What should you consider when deciding if an employee is suffering from a recurring condition that would protect them under the DDA? And what should be your response if they are?
Published 02.10.2008
An employee has been signed off work for a few weeks by their GP who states that they are suffering from work-related stress. Does this medical diagnosis automatically mean your employee is disabled?
Published 13.01.2017
An employee has told you that she’s been diagnosed with depression and been prescribed medication by her GP. Does her medical condition automatically amount to a disability or not?
Published 12.02.2015
You’ve decided to reject a job applicant because her health looked a bit dodgy. However, she reckons her condition is protected by disability discrimination legislation. How can you argue that she’s
not, in fact, disabled?
Published 16.10.2008
In the case of Lee v HSBC Bank Plc 2016, the employee claimed that she was disabled from the point her GP certified her as being “unfit for work”. What did the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT)
decide?
Published 29.11.2016
An employee claims they’re suffering from “work-related stress” and, as a result, that they’re now disabled under disability discrimination legislation. At what point are they legally protected?
Published 08.01.2009
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
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
Until recently, you needed actual knowledge of a disability in order to be held liable for discrimination. This has now changed. So what’s the latest news?
Published 01.12.2005
In any one year, at least 30% of your workforce will suffer from some form of mental health problem. Many don’t mention it through fear of what might happen, but if a problem is drawn to your
attention, how should you deal with it?
Published 09.02.2011