Applicant's 'flabbergasting campaign' of job interviews leads to police intervention

Under the 2010 Equality Act, employers must make “reasonable adjustments” for disabled applicants to attend a job interview – and every recruiter knows this.

However, the Act does not say that disabled interviewees can claim expenses for travel or accommodation – did you know this?

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An investigation by Police Scotland is looking into this very matter due to the repeated actions of a disabled candidate, The Times reports, and it serves as a lesson to recruiters who are unaware of what is mandatory and optional for them when it comes to inclusion and their candidate.

Gerald Freedman – a former Board member at Edinburgh-based housing association Blackwood Group with character references from Andrew Rosindell, MP for Romford, and the Law Society of Scotland - says he suffers from chronic back pain, swollen joints, anxiety and panic attacks amongst others.