The new Equality Bill will create a step change in opportunities in modern Britain. Ensuring diversity – both by protecting vulnerable groups where necessary and by building their capacity in the workplace – is essential if we are to cre  More...
03 July 2008 17:02

The government White Paper on the Equality Bill was published on 26 June 2008. And although it doesn't go as far as some employers had originally feared, the clear message is that the government is committed to working to achieve equality in the workpla  More...
02 July 2008 16:07

The Equality Bill promises the biggest shake up in discrimination law since the 1970s. Its provisions will have serious repercussions for employers, especially with regard to positive discrimination, openness on pay and the extension of age discrimi  More...
02 July 2008 15:59

Will the Equality Bill allow employers to effectively tackle the inequalities that still persist in many British workplaces? No. Let's be honest - positive action is discrimination. Whether it is justifiable or, indeed, necessary is a totally   More...
02 July 2008 15:55

Harriet Harman will unveil the first draft of the Equality Bill before Parliament today - potentially paving the way for positive discrimination in the workplace. Several reports claim the equalities minister's White Paper will force companies   More...
26 June 2008 11:21

A dyslexic police officer who was branded "lazy" has won £25,000 compensation after being forced to resign because of his disability. Owen Brooking claimed Essex Police left him no option but to leave after he was repeatedly ordered to re-do pap  More...
19 June 2008 10:23

Ms Coleman, who cared for her severely disabled son, brought a claim against her former employers alleging that she had been treated less favourably because of his disability. She complained that her former employers refused to allow her to return t  More...
15 June 2008 12:08

HR news and analysis including: Equalities experts tell Personnel Today that diversity cannot be truly measured in organisations unless people come forward with disabilities they have – disabled people need to be confidentially monitored We br  More...
13 June 2008 14:39

By failing to make an effort to rehabilitate ill workers, UK manufacturers are costing the economy up to £610m, a report has suggested. The study, published by EEF, the manufacturers' organisation, and disability insurer Unum, said that organisati  More...
12 June 2008 17:09

Colleges and universities are failing to write race, gender and disability equality schemes and action plans as required by law, according to the sector's main union. The University and College Union (UCU) wants to see the Equality and Human Ri  More...
29 May 2008 09:55

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has ruled in favour of the City lawyer whose discrimination and bullying claim is worth £19m - the largest amount on record. Gill Switalski quit her £140,000-a-year job as head of legal affairs last September fo  More...
27 May 2008 10:30

Warning: any member of the kneejerk brigade should have their hammers at the ready, and should begin tapping their patellas furiously in preparation for getting really, leg-twitchingly annoyed, for we are about to enter into dangerous territory. Into th  More...
22 May 2008 10:03

Equalities minister Barbara Follett has given HR professionals an insight into how the new Equality Bill will look when its drafted in a few weeks' time. Follett told delegates at a Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development diversity con  More...
21 May 2008 06:06

The Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) definition of "disability" includes conditions which, although the sufferer is not currently affected by them, are "likely to recur". In this case, the Court of Appeal considered what factors an employer should ta  More...
15 May 2008 00:56

A recent Glasgow employment tribunal ruled that baldness was not a disability . James Campbell, a 61-year-old retired teacher, argued that his baldness was an impairment which had a "substantial and long-term adverse effect" on his ability to do hi  More...
29 April 2008 10:00

A dyslexic police recruit who was forced to leave his job is set to be awarded up to £500,000 in compensation after winning his claims of harassment and disability discrimination . Probationary constable Owen Brooking was "intelligent and articulate"  More...
25 April 2008 16:53

A record number of disabled people found work through using Remploy's services last year. The specialist provider said in the 12 months to the end of March 2008, it found 6,600 jobs in mainstream employment for people with disabilities - an increase   More...
24 April 2008 11:55

