Ruling: Disability discrimination laws do not apply to volunteers

An Employment Appeal Tribunal has handed down a key decision about the application of disability discrimination law to volunteers in the long-running case of X v. Mid Sussex Citizens Advice Bureau.

The claimant, an unpaid specialist adviser for welfare rights at the Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) working under a volunteer agreement, had lodged a claim against the CAB claiming disability discrimination. Her claim was dismissed by the Employment Tribunal and she appealed to the Employment... (342 more words)

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