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
You’ve noticed that a female employee takes one or two days’ sick leave every four weeks. On querying this she claims to get severe PMT but says any further action will be discriminatory. Are your
hands really tied?
Published 18.06.2015
Let’s suppose that a candidate discloses a medical condition during a job interview. It’s not a disability but if it deteriorates in the future it could become one. As they are non-disabled, can you
reject them because of their condition?
Published 29.01.2018
Making reasonable adjustments can be tricky. But what happens if you haven’t been told, or it’s not otherwise obvious, that a particular employee is disabled? Could you come unstuck in tribunal over
this?
Published 21.09.2011
A female employee had been seeking compensation of £4 million after alleging she was hired for her looks and subject to four years’ sexual harassment. But she lost at tribunal. What was the main
reason behind this?
Published 01.06.2010
You’ve dismissed an employee who now alleges that this amounts to disability discrimination. However, you had no knowledge of their disability prior to their dismissal. Can they claim disability
discrimination at the tribunal or not?
Published 25.11.2021
It’s been reported that an employer has lost a tribunal claim for disability discrimination because of the way a line manager questioned an employee about her disability. What should you tell your
managers following this ruling?
Published 29.08.2019
As one employer has found out, something you should never say to a visibly upset or emotional employee is “pull yourself together”. Why is this particular comment so dangerous?
Published 10.05.2016
Reasonable adjustments should be made for any disabled employee who is placed at a substantial disadvantage due to a provision, criterion or practice, e.g. workload. But must an adjustment be
implemented if there’s a chance it won’t work?
Published 20.10.2016
Employers often have to concern themselves with the thorny issue of whether or not an employee’s illness or condition amounts to a disability. However, there are a few impairments that can never meet
the criteria. What are they?
Published 21.02.2012