on merit

idiom

: on a person's having the required skills or qualifications

Hiring decisions are based entirely on merit.

Examples of on merit in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web To federal employee unions and other defenders of the bureaucracy, such protections were in the spirit of the Pendleton Act, the 1883 law that created the modern federal workforce, along with mechanisms for employment based on merit. —

Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 1 Aug. 2024 The Olympics are already inherently diverse, with people of all colors, creeds, backgrounds and orientations earning their presence at the Games on merit. —

Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 31 July 2024 The new court ruling says 93% of jobs should be on merit, allowing 5% reserved for relatives of freedom fighters and 2% for members of ethnic minorities and transgender and people with disabilities, Reuters reported. —

Rey Covarrubias Jr., The Arizona Republic, 25 July 2024 Ruling on an appeal, the Supreme Court ordered that the veterans' quota be cut to 5%, with 93% of jobs to be allocated on merit. —

Julhas Alam, arkansasonline.com, 22 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for on merit

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