Employers are obliged to deal with dyslexia. So what does this mean for learning and development and HR? While interested bodies such as the British Dyslexia Association claim that two to three million adults in the working population are dyslexic,   More...
22 April 2008 00:00

For Nicholas Higgins ( Letters,  Personnel Today , 25 March ), self-appointed human capital management school 'dean', and self-opinionated consultant Paul Kearns ( Letters,  Personnel Today , 11 March) to criticise the recent authoritative re  More...
21 April 2008 11:19

I have just read with interest your article on 'dyslexia training' ( Personnel Today , 15 April). In my experience, there are four distinct challenges involved in creating a dyslexia-friendly workplace. First, around two million adult dys  More...
21 April 2008 11:13

As many as one in 10 people in the UK workforce may have dyslexia, a neurological disorder affecting a person's reading, writing and spelling skills. But many companies are still unsure how best to recognise and support dyslexic employees. Dr Andi Sande  More...
18 April 2008 00:00

Most employers will know a thing or two about dyslexia, but how many employers realise they have a duty to help sufferers in the workplace? Dyslexia comes under the remit of the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) , with respect to both employee  More...
09 April 2008 16:57

Trade union officials have blasted Remploy chief executive Bob Warner for his assertion that the disability employer had moved on from its industrial relations problems. Warner told Personnel Today last week that Remploy was "getting over" its dis  More...
07 April 2008 07:50

A trainee police officer is seeking £500,000 compensation after he was forced to quit his post at South Woodham Ferrers police station in Essex because he was dyslexic. According to the Daily Mail , Officer Owen Brooking's superiors labelled   More...
04 April 2008 12:22

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has finally published its single equality scheme  – three months late. All public authorities have a duty to produce an overarching equality scheme, setting out their position for staff on rac  More...
02 April 2008 09:59

A charity that campaigns to provide a "secure base for Britain's minority ethnic communities" has called for effective leadership to promote diversity, after a poll revealed that almost nine in 10 recent graduates have experienced some kind of discrimin  More...
01 April 2008 09:04

HR news and analysis including: Newcastle College buys a major part of Carter & Carter from administrators the European Council reviews UK information and consultation regulations and following Harriet Harman's refusal to rule out positive   More...
28 March 2008 14:19

The government's much heralded welfare reforms could damage disabled people's chances of finding work, leading campaigners have warned. The British Association for Supported Employment (BASE) has written to work and pensions secretary James Purnell   More...
13 March 2008 15:30

The University and College Union (UCU) has warned it will be keeping a close eye on employers in the education sector following the publication of a damning report on disability in the sector. A study by the Commission for Disabled Staff in Lifelong  More...
07 March 2008 08:51

There is institutional discrimination against disabled people working in the further and higher education sector. An in-depth report by the Commission for Disabled Staff in Lifelong Learning said there was a systemic failure to take disabled staff   More...
05 March 2008 09:23

Royal Mail has signed a deal with the government to help make it easier for the organisation to employ disabled people. The Access to Work initiative currently helps thousands of workers and their employers to overcome barriers resulting from disa  More...
18 February 2008 11:00

Redeployment procedures need to be adjusted to accommodate the requirements of the DDA. The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (DDA) is now comfortably into its second decade, but for employers and employees alike, there remain certain grey areas abo  More...
18 February 2008 10:00

A new service has been launched to help local authorities boost their levels of diversity awareness. The government's Improvement and Development Agency (IDeA) is to provide peer reviews to help councils meet level three of the Equality Standard  More...
14 February 2008 10:10

It is time to banish discrimination by association on the grounds of disability at work.   More...
11 February 2008 14:18

Employers will need to tighten up discrimination and flexible working policies following a landmark disability decision, which is almost certain to give rise to new rights for millions of workers, legal experts have warned. An advocate-general at the  More...
04 February 2008 08:01

Sharon Coleman has won the initial stages of a landmark legal case at the European Court of Justice (ECJ), which could give new rights to millions of carers. An advocate-general agreed today that Coleman suffered "discrimination by association".   More...
31 January 2008 11:49

