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
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
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
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
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
The Employment Appeal Tribunal has ruled that an employee who submitted a tribunal claim six years late must be allowed to proceed with it. Does this decision open the floodgates to other historic
claims?
Published 29.06.2015
A disabled employee who was asked to stop breaking wind has been awarded over £135,000 for disability discrimination despite the tribunal finding that the question wasn’t offensive. Why was the
employee entitled to such a large award?
Published 25.04.2023
Identifying when a “mental impairment” becomes a “protected disability” isn’t easy. So what can we learn from a ruling by the Employment Appeal Tribunal?
Published 10.08.2010
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
The tribunal has ordered HMRC to pay £75,000 compensation to a disabled employee who was forced to change desks. What did HMRC do wrong?
Published 07.11.2017