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Direct race discrimination: Withdrawal of job offer based on "tainted" psychological assessment

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    HM Revenue and Customs v Saldanha EAT/0067/17 (0 other reports)

HM Revenue and Customs v Saldanha EAT/0067/17

race discrimination | direct discrimination | withdrawal of job offer

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has held that the employer subjected the claimant to direct race discrimination. The employer withdrew its offer to the claimant of a posting abroad because of a psychological assessment that warned the claimant could suffer stress as a result of racial discrimination.