Serial Killers. Serial Rapists. Serial Discrimination Claimant?
An article at WorkplaceLaw.net has recently posted a news article that caught my attention. In it a man, who has been branded a "vexatious litigant", has been banned from bringing Employment Tribunal claims after initiating 40 claims in the last ten years.His case highlights the issue of 'career applicants' – people who make false job applications with the intention of bringing a discrimination claim against the employer.
In total, Lecturer Suresh Deman has won £194,500 in compensation, at a cost of £1m to the taxpayer, in the past ten years. Most of his racial discrimination claims were made against educational institutions, five of which settled to avoid being taken to tribunal and four of which had to pay out compensation.
His usual method was to apply for a job and then bring a racial discrimination claim if he was not shortlisted; he would often apply using both his real name and a fake non-Asian name to compare the results.
The Workplace Law article also suggested actions that employers may take to prevent 'career applicants' from taking advantage of the discrimination laws for personal gain.
Labels: applicant fraud, career applicants
posted by diversityworking @ 1:24 PM
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