Meister v Speech Design Carrier Systems GmbH Case C-415/10 ECJ
Reports relating to this case:
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Race discrimination: Unsuccessful job applicants have no right to disclosure of information under EU Directives
- Date:
- 7 October 2012
In Meister v Speech Design Carrier Systems GmbH Case C-415/10 ECJ, the ECJ held that EU law does not provide unsuccessful job applicants who believe they have been discriminated against with a right to disclosure of information. However, a refusal to answer a request for information, along with a failure to challenge that the applicant's expertise meets the advertised requirements and a refusal to invite the applicant to interview, are factors that a domestic court can take into account in deciding whether or not to infer discrimination.
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Case round-up
- Date:
- 1 May 2012
Georgina Kyriacou and David Malamatenios are partners and Sandra Martins, Colin Makin and Krishna Santra are associates at Colman Coyle Solicitors. They round up the latest rulings.
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EU law does not require employers to disclose details of successful candidate to unsuccessful job applicant
- Date:
- 24 April 2012
The European Court of Justice has held that an employer is not obliged to provide an unsuccessful job applicant with information on the successful candidate, although a failure to do so could lead to an inference of discrimination in a subsequent tribunal claim.