Unlawful discrimination risks at recruitment interview

According to a Norton Rose article which was published on the Mondaq website, the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (QCAT) has ordered a Gold Coast manufacturer, Goldpath Pty Ltd, to apologise to a potential employee for unlawfully asking him unnecessary questions about his age and parental status during an employment interview.

The complainant attended an interview for a job at Goldpath's warehouse. The questions asked of the complainant during the interview included whether he had any children, what his date of birth was and the number of sick days he had taken in his prior employment.

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