Companies who ask candidates about their families expose themselves to discrimination claims, warn employment law specialists.

Employers should avoid asking questions relating to job applications that could leave them open to accusations of discrimination, employment law specialist Bibby Consulting & Support has said. Bibby was responding to reports that British Airways had asked in a request for a job reference whether a candidate had children and, if so, how much time they had been taking off work to look after them. Since BA insisted that the answer to this question had no influence on the recruitment process, Bibby Consulting & Support's Managing Director Michael Slade warned companies to steer clear of the