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Team dynamics | Football rivalries could be lawful reason to reject job candidate, tribunal suggests

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An employment tribunal has suggested that employers could lawfully prefer a job candidate based on football allegiance if it related to maintaining team harmony.

The case, brought by Miss M Kalina against Digitas LBI Ltd, centred on claims of race and disability discrimination after she was rejected for two roles at the company.

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