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A ruling in 2008 made it much more difficult for employees to mount disability discrimination claims. Since then, lawyers have continually looked for ways to get around the problem. Does a new ruling
mean they’ve finally succeeded?
Published 04.01.2010
Many employers have trigger points in their sickness absence policies which start formal management procedures when an employee’s attendance levels become unacceptable. Must these be adjusted for
disabled staff?
Published 18.06.2014
An employee argued that she had a statutory right to sick pay as a reasonable adjustment under disability discrimination legislation. Did the Court of Appeal agree?
Published 06.09.2007
An employee is protesting about a change you’ve made in your workplace. They claim it could trigger an underlying disability which has been kept under control until now. What does a new case say
about how you should handle this?
Published 04.11.2009
At interview you ask candidates about their level of sickness absence for the last two years. However, a colleague has advised that this could have possible disability discrimination implications. If
so, what are your options?
Published 22.03.2007
Anti-disability discrimination legislation may require you to favour a disabled employee. But could this also extend to paying them extra sick pay?
Published 08.02.2007
The Employment Appeal Tribunal has held that a disabled employee who received a warning for taking 60 days’ sickness absence suffered unlawful discrimination. Why?
Published 02.07.2018
The tribunal recently ruled that an employee had suffered “discrimination by association” because of comments made about her disabled husband immediately prior to her dismissal. What can we learn
from this case?
Published 27.08.2013
You’ve received a reference request from another employer relating to one of your employees. It asks how many days’ sick this individual has taken in the past two years. Should you answer this
question or stay silent?
Published 20.10.2016
The tribunal has found that managers at the House of Commons discriminated against an employee who had placed a note on her desk asking colleagues not to use it in her absence. Where did the managers
go wrong?
Published 12.05.2022
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