Applicants must be genuine to claim discrimination, rules court

A serial litigant has had claims for age discrimination dismissed and been ordered to pay costs after it was ruled that in order to be discriminated against, an applicant must prove they have a genuine interest in the post.

 

Over a short period in mid-2007 the Claimant, Ms Keane, 51, responded to 20 or more online advertisements for accounting jobs. Ms Keane had over 20 years accounting experience but in each case the advertisements were for jobs clearly aimed at recently qualifi... (439 more words)

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