The Labour Court dismissed a worker’s disability discrimination appeal over a failed application for a production operative job, affirming the Equality Tribunal’s decision. Its determination was dated 22 November 2011. The worker said the employment agency rejected his application after the company where he had previously worked advised that he was unsuitable. He argued the decision was linked to his caring responsibilities for his wife, who had a disability. The agency said it relied on the company’s assessment, while the company said its view was based on his work performance. The Court accepted that a corrective action plan had influenced the suitability assessment, but found no evidence that it was imposed because of his wife’s disability or that a comparable applicant without a disabled dependent would have been treated differently. It found no facts from which disability discrimination could be inferred.