Employment law cases

Umerji v Blackburn Borough Council [1995] IT/29273/94

Reports relating to this case:

  • Council's "blatant and bad case of discrimination"

    Date:
    1 June 1995

    A local council unlawfully discriminated against an Asian job applicant when it rejected his application in favour of a white applicant, even though he was the highest-scoring candidate in the interview, rules a Manchester industrial tribunal (Chair: C T Grazin) in Umerji v Blackburn Borough Council.