Minority groups lose out on training in workplaces that have won the Investors in People (IIP) training award, new research suggests. A study of almost 15,000 people by Nottingham University Business School found that women, ethnic minorities, temps,  More...
24 January 2008 09:23

Almost half of UK workers would expect to be told if one of their colleagues was HIV positive, research by the National Aids Trust has revealed. A study of 1,981 adults found that 44% would want to be told if a fellow worker was HIV positive,  More...
22 January 2008 11:26

A crucial European legal opinion that could dramatically increase the workplace rights of carers has been delayed. The Advocate General, one of the European Union's senior legal experts, was due to give his opinion on a landmark case on the rights o  More...
14 January 2008 09:16

Oh Vanessa, is this a case of disability-related prejudice? (Legal opinion, Personnel Today, 4 December). I was dismayed to read that reasonable adjustments 'could be a costly process for the employer, involving several meetings, assessments and th  More...
08 January 2008 00:00

The demand for talent is demonstrating that diversity is a key 'bottom line' business issue. With competition for the best people increasing, human ressources (HR) must ensure that nobody feels excluded and that all barriers to employment are removed.   More...
20 December 2007 07:02

Disabled people now make up a fifth of Scope's staff following a drive to increase the diversity of the workforce at the charity for people with cerebral palsy. The number of disabled workers at the charity stands at 20.7% of its total workforce of 3  More...
12 December 2007 10:30

Work and pensions secretary Peter Hain has admitted that the disabled workers whose jobs he saved still face an uncertain future. Hain told Personnel Today that keeping 55 of Remploy's 83 factories open presented a major challenge for the publi  More...
11 December 2007 09:00

A personalised service to help disabled people get into work has been proposed by the government. Minister for disabled people Anne McGuire yesterday launched a consultation into plans to help more disabled people to find paid work. A central pro  More...
04 December 2007 14:31

This week PersonnelToday.com is focusing on disability. Here you will find a variety of articles including an exclusive online survey in conjunction with charity Leonard Cheshire Disability  More...
03 December 2007 16:41

On the surface, employers are more open than ever to disabled workers. They've installed ramps for wheelchair users, and made their websites clearer for the visually impaired, for example. Yet under this veneer, is this really anything more than simply   More...
03 December 2007 15:26

Many people think that disability discrimination legislation was first introduced in the mid-1990s. However, the fact is that such laws have been in force for more than 60 years. Before 1995, the legislation dealing with the employment of disabled pe  More...
03 December 2007 14:48

The Disability Discrimination Act has attracted a lot of criticism for being too vague. How can businesses get more clarity on their legal responsibilities? Ian Cook reports on how one organisation hopes to help   More...
03 December 2007 12:07

Shut out: Our exclusive online survey shows that employers are happy to make practical changes to the way they work to open up access to the disabled, but prejudice is still rife, as Jo Faragher reports  More...
03 December 2007 12:01

Clare Smith saw disability charity Leonard Cheshire as just another interim human resources job. But it changed her view of the voluntary sector, and she has helped to transform its HR into a sleek business operation. Ross Bentley reports.  More...
03 December 2007 11:54

Four in 10 disabled workers have experienced discrimination or prejudice at work, a major study published today (Tuesday) has revealed. The report by the charity Leonard Cheshire Disability also found that one in five respondents (18%) in employm  More...
13 November 2007 11:00

A sacked London park worker has been awarded a £550,000 record payout after a tribunal ruled he was the victim of disability discrimination. The man, who suffers with learning difficulties, was unfairly sacked from his job by Lambeth Serviceteam  More...
05 November 2007 14:28

Few would deny that, despite major reforms, more needs to be done to help tackle workplace discrimination. Trevor Phillips , in his first major speech as chair of the new Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), has called for the government   More...
05 November 2007 08:00

