Discrimination arising from disability: Withdrawal of job offer after reference highlighting absences
South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust v Lee and others EAT/0287/17
disability discrimination | discrimination arising from disability | references
In South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust v Lee and others, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) held that the decision to withdraw a job offer that was at least partially influenced by a reference that focused on the applicant's sickness absence levels was discriminatory.