Government Legal Service v Brookes [2017] IRLR 780 EAT
Reports relating to this case:
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Disability discrimination: Requirement for job applicant with Asperger's syndrome to complete multiple choice test was discriminatory
- Date:
- 31 December 2017
In Government Legal Service v Brookes [2017] IRLR 780 EAT, the EAT held that an applicant for a solicitors' training scheme who has Asperger's syndrome suffered unlawful disability discrimination when she was required to sit a test in a multiple choice format in the recruitment process.
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Recruitment and disability: online multiple-choice psychometric test was indirectly discriminatory
- Date:
- 5 May 2017
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has held that a requirement for a job applicant with Asperger's syndrome to complete an online multiple-choice psychometric test was indirectly discriminatory. The EAT also upheld claims for discrimination arising from disability and failure to make reasonable adjustments.