Employers are failing disabled workers because they are being distracted by the overarching concept of diversity, the Employers Forum on Disability (EFD) has warned. The campaign group claimed that this so-called 'diversity distraction' meant disabil  More...
05 November 2007 07:00

I applaud the British Stammering Association for trying to remove the videos on YouTube.com of people stammering that are just put there for the purposes of ridicule and mockery (Speech defects, Legal Q&A, Personnel Today , 16 October). Peop  More...
05 November 2007 07:00

A major survey on the experiences people in the workplace with facial disfigurements has been launched by Changing Faces, a charity supporting people with disfigurements. At least 400,000 people in the UK have disfigurements to the face or body fro  More...
01 November 2007 09:10

Talks over the future of troubled disability employer Remploy have broken down, Personnel Today can reveal. The publicly funded organisation was due to announce this week how it will modernise without shedding jobs - but has been forced to put the  More...
26 October 2007 08:00

As a PWS (person who stutters/stammers), I found your article Speech defects legal Q & A . I applaud the British Stammering Association for trying to remove the videos on YouTube.com of people stammering that are just put there for the purposes of ridic  More...
19 October 2007 15:55

HR professionals may have been alarmed by recent media reports that YouTube video footage of people with speech defects such as stammers are being regularly downloaded and circulated on the internet as 'comedy'. Stammer sufferers have been dee  More...
15 October 2007 08:00

Employers are well advised to make sure they are up to date with their disability policies following a spate of recent cases where employers have landed themselves in trouble. In the recent case of Walsall Council v Peter Francis , Francis was awar  More...
15 October 2007 00:59

The definition of what constitutes a disability has perplexed employers for years as they grapple to keep up with evolving case law on the subject. Clearly, there are still grey areas. And our survey of Employers' Law readers earlier this year showed th  More...
15 October 2007 00:39

A year after age discrimination was outlawed in the workplace , one in five job advertisements still fails to comply with the rules, according to law firm DWF. In a survey of 200 ads, DWF found 21% were potentially ageist, while 27% could be vie  More...
03 October 2007 11:05

The financial cost to employers of unfair practices, and the extent of the ethnic, disabled and gender pay gaps were brought to the fore last week after a fringe event at the Labour Party Conference held by equality advisory organisation Committed  More...
01 October 2007 15:12

The trade union representing staff at the new Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), which comes into being today (1 October), has warned the body could be undermined by a lack of cash. The Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) has ex  More...
01 October 2007 11:45

Disabled staff in the lifelong learning sector have to cope with inaccessible surroundings and poor understanding and support from their employers and managers, a new study has found. An interim report by The Commission for Disabled Staff in Lifelo  More...
19 September 2007 11:27

Walsall Council has been heavily criticised for a "range of failings" that led to a £650,000 payout to a former employee. Peter Francis was awarded the cash after taking the council to an employment tribunal claiming constructive dismissal and disab  More...
18 September 2007 08:40

A police officer who suffered from dyslexia and was disadvantaged when carrying out examinations for promotion was disabled within the meaning of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (DDA) . In this case, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) foun  More...
12 September 2007 00:00

I must take issue with the sentiments expressed in the article 'Spotlight on... office gyms' ( Personnel Today , 24 July). It quotes Nuffield Proactive Health chief executive Chris Jessop as saying that "employees who are seriously overweight   More...
10 September 2007 14:47

Workers have today kicked off a month-long campaign to keep open 43 factories which employ disabled staff. Members of the GMB, Unite and Community unions have arranged meetings and will march at each of the Remploy sites earmarked for closure   More...
28 August 2007 15:35

One of my employees takes a long time to write reports and the end result is poorly expressed. It has been suggested that they are dyslexic. I am reluctant to promote this individual, but am I on safe ground? The recent case of Paterson v Commission  More...
20 August 2007 00:00

