[dudul]

It is illegal, but i haven't challenged it simply because I would lose my job.

I said "HR" in my comment, because it is effectively what it is, but the real name is "Diversity, Equity and Inclusion team". Their mandate is to increase diversity, and since they also deal with HR duties they have a lot of power.

And to be clear, I was never instructed in writing. It was always during conversations. It would literally be "I say, they say".

Effectively its just a bit of waste of my time (and the applicants) since I'm not yet forced to move them to the on-site, or give them a different take home. It's probably coming eventually though.