Illegal interview questions: Can we sue?

[Manoxlon]

I am tired of being asked "illegal" questions at job interviews- if I'm married, do I have kids, how many, how old, what hubby does for a living, what my parents did for a living... I realise that if I want the job the best thing is to do is to stay calm and reply politely. However, I wonder if I can actually sue? Any thoughts?

Hi Stealthpolarbear
Just saw your comment. That is precisely my point!

Sometimes people asking these questions don't realise they shouldn't be asking them.

I once interviewed with an older colleague from a different department, I was [shocked] at the questions asked, as I had been trained not to ask them.

Ha ha - so you got the job and still want to sue. Now I am confused.

Some very strange responses on here. Anyone would think people liked being discriminated against or felt they were too lowly to have any say in the matter.
Mners are usually quite prepared to fight this kind of crap. Clearly not in this case, let's lie back and let them crap all over us

Audit then he needs to update his skills. A requirement to keep your skills and knowledge up to date should not come as a huge shock to any professional. I was trained not to ask these questions (and why) over a decade ago. None of this is cutting edge.

Stealth - I would hope MNers would challenge such stupid questions at interview.

And you don't think the interviewer will change the subject quick fob them off and carry on what they're doing for the next candidate and the next round of interviews?

On the point of giving feedback to the company. I have not tried this. However my (cynical?) thinking would be that most companies probably thank me for the feedback and might not care to implement any changes unless there was a credible risk of them suffering a monetary loss as a result. The same goes on the point of "challenging" the interviewer (unless of course one has decided at that point that they do not want the job).

Stealth I agree, this was a good few years ago, I reported back to the managing partner, the offender was due for retirement, think they kept him away from interviewing.

I was once asked what my parents do. In 2006. Didn't get the job but I doubt that had anything to do with it.