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Disability discrimination

Disabled people are protected in the workplace against direct and indirect disability discrimination, harassment and victimisation because of their disability. Disability discrimination legislation covers disabled employees, but also disabled job applicants in the recruitment process.

Under the Equality Act 2010, an employer has an active duty to make reasonable adjustments for a disabled person where its policies or practices, or physical feature of its premises, put a disabled employee at a substantial disadvantage in comparison with a non-disabled person.


    • Reasonable adjustments
    • Disability discrimination
    • Disability

    Employers can do better in supporting dyslexia at work

    by Euan Cameron 24 Oct 2024
    by Euan Cameron 24 Oct 2024

    Employers can go further to ensure dyslexia is no longer discriminated against, reducing the stigma and normalising adjustments.

    • Reasonable adjustments
    • Anxiety
    • Depression

    Bailiff denied ’emotional support dog’ loses disability claim

    by Jo Faragher 18 Oct 2024
    by Jo Faragher 18 Oct 2024

    A bailiff who brought a miniature Yorkshire terrier with her to work as an ‘emotional support dog’ has lost a claim for disability discrimination.

    • Constructive dismissal
    • Disability discrimination
    • Latest News

    Police sergeant awarded £1.1m after ban on ‘side hustle’

    by Jo Faragher 2 Oct 2024
    by Jo Faragher 2 Oct 2024

    A police sergeant has been awarded £1.1 million by the employment tribunal for constructive dismissal and disability discrimination after she...

    • Age discrimination
    • Case law
    • Associative discrimination

    EHRC opens consultation on updated code of practice

    by Rob Moss 2 Oct 2024
    by Rob Moss 2 Oct 2024

    EHRC launches consultation on code of practice for services, public functions and associations, which has been updated in light of case law.

    • Reasonable adjustments
    • Case law
    • Disability discrimination

    School agrees to pay £850k to teacher with autism, dismissed after serial complaints

    by Rob Moss 13 Sep 2024
    by Rob Moss 13 Sep 2024

    Teacher with autism who repeatedly raised grievances to receive £850k after tribunal finds he was discriminated against and victimised.

    • Reasonable adjustments
    • Hybrid working
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion

    Equality watchdog: new guidance on disabled employees and hybrid working

    by Adam McCulloch 5 Sep 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 5 Sep 2024

    The EHRC has issued new guidance on how best support disabled employees with hybrid workers.

    • Employment law
    • Disability
    • Disability discrimination

    Justice department to pay out £27,000 after disability ruling

    by Adam McCulloch 4 Sep 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 4 Sep 2024

    Employment judge Bedeau found Hulya Findik’s claims of discrimination because of a failure in the duty to make reasonable adjustments to be well-founded.

    • Reasonable adjustments
    • Hybrid working
    • Bullying and harassment

    Hybrid work discrimination claim fails at tribunal

    by Adam McCulloch 30 Aug 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 30 Aug 2024

    Tribunal rules against female legal secretary with disability who wanted to continue working at home.

    • National living wage
    • Disability discrimination
    • Latest News

    Paralegal wins more than £100k in discrimination claim

    by Jo Faragher 28 Aug 2024
    by Jo Faragher 28 Aug 2024

    A paralegal has been awarded more than £100,000 in compensation after the firm she was working for blocked her dream to become a solicitor.

    • Disability discrimination
    • Latest News
    • Indirect discrimination

    Social worker awarded £154k discrimination payout

    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 22 Aug 2024
    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 22 Aug 2024

    A social worker who was discriminated against and constructively dismissed has been awarded nearly £154,000 by an employment tribunal.

    • Disability discrimination
    • Latest News
    • Sickness absence

    Manager on sick leave for four years not unfairly dismissed

    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 6 Aug 2024
    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 6 Aug 2024

    A woman who was sacked after being off sick for more than four years has lost her unfair dismissal case against Maximus UK Services.

    • Disability discrimination
    • Latest News
    • Indirect discrimination

    Royal Mint HR director wins disability discrimination claim

    by Jo Faragher 29 Jul 2024
    by Jo Faragher 29 Jul 2024

    A former HR director at the Royal Mint has won a disability discrimination claim against the coin maker.

    • Reasonable adjustments
    • Northern Ireland
    • Disability discrimination

    Builders’ merchant sales rep settles disability discrimination case for £20k

    by Rob Moss 10 Jul 2024
    by Rob Moss 10 Jul 2024

    Sales representative Mark Graham settles his disability discrimination case against Haldane Fisher builders’ merchant for £20,000.

    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Disability discrimination
    • Disability

    People with bipolar facing stigma at work

    by Ashleigh Webber 10 Jul 2024
    by Ashleigh Webber 10 Jul 2024

    Six in 10 people (57%) with bipolar feel a lack of understanding about the condition acts as a barrier for them at work.

    • Disability discrimination
    • Latest News
    • Discrimination

    Ferry cook with hip condition wins £28k for unfair dismissal

    by Ashleigh Webber 4 Jul 2024
    by Ashleigh Webber 4 Jul 2024

    A ferry worker wins his unfair dismissal case after he developed a hip condition that affected the tasks he was able to carry out.

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