In Cheltenham Borough Council v Laird [2009] IRLR 621 HC, the High Court dismissed claims that a former employee had fraudulently or negligently failed to disclose information about her health in a pre-employment questionnaire. She had answered the questions accurately and truthfully, and as a reasonable lay person with her medical history would have answered them.
Practical guidance on employing agency temps as permanent members of staff, including the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003; transfer fees; and extended hire periods.
The European Court of Justice has held that an employer's public statement of a discriminatory recruitment policy is direct discrimination contrary to the Race Directive (2000/43/EC).