There's rather more to disability awareness training than raising issues around physical impairment – and learning and development professionals need to see the bigger picture. D isability awareness training may conjure images of legal seminars  More...
17 July 2007 00:00

A female shipyard worker in Falmouth, Cornwall, has won a case for disability discrimination and unfair dismissal, after being sacked for having arthritis. Louise Brooks started working at A&P Falmouth , a ship repair company, when she  More...
13 July 2007 15:16

The government has called on employers, unions and employees to pass on evidence of abuse of vulnerable workers to a joint enforcement body, which meets for the first time today (Thursday). The Vulnerable Worker Enforcement Forum has been set up to  More...
21 June 2007 09:45

The government has ruled out introducing tough measures that would have forced employers to hire more disabled workers. A report by the Social Market Foundation think-tank said improving the employment rate of disabled people to the UK averag  More...
19 June 2007 00:00

O'Hanlon v Commissioners of HM Revenue & Customs Court of Appeal Disability discrimination and extending company sick pay   More...
13 June 2007 00:00

The government has published a consultation on the Discrimination Law Review , which aims to modernise discrimination legislation. It includes proposals for a Single Equality Bill that would will put the law on equality and discrimination   More...
12 June 2007 12:40

Employers should make use of the skills that disabled employees have to offer, said work and pensions secretary John Hutton at the launch of an initiative, Employ Ability. This initiative will highlight the benefits of em  More...
12 June 2007 11:30

Nine public bodies risk legal action after being issued with compliance notices by the Disability Rights Commission (DRC) for failing to provide evidence of a disability equality scheme. Notices have been sent to five local councils, two health tru  More...
01 June 2007 08:45

Employers claim to be open to employing people with learning disabilities, but the user experience suggests otherwise, says Mike Broad.  More...
29 May 2007 08:00

The government has called on employers to hire more disabled people and help aid their social inclusion. Employers can play a key role in ensuring that disabled people are able to play a full part in society through employment by preventing   More...
25 May 2007 15:36

This updated version of the guide originally published in 2004 includes an overview of developments in government policy, such as incapacity benefit reform, which will have a major effect on how employers deal with incapacitated employees as well as covering important changes to employment law.   More...
17 May 2007 00:00

Keeping diversity issues within the context of your business is the key to implementing a successful equality strategy, the Learning and Skills Council has found. The education and training body gathered valuable feedback from minority groups i  More...
10 May 2007 12:50

Many employers are put off by the politically correct “language of disability”, despite believing they should make efforts to hire disabled people, acccording to research. The survey of 403 employers, conducted for Remploy, a provider of emplo  More...
01 May 2007 09:20

A claim of race and disability discrimination by a Mr Khan against Kirklees Borough Council has just been struck out - after 49 days of hearing over a period of four-and-a-half years. If you are wondering why 49 days should span such a long period, then   More...
25 April 2007 18:11

The Commission for Equality and Human Rights (CEHR) is ramping up its recruitment ahead of the body’s official start date in October this year. The commission will enforce legislation on age, disability, gender, race, religion and sexual   More...
23 April 2007 09:57

Channel Four Television is among 65 public bodies that have been threatened with legal action for continuing to drag their heels in producing a disability equality scheme. The Disability Rights Commission (DRC) has named and shamed 65 public au  More...
17 April 2007 08:30

Disabled people do not feel getting a job has become any easier since the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) gave extra responsibilities to employers, a leading MEP has warned. Part III of the DDA came into force in October 2004, requiri  More...
10 April 2007 09:40

One of our workers has expressed an interest in driving a forklift truck. However, we are aware that he has epilepsy, so are concerned about health and safety issues should he have an attack while driving it. How can we address the balance between poten  More...
10 April 2007 00:00

Staffordshire Police Federation has warned against money-saving plans being touted by the force that suggest disabled officers be downgraded to accept the same pay and conditions as support staff. According to Police Review magazine , Stafford  More...
05 April 2007 08:10

