UK firm not racist for rejecting Chinese applicant over security concerns, tribunal rules

Judge says not discrimination to refuse to hire people from ‘hostile’ states like China and Russia if it may pose risk to British securityRefusing to give a job to Chinese and Russian people in companies that deal with issues of national security and require security clearance is not racist, an employment tribunal has ruled.It is not discriminatory to stop people from “hostile” states taking up certain jobs in the defence sector because of the risk to British security, the judgment says. Continue reading...

UK firm not racist for rejecting Chinese applicant over security concerns, tribunal rules

Judge says not discrimination to refuse to hire people from ‘hostile’ states like China and Russia if it may pose risk to British security

Refusing to give a job to Chinese and Russian people in companies that deal with issues of national security and require security clearance is not racist, an employment tribunal has ruled.

It is not discriminatory to stop people from “hostile” states taking up certain jobs in the defence sector because of the risk to British security, the judgment says. Continue reading...