An employment tribunal has rejected the age discrimination claim of a 16-year old job applicant who didn't get the job when he was unable to find his way to the employer's premises.
Sixteen-year old Darren Mirren applied for a job with Spotless Commercial Cleaning in Glasgow and was invited for an interview. When he failed to turn up, the employer contacted him at home but he explained that he didn't know how to get to the company's office, which was 20 minutes away by car. He was offered another interview and directions on how to get there, but he failed to take up the offer.
The teenager brought an age discrimination claim that somehow got to an employment tribunal, where he was represented by his father (who presumably helped him find the employment tribunal venue).
Dismissing the claim, the tribunal found that the claimant had not been given a job because he didn't to turn up to be interviewed, not because of his age. The company, which employs around 800 people, called it "the most bizarre tribunal case we have ever had".
Read more about the case on The Scotsman website.
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I find this very hard to beleive, no wonder the number of tribunal claims and hearings are going up!
I think that claims such as this will become quite common in the future with the hard times ahead as predicted for industry. I am sure there will be an increase in the number of claims for discrimination in the next few months especially as the predicted number of vacancies will be significantly reduced in line with the economy!
I just hope that all the ET1 forms that are submitted are reviewed accordingly and that money is not wasted on such hearings as the one mentioned above!
Julian
Posted by Julian Collins | September 16, 2008 10:11 AM
Posted on September 16, 2008 10:11