The majority of workers living with HIV still feel unable to tell their employer about their condition, despite increased legal protection, the National Aids Trust (NAT) has warned. A 2005 revision to the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) exte  More...
28 March 2007 07:03

The upcoming Equality Act has thrown public sector employers into a spin over pay and conditions. What are they doing to tackle the issue? Ross Bentley finds out.  More...
27 March 2007 00:00

A partnership between Royal Mail and Remploy  - the provider of employment services for disabled people - is set for a national roll-out following a successful pilot programme in the South East. Over the past year, 32 Remploy c  More...
23 March 2007 12:30

Adam Crozier , chief executive of Royal Mail Group, has been appointed chairman of the Employers’ Forum on Disability . Crozier has replaced acting chair Dame Julie Mellor , who is partner at professional services firm Pricewaterhouse Coop  More...
21 March 2007 09:54

Employers are being targeted by a new campaign that aims to get them to look again at jobseekers with Down's Syndrome . The Down's Syndrome Association (DSA)  is sending mail alerts to businesses across the UK in the form of a job application, cover  More...
20 March 2007 08:00

Almost one-third of public authorities still have not published the details of their disability practices and policies, despite the government’s Disability Equality Duty becoming law in December 2006. The Public Bodies’ Response to the Disabi  More...
16 March 2007 11:40

Mental ill health costs the UK economy £10bn a year, claims a report by a leading disability insurer. A study by UnumProvident,   in collaboration with analysts Oxford Economics , estimated that 10 million working days were lost due to stress, depr  More...
12 March 2007 10:49

A new approach is needed to tackle discrimination and disadvantage in the UK, the final Equalities Review report has recommended.   The inquiry that produced the report, led by Trevor Phillips , chairman of the Commission   More...
28 February 2007 13:30

The CBI has slammed a government minister’s call for flexible working rights to be extended to all employees, insisting that such a move would be foolish. Children’s minister Beverley Hughes said that all 29 million UK workers should be able to re  More...
12 February 2007 11:35

A council worker who was sacked by fax while on sick leave has received a reported £130,000 in compensation in an out-of-court settlement. Elizabeth McDonald had claimed disability discrimination and unfair dismissal against Walsall Council, but   More...
26 January 2007 13:00

A landmark employment appeal decision has the potential to provide new protection for millions of the UK's working carers, legal experts have claimed. Sharon Coleman has won the right for an unfair treatment claim against her employer under the Disab  More...
10 January 2007 09:44

Your 'Cancelling Christmas is an overreaction' legal analysis ( Personnel Today , 12 December) confirmed a concern that I have. It is not from what was said in the article, but more what was omitted. Disabled people have expressed to me their conc  More...
09 January 2007 00:00

Dr Louise Tarbuck worked as a business analyst and IT project manager for Sainsbury’s. She suffered from ulcerative colitis and depression, and was absent from work. She subsequently brought claims for disability and sex discrimination, which were   More...
13 December 2006 15:37

The Disability Rights Commission has warned that public sector organisations risk legal action if they ignore the new disability equality duty. The duty, introduced yesterday (4 December), will affect the way public authorities run and plan t  More...
05 December 2006 07:53

About 45,000 public bodies come under a duty today to promote equality for disabled people, with those that fail to implement policies liable to face court action. The Disability Equality Duty   is designed to ensure public sector organis  More...
04 December 2006 15:50

Secretary of state for communities and local government Ruth Kelly has told new Commission for Racial Equality (CRE) chairman Kay Hampton that she will be crucial to the body's legacy. Hampton replaces Trevor Phillips as chairman of the CRE on 1 De  More...
23 November 2006 11:01

Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis v Virdi , EAT, 18 October 2006 Background Under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (DDA), a person has a disability if they have "a physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and long-term e  More...
14 November 2006 00:00

