A diabetic employee has been awarded £14,000 because her employer handled the disclosure of her medical condition badly. What’s to learn?
Published 07.06.2019
Because of a simple problem, which the tribunal was quick to pick up on, an employee has lost her claim for disability discrimination. So what happened and why should you never accept things at face
value?
Published 25.08.2010
An employee is moving to a job role with fewer responsibilities because of their disability and this change amounts to a reasonable adjustment. Can you reduce their pay or is the employee also
entitled to permanent pay protection?
Published 01.10.2021
You’re considering reasonable adjustments with an employee who is protected by the Disability Discrimination Acts. But they’re insisting the only one that’s suitable is a permanent homeworking
arrangement! Must you agree to this?
Published 21.04.2010
1,000s of staff at Tesco’s head office are being made to work on its shop floors one day every fortnight. If you need an employee to temporarily undertake a different role, can you force them to do
so?
Published 06.11.2014
If an employee is closely associated with a disabled person, e.g. a child, spouse, relative or friend, you must not discriminate against them because of it. OK, but are you required to make
reasonable adjustments for your employee?
Published 13.12.2013
A disabled employee has successfully claimed discrimination after her employer failed to provide her with adequate toilet access. This case highlights two important points, so what do you need to
know?
Published 05.06.2014
If you offer a job to a disabled person, they’re likely to accept it on the basis that you make any reasonable adjustments which are necessary. But what happens if you don’t make them?
Published 24.03.2005
A job applicant has indicated that they’re disabled. But they’ve also said that “no special arrangements are needed” during their interview. Does this statement exempt you from making any “reasonable
adjustments”?
Published 21.10.2009
Where an employee is disabled you have a legal duty to make reasonable adjustments for them. But how far are you expected to go in order to establish whether an employee has a disability or not?
Published 01.05.2015