Leading UK employers have teamed up to tackle the barriers that often prevent disabled candidates from getting jobs. To date, 19 companies - including Reed, Remploy, Ernst & Young, Cisco, Pinsent Masons and Alexander Mann - have signed up   More...
20 October 2011 12:28

Making reasonable adjustments for disabled employees presents affected employers with something of a dilemma in deciding what, legally, can be considered reasonable. John Charlton reports on recent defining cases and takes counsel from legal experts on   More...
06 October 2011 10:14

The Equality Act was introduced to provide clarity on the rights of individuals to ensure equal opportunities. However, there are still areas that remain uncertain and, therefore, still open to interpretation, according to employment law specialist Anne  More...
01 October 2011 11:48

While the latest Employment Tribunal Service statistics show that the average award for age discrimination claims nearly tripled in 2010/11 , many other types of discrimination claims saw drops in the size of the average payout. Laura Chamberlain exami  More...
12 September 2011 14:47

The average award for age discrimination claims has risen by nearly £20,000 since last year, bringing the average to nearly three times that in 2009/10, according to Tribunal Service statistics. Successful age discrimination cases resulted in an ave  More...
01 September 2011 16:19

South Tyneside Council v Ward FACTS Mrs Ward had worked for the employer since 1987. In 2003, Mrs Ward's team moved offices and both her line manager and department manager changed. Mrs Ward alleged that, following these changes, her job con  More...
29 August 2011 00:01

A man who was dismissed from his job following a stroke has been awarded nearly £400,000 in compensation for disability discrimination. Jonathan Jones, a branch manager in Wales for builders' merchant Jewson, was dismissed on the grounds of incapacit  More...
11 July 2011 16:45

Tameside Hospital NHS Foundation Trust v Mylott FACTS Mr Mylott was employed by Tameside Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. He went off sick with stress following alleged poor management and a meeting during which it was alleged that his former line   More...
23 May 2011 00:01

The new Equality Act provisions seek to balance competing interests concerning disability in a legal minefield. Anne Pritam, a specialist in employment and partnership law, looks at why the Act came about. Discrimination laws are like buses; y  More...
02 May 2011 14:34

An online search for "workplace stress" returns an indigestible 1.5 million results, so whether you are suffering from it or managing it, there is an almost inexhaustible array of resources at your disposal.  But stress is just one area o  More...
01 March 2011 10:35

The Government has published draft guidance on matters to be taken into account when determining questions relating to the definition of disability under the Equality Act 2010. Existing guidance was produced under the Disability Discrimination Act 1  More...
17 February 2011 16:09

Employers can no longer ask applicants pre-employment health questions. Anne Pritam and Beth Hale explain. The Equality Act 2010 came into force on 1 October 2010. While it is largely a consolidation of existing law, it does include some signif  More...
14 February 2011 00:01

FACTS Mr Rayner was employed by Turning Point, an organisation that deals with health and social care matters. He was subject to suspension and disciplinary action that resulted in his dismissal. He was reinstated but, ultimately, his employment was  More...
11 January 2011 14:40

Government research has confirmed what people with disabilities have long known - they face major barriers both to enter the work-place and, just as importantly, stay within it. The Life Opportunities Survey by the Government's Office for Disabili  More...
01 January 2011 15:46

Three quarters of employers haven't hired from disadvantaged groups, such as young people without qualifications, ex-offenders or older workers, in the last three years. This is according to research from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Deve  More...
22 December 2010 13:28

Employers have been urged to do more to help people with disabilities into the workplace. It follows a major study published by the Office for National Statistics yesterday, which revealed that more than half of disabled people would like to wo  More...
10 December 2010 17:10

UK employers are leaving themselves wide open to disability discrimination claims because they are failing to take depression and stress in the workplace seriously, new research reveals. More than half (52%) of the 1,822 firms surveyed by online the  More...
08 December 2010 17:01

Snow, ice and extreme temperatures continue to plunge the UK into chaos, meaning that HR and employers have more people-related challenges than usual regarding: absence and attendance, pay, leave, health and safety and the rights of their staff.   More...
01 December 2010 15:54

One of my employees, who is disabled, has taken an unacceptable amount of sick leave recently. Can I dismiss her lawfully? While it is possible to fairly dismiss an employee on the ground of incapacity due to ill health, it is vital that you follow a  More...
13 October 2010 12:27

Dr Mark Simpson summarises the main areas that employers must consider to understand the implications of the Equality Act. The Equality Act comes into force on 1 October 2010. It is designed to help simplify previous legislation and to deliver a more  More...
29 September 2010 15:19