a higher billing rate. Can we require current underg
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Requiring Additional Education to keep a job
posted at 10/1/2012 6:08 PM EDT
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Our hiring standards have consistently gone up. We now want all senior level personnel to have an advanced degree which allows for a higher billing rate. Can we require current undergrad senior personnel to return to school or loose their jobs? We are paying for the degree/books? |
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Re: Requiring Additional Education to keep a job
posted at 10/2/2012 8:51 AM EDT
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I'd be worried about disparate impact due to age. Especially since you say "senior level personnel". What age group(s) are you talking about? It's going to be hard to make the case that the current employees can't do the same job as those with the advanced degrees especially if they have been doing it for a while and have actual experience the newbies don't. I am the first to argue the difference between a degree and no degree, but once you get to an advanced level, unless it is a specific field, I have to wonder. One thing also to consider is not just the extra degree, but where was it from? Brick or online? Accredited? etc. I would check with a local employment law attorney prior to making this decision. Because I am sure there are other landmines that I am not thinking about! |
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Re: Requiring Additional Education to keep a job
posted at 10/2/2012 9:39 AM EDT
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I don't think it's so much about the ability to do the job as it is the perception that the client is getting better value for the money. I'm assuming that the poster's company is in consulting since billing by seniority/credentials is common. The company is willing to pay for the education so that's very positive. If I'm right about this being a consulting company, then I think getting the message out about the realities of the market for this company's services would be the best approach. Something along the lines of "our clients are demanding higher education credentials and we are trying to meet these demands. Our employees with advanced degrees will be in the most demand; we may not be able to place employees without advanced degrees". I'm admittedly assuming a lot here about the poster's original company. |
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