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
A female employee has been awarded over £19,000 after she successfully claimed disability discrimination. Her medical condition was the onset of the menopause. Does this mean the menopause is now an
automatic disability?
Published 08.06.2018
An employee who was dismissed after she asked for a new chair has been awarded £23,000 in compensation by the tribunal. Where did the employer involved in this case go wrong?
Published 27.04.2022
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
The tribunal has awarded a disabled employee nearly £45,000 compensation because her employer delayed making a reasonable adjustment for two years. What’s to learn?
Published 13.02.2019
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
Type 2 diabetes affects around 3.2 million people in the UK. The Employment Appeal Tribunal previously stated that the condition isn’t automatically a disability but has a new ruling changed this?
Published 09.02.2017
In a recent case, two managers accidentally left a message on an employee’s answerphone in which they both joked about her disability. What action did the tribunal decide to take against their
employer as a result?
Published 02.07.2012
Around 3.5 million people in the UK have diabetes - a condition which can be managed but not cured. Are employees who have it always classed as disabled?
Published 09.04.2015
An employer has been ordered to pay a former employee an eye-watering £346,000 after it gave her a highly dangerous ultimatum. What did it do wrong and how should it have approached the matter?
Published 15.03.2017