The Industrial Cases Reports
[2011] ICR 460
Court of Appeal
X v Mid Sussex Citizens Advice Bureau and another (Equality and Human Rights Commission and others intervening)
[2011] EWCA Civ 28
2010 Oct 18,
19;
2011 Jan 26
Rix, Elias, Tomlinson LJJ
Discrimination— Employment— Volunteer— Unpaid volunteer at advice bureau working under non-binding agreement— Whether arrangement for “purpose of determining to whom [bureau] should offer employment”— Whether European Union prohibition of discrimination requiring protection for voluntary workers— Whether volunteer “worker”— Whether voluntary work “occupation”— Whether “vocational training”—
Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (c 50), ss 4(1)(a)(2), 68(1) (as substituted by Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (Amendment) Regulations 2003 (SI 2003/1673), reg 5)
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Council Directive 2000/78/EC, art 3(1)(a)