Convicted jobseeker wins humans rights case against employer

Recruiters need to be wary of prying too deep into a candidate’s private life after one jobseeker, who had past convictions revealed, won a case after claiming his Human Rights were breached.

The jobseeker in question, who was applying for work in a care home, was denied employment after a disclosure highlighted criminal offences committed when he was 14-years-old.

These offences were described as “lewd and libidinous”.

Whilst criminal disclosures, such as DBS checks, might seem mandatory for jobseekers, especially those working with vulnerable people, a ruling judge deemed that, in this case, it was “unlawful” – Scottish Legal reports.