First DDA recruitment case reaches the Court of Appeal

A man who was rejected for a sales job at Churchill’s Stairlifts has won a claim of disability discrimination in the Court of Appeal, the very first recruitment case about disability discrimination to be heard.

Iain Smith, who took the case, was supported in his appeal by the DRC.

Mr Smith, who has Lumbar Spondylosis – which means he has difficulty walking and carrying heavy objects - applied for a job selling radiator covers for Churchill’s Stairlifts in September 2003.... (324 more words)

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