Levels of workplace discrimination in the UK are low by global standards, a major survey has found. The UK is ranked 25th on the list of 28 countries worldwide, and 14th among the 16 European countries in the survey. In Europe, the highest rates of   More...
01 November 2006 10:34

The Disability Rights Commission (DRC) has published employment guidance on the forthcoming Disability Equality Duty  for publicly funded organisations.  Around 45,000 public bodies will be affected by the new duty when it comes into force on the 4   More...
27 October 2006 15:31

Forty per cent of UK jobseekers believe they have been discriminated against when applying for work in the last five years, international research has found. The Kelly Global Workforce Index sought the views of about 70,000 people in 28 countries,   More...
23 October 2006 14:06

Bupa Hospitals has backed the government's bid to get long-term incapacity benefit claimants back to work. The business has recruited five incapacity benefit claimants through the Go Forward scheme, a government-backed initiative aimed at getting t  More...
19 October 2006 11:39

Government efforts to move people off benefit and into work could fail unless employers get more support to recruit and retain staff who have mental health problems, latest research reveals. A poll for the Disability Rights Commission of small   More...
16 October 2006 08:49

What is the Disability Equality Duty? When the Disability Equality Duty - part of the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) - comes into force on 4 December this year, public sector organisations will be legally obliged to promote equal opportunities f  More...
10 October 2006 08:00

Supermarket giant Tesco has committed itself to providing more employment opportunities for disabled people by signing agreements with disability employment providers Remploy   and the Shaw Trust . The agreements are the culmination of Tes  More...
09 October 2006 09:01

Employers are still discriminating against women with cancer despite changes in the law aimed at protecting workers from unfair treatment. Figures from the Disability Rights Commission's (DRC) helpline show that this year the DRC has taken on average  More...
05 October 2006 10:16

The government has appointed a new chair to the Disability Employment Advisory Committee , which advises the Department for Work and Pensions on barriers faced by disabled people trying to get work. Elaine Noad, commissioner for Scotland f  More...
26 September 2006 11:30

The government has been criticised for leaving employers in the dark over managing staff with learning difficulties, after a guidance report was buried for 18 months  More...
23 August 2006 08:21

Employers do not have a duty to pay full pay to disabled employees on long-term sick leave, a landmark Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has ruled  More...
08 August 2006 09:27

Public sector and charities flout minimum wage rules when employing people with learning disabiliities.  More...
03 August 2006 08:05

Remploy to consider rethink on use of resources.  More...
28 July 2006 12:04

The government has announced it is to give more money to Remploy, the organisation that provides work for disabled people, to help it modernise  More...
21 July 2006 15:57

A new independent body is set to establish business-wide standards aimed at helping employers cope with disability discrimination laws, according to newspaper reports  More...
21 July 2006 14:07

When the Commission for Equality and Human Rights comes into being the unions are expecting to play an important role in its regional outposts.  More...
18 July 2006 08:01

Consultation on disabled access to police complaints procedure launched.  More...
12 July 2006 16:09

The government must ensure it overcomes business concerns over the employability of people with poor health if its Welfare Reform Bill is to succeed, experts have warned.  More...
11 July 2006 07:51

Experts warn that employer buy-in is essential if Bill is to succeed.  More...
05 July 2006 09:56

Boost for disabled workers as supermarket giant extends employment partnership scheme with Remploy.  More...
30 June 2006 08:31

Stroke victim wins payout after winning disability discrimination case.  More...
09 June 2006 09:24

Advertising agency Gulf Saatchi & Saatchi dismissed one of its top directors just two weeks after he suffered a stroke, and then terminated the lease on his company house less than two months later, Personnel Today can reveal.  More...
30 May 2006 08:00

Overcoming employer prejudice is the key to getting more disabled people back into work, according to the TUC.  More...
24 May 2006 15:10

The government has been urged to get tough with employers that discriminate against people with mental health problems.  More...
24 May 2006 08:00

