Should I accept to do psychometric tests while employed, in US and UK? [closed]

manpreet Best Answer 2 years ago

I have been asked to do a psychometric test "as part of my business skills training" but I am afraid it might be used against me at some point.

Is it legal, in the US and in the UK respectively, to make employees undergo psychometric tests">tests?

manpreet 2 years ago

Is it legal, in the US and in the UK respectively

Yes, it is legal because all they're doing in giving you a test to complete to see how you fare against certain areas of working styles and what type of problem solving you're good at.

It's not illegal to test employees like this, at least not in the UK. As for the US, I don't know but the employer must adhere to UK law if operating in the UK, so whether it is or not is irrelevant in this case, but I'd confidently bet it's still not illegal.

It's also not illegal to drug test you either, but there are some rules in UK law about this which you can read on the Gov.UK site, essentially, it states...

• limit testing to employees that need to be tested
• ensure the tests are random
• not single out particular employees for testing unless this is justified by the nature of their jobs

As for your (technically first) other question...

I am afraid it might be used against me at some point

It may well be. But I guarantee you that if you refuse to do the test, it'll come off a lot worse for you than if you just do the test. They may use it against you but you may also find they use it to provide you with support to better your abilities and make your job easier and better.

Only you know what the company you work for is like and how it operates. Usually these tests are used for improving the team as a whole and to help people who may be obviously struggling in a certain area. You might ace it as well in which case it doesn't even matter.