Charity claims only government intervention can help vulnerable get a fair deal when looking for work.  More...
17 May 2006 08:32

Employer attitudes still make it hard for workers to get back into work after incapacity  More...
15 May 2006 08:00

Most people who have ME lose their jobs, and about 20% become house-bound  More...
08 May 2006 11:28

Focus on skills for life and Level 2 qualifications allegedly means courses for people with learning disabilities are cut.  More...
28 April 2006 11:23

A teacher whose sight deteriorated has won substantial compensation because her employer failed to adjust her working conditions to meet the needs of her increasing disability  More...
27 April 2006 09:44

Asthma sufferer and bar worker wins £6,000 for disability discrimination and unfair dismissal  More...
18 April 2006 10:50

One in three people do not realise that discriminating against colleagues with HIV is illegal, a survey by the National AIDS Trust and pollsters Mori revealed  More...
07 April 2006 10:26

Ten major investment banks have joined forces to encourage students and graduates with disabilities to consider a career in the financial sector  More...
20 March 2006 09:24

Remploy, the government agency which gets disabled people back into work is to have its funding and operational arrangements reviewed.  More...
16 March 2006 12:56

Work and pensions secretary John Hutton has announced the reappointment of five commissioners to the Disability Rights Commission. Saghir Alam, Susan Daniels, Richard Exell, Eve Rank and Jenny White have been appointed to serve on the committee for a   More...
15 March 2006 09:00

An Asda worker sacked for leaving the shopfloor to take an epilepsy pill has won more than £7,000 in compensation for unfair dismissal.  More...
06 March 2006 15:29

The government has set up a disability advisory group to represent the rights of disabled people in discussions about policies and public services.  More...
03 March 2006 08:58

Government plans to reform incapacity benefits will fail unless changes are made to the way people are assessed, the Citizens Advice Bureau has warned.  More...
02 March 2006 11:21

A care worker with HIV who won a discrimination case in a landmark tribunal under the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) has hit out at the myths surrounding HIV, and the ingrained prejudice against people diagnosed with the condition.  More...
01 March 2006 08:00

A free guide has been launched to advise companies on disability access and best practice under the revised Disability Discrimination Act   More...
15 February 2006 08:26

A shopfloor worker who was sacked for having diabetes has accepted an out-of-court settlement, thought to be about £3,000.  More...
09 February 2006 12:58

The chairman of the Disability Rights Commission (DRC) has accused the government of having a "lazy" attitude to tackling disability discrimination at work.  More...
07 February 2006 08:00

DRC chairman berates government for lack of action in tackling ingrained attitudes to disability.  More...
01 February 2006 10:56

Incapacity benefit reform is coming, whether you like it or not. But what does it mean for business?  More...
31 January 2006 08:00

Disability Rights Commission calls on public sector to champion cause of disabled people.  More...
26 January 2006 11:24

Work and pensions secretary John Hutton is set to push plans to compel incapacity benefit claimants to work.  More...
16 January 2006 10:10

The Department for Work and Pensions says fat people cost the UK £8m a year in incapacity benefit.  More...
11 January 2006 08:12

Employers will be closely watching a test case for direct disability discrimination which takes place next month, involving a shopfloor worker who was sacked for having diabetes.   More...
11 January 2006 00:00

A shopfloor worker who claimed she was sacked for being diabetic is taking her case to an employment tribunal  More...
04 January 2006 12:20

A project which helped cut unemployment and earned an award for helping people back to work has been scrapped by a south London council  More...
08 December 2005 14:25

Changes in disability law mean employers can expect more workers to claim protection  More...
06 December 2005 00:00

Workers with progressive illnesses or mental health conditions will be protected from workplace discrimination from today after changes to the Disability Discrimination Act.   More...
05 December 2005 08:04

The government launched a new Office for Disability Issues (ODI) yesterday to focus on promoting equality for disabled people.